I actually cried a little watching this. I remember watching y’all’s videos when y’all were in your old house trying so hard to sell it, and I remember thinking, I cannot wait till the day I get to see y’all buy y’all’s dream home on y’all’s terms. I’m so so beyond happy for y’all, and love seeing y’all’s joy❤️ Congratulations on y’all’s new home!!
Your comment brought tears to my eyes too. I can still feel those deep, difficult emotions just like it was yesterday. So thankful for this journey and how far we’ve come! Thank you for sticking with us and for the love and support! ❤️
I would love to see a video on how y'all saved your down payment and a budget update in light of the recent house purchase. Congratulations on the new home!
I’d say we’ve saved similarly to the way we payed off debt. And in the same way we always saved before we started getting off track financially in 2017. To start, we have a set amount automatically transfer out of our checking account into savings every month after our paycheck comes in. That way we don’t really see it or even think about it being there! Aside from that, we cut costs where we can and any remaining money goes into savings. Any “extra” money that comes in - tax returns, FB marketplace sales, a portion of Christmas or birthday money, etc. we try to put into savings right away so we don’t spend it (unless there’s something we’ve been saving for specifically that we want to purchase then). The TLDR of our savings & budget plan is: spending less money than we make, no credit cards / financing, saving ahead for large purchases, and putting any extra/bonus money into savings!
The positive growth in your family and yourselves as individuals shines through so much ! Ive been watching since Gaines was a baby so have seen alot of the stages of life you have shared with us all, makes me so smile to see you both being so happy and crazy haha just the way it should be xxx proud of you xxx
Congrats y’all! The house is beautiful, I think the space is more than perfect for your family and if you ask me, I so much more prefer single story homes (so much easier to clean, no stairs to vacuum and mop! 😆). The back porch will be awesome for the summer!
That eating room, off the kitchen is called a 'tinello' in italian. Adorable house, a house to grow in and just your family style. Welcome back, Cullen and Katie!
You guys are the best!! I have missed your vlogs so much!! I hope to see your faces more often!!!!! Also, love the changes we are seeing in you both! I kept you both in my prayers all would work out for you guys. CKDBEJ Summer 2023???
Look into induction ranges/tops. There's a big move to them and away from gas. I'm now sold and glad we don't already have gas lines to have to close up
Doggone it! My TH-cam app messed up everything I was typing & then it went poof! 😢 I was saying I love ❤️ your new home!! 🏡 Definitely put in overhead garage storage racks & ClosetMaid ShelfTrack Wire Closet Organizer Systems in those closets & storage areas! Those closet systems will definitely more than double your closet spaces! 👍 I'm hoping you've been breaking in each room in that new house already! 😘
Aw man it is so frustrating when that happens!! Yes we can’t wait to add more functional storage. Closet maid is a great suggestion. Thanks so much for the sweet comment and for the love and support!
@@CullenandKatie Katie I could use advice on dealing with a narcissistic husband. He's in the financial yanking stage atm, but not living under the same roof. I'm trying to relearn how to navigate life. I could use tips, so perhaps you could do this on your own TH-cam channel or IG? This would be much appreciated. 🙏
Thrilled for you guys !! You may have to have a chat with your incredible brother in law Mr Tater !! He should be able to help with the diy 😊or at least laugh while Cullen does it 😮
I want too see it all, I’ve been waiting for you guys too come back too TH-cam... I can’t wait to see Gaines&Brooks, I’ve seen them but you know here them talk about their new home and their rooms and more importantly their bathrooms.. lol Gaines says she’s going to keep clean lol..I’m just so dang happy for you guys... Much love to you guys...
Loved the Ace Ventura: Pet Detective sliding door 🤣 Beautiful house, happy for you guys! Been following you since you were pregnant with Gaines and Target balling!
I've watched y'all from the very beginning. Congratulations on the new house. It's gotta be so exciting and fun to be able to do what you want with the house. I hope to see more vlogs in the future 🙂
Guy's I would give you a hug for how happy happy I'm of you I can't believe how big these are I have been trying to figure out when I became part of your life and I think big guy had not been born I am so very proud of you did I say that 😅 By the way Mr I like the hair I have long hair first time in 30 years and getting ready maybe for my something else not sure Again fantastic
*️⃣My apologies, I didn’t intend to write a dissertation!! Congratulations, y’all! Cullen, I think you should do some wainscoting, maybe in Gaines’ room or even in Brooks’ room. It’d look cool in any room! I just figured since you’re a creative and artsy that you could do one using the 2” x 1/4” slats and hang them in varying directions over an entire wall (making different degrees of triangles, essentially). Then I’ve seen where people will paint them all one color, and make that an accent wall, but as for the kid’s rooms, using Gaines’ for example, let her pick out 3-4 coordinating colors that she would like to use in her room. Then paint the interior sections with those colors, changing colors between the 3-4 with each triangle. Then paint the 2” slats all white. Or the same with Brooks’ bedroom - using the Pokémon theme there, too - and paint the triangles with the blue, yellow and red primary colors that are consistent with Pokémon. Last, you don’t have to use the wainscoting, necessarily…you can make your lines with frog tape, so if you move it’ll only be a matter of painting a wall. I hope that makes sense. Personally, If I were going to do Gaines room like using this idea, I’d take her to Home Depot/Lowes/Sherwin Williams and let her pull some swatches herself. While she’s pulling swatches, y’all pull some of the cards that have 3-4 coordinating colors on one. Then let her lie them out on the floor in her room and let her check them out in daylight and evening to see what she has in mind. One of my two daughter’s rooms is a dusty lavender with light-ish grey, coral and navy. That doesn’t sound super appealing, but there was a card with those colors. We only tweaked the lavender & grey a little, and when her room is cleaned up it looks great! My older daughter used a New Yorker poster that she loved and was going to take up significant wall space. She chose her base color from the poster then did grey bedding. She had a few votive holders, used an old vase of mine plus some pic frames from when I was in school in Tuscaloosa to paint one of the other colors. And then we added a throw blanket and a couple of throw pillows and her’s looks great as well! You can also take this whole idea, let Gaines pick out bedding, and then try to match a couple of the colors. If she might be a little indecisive, then buy some bedding YOU like that you also think she would and then build up from there. There is also the simplicity of doing a wall or walls with wainscot and a cool chair rail! I’m trying to think of someone y’all know or may follow with this type of wall - maybe in Jared & Ellie’s new house?!? I know for a fact that Ruby let Sherri do one of her walls like this, but I don’t know if any of their vlogs are still up. If I think of anyone, I’ll come back and add it. Also, just a quicker thought…I don’t remember for sure if y’all sold your hutch/table/chairs from the first house back from FL or that were in the front door to the left in the (not naming where) next house - the monstrosity - but they would all look really good in the little dining area. The dark wood would pull some of the browns out of the marble countertops. 🤷🏻♀️
These are all great suggestions!! So fun! Gaines has been a little stumped on what exactly she wants to do, so I’ll have to share this with her! And we don’t have the hutch and table. It just really ended up not being the style we wanted to go with, and also the table was counter height and we weren’t loving that. But good thought! Thanks for the thoughtful comments!! ❤️
@@CullenandKatie You could always let her do solid or pinstriped or something simple for her bedding and then go crazy with her walls or maybe just one. I just happen to have an older version of Gaines, and I know that these are life altering decisions for her. Bless!
THE PEOPLE WANT VLOGS ON TH-cam!!!! Just kidding (not really). So happy for y’all! 😂🎉
Yesss!!!!!
I want vlogs!!!!
100%!!!
Yes! Not every day though. Just major updates would be nice.
I’m so proud of both of you! If the Cullen and katie from 5 years ago could see you now they would be so proud of you and how far y’all have come!
😭 Thank you for that! ❤️
I actually cried a little watching this. I remember watching y’all’s videos when y’all were in your old house trying so hard to sell it, and I remember thinking, I cannot wait till the day I get to see y’all buy y’all’s dream home on y’all’s terms. I’m so so beyond happy for y’all, and love seeing y’all’s joy❤️ Congratulations on y’all’s new home!!
Your comment brought tears to my eyes too. I can still feel those deep, difficult emotions just like it was yesterday. So thankful for this journey and how far we’ve come! Thank you for sticking with us and for the love and support! ❤️
So happy for y’all!🎉 hope this means y’all can start vloging more!!🤞💜
I would love to see a video on how y'all saved your down payment and a budget update in light of the recent house purchase. Congratulations on the new home!
I’d say we’ve saved similarly to the way we payed off debt. And in the same way we always saved before we started getting off track financially in 2017. To start, we have a set amount automatically transfer out of our checking account into savings every month after our paycheck comes in. That way we don’t really see it or even think about it being there! Aside from that, we cut costs where we can and any remaining money goes into savings. Any “extra” money that comes in - tax returns, FB marketplace sales, a portion of Christmas or birthday money, etc. we try to put into savings right away so we don’t spend it (unless there’s something we’ve been saving for specifically that we want to purchase then). The TLDR of our savings & budget plan is: spending less money than we make, no credit cards / financing, saving ahead for large purchases, and putting any extra/bonus money into savings!
The positive growth in your family and yourselves as individuals shines through so much ! Ive been watching since Gaines was a baby so have seen alot of the stages of life you have shared with us all, makes me so smile to see you both being so happy and crazy haha just the way it should be xxx proud of you xxx
Congrats y’all! The house is beautiful, I think the space is more than perfect for your family and if you ask me, I so much more prefer single story homes (so much easier to clean, no stairs to vacuum and mop! 😆). The back porch will be awesome for the summer!
Oh, beautiful home. I hope you make lifelong friends for the whole family. You are so blessed.
I’m so happy for you two. ❤ you have worked so hard to get here!!! Keep the vlogs coming. I love seeing this new chapter. ❤❤
Looks lovely! I love how big the front porch is. Lots of room for Christmas decorations! Haha!
Haha Yesss! Cullen was already planning his spider web strategy for Halloween. 😆
We're just glad to see you guys back on TH-cam!!! Congrats on the new house!!! Also how is the rest of the family doing?
That eating room, off the kitchen is called a 'tinello' in italian. Adorable house, a house to grow in and just your family style. Welcome back, Cullen and Katie!
Love it! The floors are beautiful and the kitchen is awesome! The whole house is beautiful! Congratulations, again!
You guys are the best!! I have missed your vlogs so much!! I hope to see your faces more often!!!!!
Also, love the changes we are seeing in you both! I kept you both in my prayers all would work out for you guys.
CKDBEJ Summer 2023???
Even though I follow Y'all on Instagram, I have missed seeing the family vlogs. Congratulations Y'all! Bigg Huggs!
I love your new house. Nice and bright. I love crisp white walls. Congratulations ❤🏡👏🏻
Congrats! It’s Beautiful! Would love a budget update/ finance update! ❤
The short story is, we’re still debt free (except the house 😉), and continuing to build our savings!
Congrats you two...back in the saddle !
I’m excited to see how you decorate your new home!
Cullen, Dude! You’re looking so slim, fit and healthy! Katie looks great too. Congrats on the new house.
I am so excited for your family. Can't wait to watch you enjoy your new home!! You are great examples of determination
Glad y'all are getting things in life you deserve. CONGRATULATIONS
So good to see you guys back ! Missed you all!
Look into induction ranges/tops. There's a big move to them and away from gas. I'm now sold and glad we don't already have gas lines to have to close up
So happy for you two. Enjoy!!! Great seeing you on here like this. ❤❤
CONGRATULATIONS!!❤️🏡 It looks PERFECT for your family!
Fabulous! So we’ll deserved and a beautiful home xxx
Congratulations! That is a beautiful home. Super happy for your family. I hope to see y’all more often, the kids are so grown up now.
Congratulations Cullen and Katie. I am so proud of you guys. I have been watching your vlogs for years. I only wish you the best. 😊❤
I love how happy you guys are, and even some of Cullan's jokes are funny too!!! Great house, such a dream. So happy for the fam.
Beautiful 🏠 xx so pleased for you all xxx
Can't wait to see the upgrades for inspo.
It’s beautiful, love the backyard
I wish you both and your sweet kids all the love peace and happiness in your new home. Bless you all.☉💖
While watching videos you make me think if the song I'm so excited I just can't hide it. I'm about to loose my mind and I think I like it. Lol.
It's huge and nice!! Congrats yall!! Proud of you, yes please please please come back to TH-cam 💜💜
Doggone it! My TH-cam app messed up everything I was typing & then it went poof! 😢
I was saying I love ❤️ your new home!! 🏡
Definitely put in overhead garage storage racks &
ClosetMaid ShelfTrack Wire Closet Organizer Systems in those closets & storage areas! Those closet systems will definitely more than double your closet spaces! 👍
I'm hoping you've been breaking in each room in that new house already! 😘
Aw man it is so frustrating when that happens!! Yes we can’t wait to add more functional storage. Closet maid is a great suggestion. Thanks so much for the sweet comment and for the love and support!
@@CullenandKatie Katie I could use advice on dealing with a narcissistic husband. He's in the financial yanking stage atm, but not living under the same roof. I'm trying to relearn how to navigate life. I could use tips, so perhaps you could do this on your own TH-cam channel or IG? This would be much appreciated. 🙏
So proud of you two! God is so great!
Congratulations! The place looks awesome ❤
Thrilled for you guys !! You may have to have a chat with your incredible brother in law Mr Tater !! He should be able to help with the diy 😊or at least laugh while Cullen does it 😮
I want too see it all, I’ve been waiting for you guys too come back too TH-cam... I can’t wait to see Gaines&Brooks, I’ve seen them but you know here them talk about their new home and their rooms and more importantly their bathrooms.. lol Gaines says she’s going to keep clean lol..I’m just so dang happy for you guys... Much love to you guys...
House is beautiful yous are goanna have fun decorating that Enjoy cheers💖👍
Loved the Ace Ventura: Pet Detective sliding door 🤣
Beautiful house, happy for you guys! Been following you since you were pregnant with Gaines and Target balling!
Congratulations to the both of you! You should be so proud of yourselves!!! You both inspired me to be debt free so Thank You! Take good care.❤❤❤
That is awesome! Congrats to you too in being debt free! ❤️
Congrats! Let the DIY’ing begin!
Congratulations! Your new home is beautiful!
So happy for you guys, you deserv it, you worked real hard to get here. Congratulations 🎊
Beautiful! So excited for ya's!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
Love the house! Perfect size for your family!
Beautiful house love the layout.
That house is HUGE!! Congratulations
It looks bigger in video for sure! It’s not even half the size of our last house 😅
So happy for you! Congratulations!!
Beautiful! Y'all did good!
Have y'all tried the cactus grits (queso cheese grits) at Cactus Cantina? We get them every beach trip now!
I loved this house tour!!!! I am just so excited for you guys!!! Love you guys!!! Congratulations once again you guys deserved it!!
Congratulations on your new house ur kids are adorable
Congratulations you two!🎉❤😊
Congratulations you both deserve this after all your hard work and sacrifices. A new beginning yay xxxx
I've watched y'all from the very beginning. Congratulations on the new house. It's gotta be so exciting and fun to be able to do what you want with the house. I hope to see more vlogs in the future 🙂
Congratulations it’s a beautiful home!
Congrats you guys! Such a beautiful home - my favorite so far!! ❤
Love your house!! Congratulations!❤🎉
Well done guys uve worked so hard to get to where you are now can't wait to see what's next 😀
It’s beautiful guys! Congratulations!!❤
Love this home and love that it is one story. So happy for you guys!!
So happy for you!
Congratulations 🎉 that’s a beautiful new home.
Guy's I would give you a hug for how happy happy I'm of you I can't believe how big these are I have been trying to figure out when I became part of your life and I think big guy had not been born I am so very proud of you did I say that 😅
By the way Mr I like the hair
I have long hair first time in 30 years and getting ready maybe for my something else not sure
Again fantastic
So happy for y’all 🎉
It's beautiful and I am very happy for you and your family!! Y'all have come a long way from your college apartment till now!
This is an amazing layout! I love this house!
So proud for ya'll i know you going to enjoy your new house and just knowing its a house you can afford gives you such piece of mind
Love seeing new videos on the channel 🥰😊
So Happy for you guys! Love it
Congratulations ❤🎉 I love it!!
So happy for y'all! Enjoy you worked hard for this moment ❤
Well I’m so glad to see you both congratulations on your new house❤ hugs from England xx ❤
Congrats Y’all!! Can’t wait to see what you’ll do with it!!
So happy for y'all and it's a beautiful house and nice size.
So so happy for you both and your Children!!!!💙💙🌹🌹
I'm so excited for y'alll!!
I really miss yall on here and knowing what's up with yall. My fave yt couple
Love the house 🏡 happy for y’all!
I miss your blogs especially at Christmas time.. congrats on the new home. ❤️
*️⃣My apologies, I didn’t intend to write a dissertation!!
Congratulations, y’all!
Cullen, I think you should do some wainscoting, maybe in Gaines’ room or even in Brooks’ room. It’d look cool in any room! I just figured since you’re a creative and artsy that you could do one using the 2” x 1/4” slats and hang them in varying directions over an entire wall (making different degrees of triangles, essentially). Then I’ve seen where people will paint them all one color, and make that an accent wall, but as for the kid’s rooms, using Gaines’ for example, let her pick out 3-4 coordinating colors that she would like to use in her room. Then paint the interior sections with those colors, changing colors between the 3-4 with each triangle. Then paint the 2” slats all white. Or the same with Brooks’ bedroom - using the Pokémon theme there, too - and paint the triangles with the blue, yellow and red primary colors that are consistent with Pokémon. Last, you don’t have to use the wainscoting, necessarily…you can make your lines with frog tape, so if you move it’ll only be a matter of painting a wall. I hope that makes sense. Personally, If I were going to do Gaines room like using this idea, I’d take her to Home Depot/Lowes/Sherwin Williams and let her pull some swatches herself. While she’s pulling swatches, y’all pull some of the cards that have 3-4 coordinating colors on one. Then let her lie them out on the floor in her room and let her check them out in daylight and evening to see what she has in mind. One of my two daughter’s rooms is a dusty lavender with light-ish grey, coral and navy. That doesn’t sound super appealing, but there was a card with those colors. We only tweaked the lavender & grey a little, and when her room is cleaned up it looks great! My older daughter used a New Yorker poster that she loved and was going to take up significant wall space. She chose her base color from the poster then did grey bedding. She had a few votive holders, used an old vase of mine plus some pic frames from when I was in school in Tuscaloosa to paint one of the other colors. And then we added a throw blanket and a couple of throw pillows and her’s looks great as well! You can also take this whole idea, let Gaines pick out bedding, and then try to match a couple of the colors. If she might be a little indecisive, then buy some bedding YOU like that you also think she would and then build up from there. There is also the simplicity of doing a wall or walls with wainscot and a cool chair rail! I’m trying to think of someone y’all know or may follow with this type of wall - maybe in Jared & Ellie’s new house?!? I know for a fact that Ruby let Sherri do one of her walls like this, but I don’t know if any of their vlogs are still up. If I think of anyone, I’ll come back and add it.
Also, just a quicker thought…I don’t remember for sure if y’all sold your hutch/table/chairs from the first house back from FL or that were in the front door to the left in the (not naming where) next house - the monstrosity - but they would all look really good in the little dining area. The dark wood would pull some of the browns out of the marble countertops. 🤷🏻♀️
These are all great suggestions!! So fun! Gaines has been a little stumped on what exactly she wants to do, so I’ll have to share this with her! And we don’t have the hutch and table. It just really ended up not being the style we wanted to go with, and also the table was counter height and we weren’t loving that. But good thought! Thanks for the thoughtful comments!! ❤️
@@CullenandKatie You could always let her do solid or pinstriped or something simple for her bedding and then go crazy with her walls or maybe just one. I just happen to have an older version of Gaines, and I know that these are life altering decisions for her. Bless!
Yayyyyy im super excited to see all the amazing upgrades even if it takes 5 yrs lol
So happy for you guys I hope you guys are back missed you guys I love all the shorts love you
Congrats it's beautiful 😍
More vlogs please. What's up with the vlogs fam?? Lol. The hoise is absolutely gorgeous. So proud of you guys ❤️❤️. Tfs
So very proud of you guys. 🤗
Congratulations!
So happy for you guys!!🤗
Congratulations 🎉👏 I'm so happy for you and your family 💝
Congratulations to you all for your new house 🏠
Is the new house in the same subdivision/area you are renting? In Alabama?
Congratulations guys soo happy for ya'll !
Beautiful!
Are you going to be adding your signature Revere Pewter??? Lol
😂🙌🏼 An OG right here! ❤️ It’s a similar color actually, but a little lighter. Sherwin Williams City Loft. 🤗
Congratulations to you guys on your new house itit's very beautiful🎉🎉🎉
So happy for you guys!!!