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Komentáře • 140

  • @FnAVanLife
    @FnAVanLife  Před měsícem +9

    Thank you to ICECO for sponsoring today's video. Get an ICECO fridge, freezer, or PB1000 power bank at 12% off with code FNAVANLIFE12 icecofreezer.com/

  • @maryheller8560
    @maryheller8560 Před měsícem +4

    Also, living life on your terms is the ultimate goal, so cheers to that!

  • @Laura1221
    @Laura1221 Před měsícem +4

    Life happens and being adaptable and flexible is key. Everyday you have a choice.

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před měsícem

      So true Laura. Everyday we are so lucky to have that choice 💖

  • @fjgrg2033
    @fjgrg2033 Před měsícem +8

    Ok. Here's what you guys need. Get a shuttle bus van type, 15 or 18 ft long and a 8 by 12 trailer for Frank. That way if frank can stay at a work site with the trailer while momy and the baby can do some groceries. Please don't get a full size top kick bus. You guys will have a hard time with the mechanics of a full size bus. Good luck guys.

    • @fjgrg2033
      @fjgrg2033 Před měsícem

      Clarifying. An enclosed trailer.

    • @fjgrg2033
      @fjgrg2033 Před 23 dny

      Just checking. No new video? Jm? JM?

    • @fjgrg2033
      @fjgrg2033 Před 20 dny

      Still waiting. Helló!

  • @qaosqitty8098
    @qaosqitty8098 Před měsícem +2

    You two have been going and going for a long time now. I do hope once Everly gets a bit older you can ask Grandma & Grandpa to do a babysitting stint so you can take some time off, relax and enjoy each others company. AND NO CAMERAS!! 😂😂😂❤ Thank you for sharing your adventures with us.

  • @carenjobe1228
    @carenjobe1228 Před 29 dny +2

    Great video , great iceco product sharing! Great porch job, great baby& pup…great mom …definitely feel good video! Thanks

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před 29 dny

      Thanks so much! I'm glad you loved it. 😍

  • @janettebeck1120
    @janettebeck1120 Před měsícem +4

    Ok try this with Sweet Everly❤
    Get a small play area, set it up outside near work area play music talk and sing with her start with short time frames .... its a very good excercise for both parents and baby ...i promise😊

  • @tinaeldridge3802
    @tinaeldridge3802 Před 22 dny

    My goodness Frank & Alex. So many wonderful options and great things to look forward to.I love the way you both work with Everly in her baby harness, it's lovely to watch. Frank is doing a fantastic job on your families decking/balcony, it's a lovely space to sit and look over that lake, it's such a stunning place to live. All your hard work will pay off and you'll find a fantastic bus/land when the time is right. Everly is more gorgeous everytime you post a video. Love & hugs and a Paco hug UK

  • @sharonoldham4374
    @sharonoldham4374 Před měsícem +3

    Thanks for the update. Congratulations, Frank, on getting your permanent status. Good luck with your business. Bless you and your family. 😊

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před měsícem +1

      Thank you so much Sharon!!! We really apprecite it!!!

  • @ChooseThePathYouTake
    @ChooseThePathYouTake Před 29 dny +1

    Miss you friends! Also loved the punny “ICEcold” joke in there. hahaha. Love hearing all the life updates and can’t wait we can be on the road together 🚐🫶🏽

  • @puddy5114
    @puddy5114 Před 27 dny

    I'm watching my great granddaughter just happiness can't believe how big she is getting , it's amazing to watch them grow blessed 💖

  • @christineparsons9999
    @christineparsons9999 Před 27 dny

    Hello to Frank, Alex and Everly. I so enjoyed meeting you guys in North Port, FL last fall. We shared a table at a crowded Greek restaurant (rather than wanting longer for two separate tables). The place was crowded because the food was delicious. My friend Ellen and I loved hearing about van life and cooing at Everly. (How quickly she's grown!) I subscribed to your channel that night, and I've been following along ever since. Congrats on your unconventional life together! You seem hardworking and happy. Im looking forward to whatever comes next! Best wishes from Christine in Florida.

  • @iamfaithfullyhis
    @iamfaithfullyhis Před měsícem

    Two hardest working people! Babies learn to self soothe to sleep, it exercises their lungs and helps them learn how to cope and fall asleep my pediatrician told me years ago! Babies are tough! ❤ We enjoy watching her in front of the camera! Hugs, enjoy every minute these are the best years of your life! 🎉

  • @susanlewis1875
    @susanlewis1875 Před 29 dny +1

    OMG, I love you two... Uh, four! Thank you so much for sharing your time with us. (I had to google bunkie...) Peace and love and fair weather and happiness and sound sleep and all good things to you.

  • @elgringoec
    @elgringoec Před 28 dny

    It all comes together in time with effort... just like that deck you're piecing together.
    The kicker is to keep moving toward something. It's better to be moving than stagnant and pondering. You can change direction when you have some momentum.

  • @Toodle.Pipp001
    @Toodle.Pipp001 Před měsícem +1

    Don't apologise 💖Enjoy life, enjoy being parents and having parents. None of it lasts forever.

  • @chrisp7652
    @chrisp7652 Před měsícem +2

    OMG… Everly looks like the cutest old lady in that yellow hat. I busted out laughing. She is so adorable!

  • @ruthgonzalez4002
    @ruthgonzalez4002 Před 23 dny

    We started watching you guys about 2 weeks ago. You guys are very interesting and we love how you guys joke around about different things. We have only one question: How did you guys meet? That's a video we tried finding. Can you tell us where to find a video, or make a video and let us know how you guys met? Because you guys are good, and women would like to keep watching your guys!

  • @lisamillard1272
    @lisamillard1272 Před 29 dny

    Oh my gosh I can't say how cute Everly is and 8 months whewww so fast, she had me laughing so hard hard when your hair was tickling her face😅 i can't say how much respect I have for the love you two have for one another in your future and present activities. Your businesses are gonna be prosperous I feel and a beautiful bus I foresee on the horizon ✨️ so many blessings alright alright hey yoooo cooler then a polar bears toenails you guys truly are ❤❤ thanks for sharing

  • @Chefsantatravels
    @Chefsantatravels Před měsícem +1

    I love the water view I have a lake in my backyard and I love sitting on my deck and just watching the water and the ducks ,geese. I don't know what's been going on with CZcams but this is the first time I've seen you in months getting notified. I still have not gotten on the road it's gonna be a while probably a year or maybe more I have cancer and we are trying to shrink the tumor so the surgeon could go in and get it out of me. So keep me in your prayers your baby is beautiful that's the first time I've seen her she's gonna have a great personality because of her parents. God bless you and your family stay safe stay strong stay healthy but of all things enjoy life,👍✌✌🎅🌻

  • @stevewoods8116
    @stevewoods8116 Před měsícem +1

    You guys have a lot of balls in the air for sure! Always wishing you the very best!!!❤

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před 28 dny

      Ball juggling is what we do best LOL

  • @backpackingJas
    @backpackingJas Před 29 dny

    great video as always, thank you for including me in the questions 😁, working on your dreams is always nice, and even if is a small process now, for sure it will be successful later, love you guys and thank you for all the dms answer

  • @vanlifeeh585
    @vanlifeeh585 Před měsícem

    Wife and I are excited. Im working at home now finally stopped travelling for the railroad so we are going to go on our first road trip with the van. we were thinking north to the northern lights but the fires are usually bad so we are leaning towards organ coast trip and some national parks. never been. if you guys have any must see spots let me know.

  • @PSAdventures
    @PSAdventures Před 29 dny

    It's always so fun to watch you guys! Everly is getting so big and even more adorable! 💕 We agree that life is all about the pursuit of happiness. Good luck on the new business! Love all the updates and sending love from Florida! 🌴🌞

  • @lisapond9226
    @lisapond9226 Před 28 dny

    Saw these Renegade RVs. You can customize it. It is expensive though. They're really pretty cool looking.

  • @TheCanadianBubba
    @TheCanadianBubba Před 29 dny

    You all are looking great ! Our kids all came up in very rural locations, just like everything in life there are positives and negatives. You are right about the social aspects, so important. Always look forward to what you all are getting into and what you accomplish 👍
    Best days and safe travels always wished !

  • @julietschida9114
    @julietschida9114 Před měsícem

    Baby gates everywhere in this grandmas house but luckily they still have room to crawl and rim run. Love the ones that actually have a latch that I can walk through and don’t have to try and do a high jump over. Salud 🥂

  • @shirleyvansteen3074
    @shirleyvansteen3074 Před měsícem

    Great update. Lots of adventures ahead!

  • @lindamacfarland8468
    @lindamacfarland8468 Před měsícem

    Great info. Thanks for the catch up, was wondering what you were up too. Decisions, decisions. Sometimes being in one place makes things a little clearer.

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před měsícem +1

      You know Linda, I feel like being here makes us make a new decision everyday haha too many options!!!

  • @kimberlypuravida5690
    @kimberlypuravida5690 Před 28 dny

    Frank, that is the best news! I have the absolute best healthcare for free in Costa Rica! Nothing like being free of the fear of healthcare costs of the US!

  • @missybennington4753
    @missybennington4753 Před měsícem +2

    We will hang on for whatever you end up doing! It will be great to see 😊

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před měsícem

      We really appreciate this sentiment 🙏🥰 thank you so much for being on the journey with us!

    • @mjp2615
      @mjp2615 Před měsícem

      Agreed! Love you Guys❤. Have been watching for years…..

  • @vandaddy-o2732
    @vandaddy-o2732 Před měsícem

    Frank, materials expand and contract with the heat and cold.... don't fit your boards too tight or you risk buckling...

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před měsícem

      100% you are correct and he's been doing it!!!

  • @karppadiem7014
    @karppadiem7014 Před měsícem

    We both laughed out loud at 'dates'. 🤣🤣
    It's fine to not have a concrete plan. Your lives have changed so much in the past year and you're just settling into being 4 instead of 3. What made me think of the second baby was you had visited Tio on your way up from FL. Europe sounds fun. And there are so many great places to travel in Canada. 🎉

  • @ChooseThePathYouTake
    @ChooseThePathYouTake Před 29 dny

    Miss you friends! Also loved the punny “ICEcold” joke in there. hahaha. Love hearing all the life updates and can’t wait we can be on the road together 🚐🫶🏽 Also what flavor bubbly’s are those…I need to get those ones 😍

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před 28 dny

      Miss you too!!!! We are SO excited for when we can caravan together in whatever rig we end up getting. We will be out there soon enough!! The the bubby's are grapefruit or cherry, we've got both! Sometimes orange is nice too! Lol

  • @annettemills3840
    @annettemills3840 Před 29 dny

    You need a play pen. I had 2 of them. 1 indoors 1 outdoors. The outdoors one wore out faster, because I took it all over a 20 acre property. We were a small homestead, in Nikiski Alaska. My home town.

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před 28 dny

      Yes 100% I love your idea of having and indoor and and outdoor one, so smart!! And who cares if it wears out quicker, that means it got good use!!!

  • @Tam.I.am.
    @Tam.I.am. Před 29 dny

    Yeah, I'm told that even if you're just born in the States, but never lived there, they expect taxes.
    I like being Canadian.
    Lots of good places to explore here.

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před 28 dny +1

      I like being Canadian too 😁 we're excited to see more of what Canada has to offer!!!

  • @ExploringCanadaInfo
    @ExploringCanadaInfo Před měsícem

    Congratulations on your 🇨🇦 residency. We are the fortunate ones! 👋🏼🇨🇦

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před měsícem

      Woooo!!!! Yes totally 100% 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🍁

  • @mscattale
    @mscattale Před měsícem +1

    Lots of beautiful places in Canada from west to east and north to south to travel to!!

  • @jimc5624
    @jimc5624 Před měsícem

    Could build a cargo trailer for camping and get a second one for the handyman job so you can mostly have a vehicle to travel around

  • @mannyst1nvan
    @mannyst1nvan Před 29 dny

    love you guys positivity and have so much respect and admiration for your hard work 🫡

  • @stevewoods8116
    @stevewoods8116 Před měsícem +2

    Question if you where getting a battery bank like a Jackery. What brand would you buy? 🤔

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před měsícem +1

      That was what was in this video. This is an icecos battery bank, the PB1000. It is working great for us. We use it all the time. I'm even taking it to jobs with me.

  • @ashley14anderson
    @ashley14anderson Před měsícem +2

    Wish you all the best ❤️❤️

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před měsícem

      Thabk you so much Ashley!!! We wish the same for you! 🥰

  • @QueenBee2018gail
    @QueenBee2018gail Před měsícem

    Hey, you need to get online and get one of those I don’t know what it’s called but it’ll form around those posts and stuff and around doors those really work. I cannot think of the name of it but it forms it and all you have to do is trace it on your but you’re gonna cut off.

  • @tomkidd5915
    @tomkidd5915 Před měsícem

    We bought our bus, Odie 370, used from a new bus dealership. They take the best of the best in trade from the schools for resale as public transportation in South America. We bought from Sonny Merryman in Virginia, but I'm sure there are Canadian dealerships doing the same thing.

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před měsícem

      Very cool and thank you for the info! There's so much to learn about these buses 🚌

  • @puddy5114
    @puddy5114 Před 27 dny

    The background is beautiful

  • @popplaurie
    @popplaurie Před měsícem

    A Fix It Frank would be in demand 24/7 in SE Michigan - great business idea!

  • @TREADtheglobe
    @TREADtheglobe Před 29 dny

    Great Q&A guys but what the heck is a Bunky ???? Sending love from us x LIVIN

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před 28 dny

      Omg just wait!!! You're gonna LOVE it!!!! And good to know Bunkie isn't a global term hahah

  • @judismith2162
    @judismith2162 Před 29 dny

    Everly🥰🥰🥰…you guys are awesome and I’m sure all things will work out in your favor 💪🏿

  • @jennifermedrano7918
    @jennifermedrano7918 Před 17 dny

    Gosh id love to move to Canada!!!!! Im so sick of the us!! Its looks so beautiful there

  • @terristenacious2279
    @terristenacious2279 Před měsícem +1

    Just live life and be happy❤

  • @catherinelintern9197
    @catherinelintern9197 Před měsícem +1

    Have you tried a playpen outside under the trees so she can watch use.

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před 28 dny

      We have not yet but LOVE this idea. Let's see if she goes for it haha

  • @annemaried1660
    @annemaried1660 Před 29 dny

    You guys must be in my neck of the woods on the St Lawrence ❤

  • @craigbrowning9448
    @craigbrowning9448 Před 28 dny

    FnA Bunkie Life also sounds a bit suggestive!

  • @christinekelly9176
    @christinekelly9176 Před měsícem

    Oh my goodness she is gorgeous, I love seeing her smile 😊 what van meet ups in Canada are there? I'm very interested. I'm finishing up stuff in my bus this June. Can't wait to go to a meet up.

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před měsícem

      Nice!!! We have tickets to El Campo in Quebec the last week of August 😁

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před měsícem

      There's also some facebook groups like Van Life Canada and Van Life Ontario that will have pop ups over the summer so stay tuned!!

  • @RealProVanR
    @RealProVanR Před měsícem

    What a great team: Frank, Alex and Everly … oh, and Mom and Dad.

  • @maryheller8560
    @maryheller8560 Před měsícem

    I built a bunkie on my parents' property!! I actually ended up going with an Amish shed builder rather than a typical construction contractor. PLUS, all the walls and roof trusses were built at their site in PA and then trucked to me in VA and erected on site. Somehow, that ended up saving several thousand bucks. And handyman services are in super high demand so Frank should for sure be busy. I live in an area where the median age is like 65 and, you know...as people age, they need help with a lot more. Tap into that retiree market! lol ;)

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před měsícem +2

      We also live in an area with a lot of retirees so Frankie is doing good so far!!! I LOVE the prefab bunkies and have been eyeing some Canadian made ones (easier for shipping and delivery). Now I'm just wondering if we can live in 100 square feed haha

    • @maryheller8560
      @maryheller8560 Před 29 dny

      @@FnAVanLife 100 sqft might be tight with 3 and potentially 4+? maybe? What is Sunny's sqft? My bunkie, we call them ADUs down here, is 1100, so...not too tiny of a house! lol.
      I noticed where your parents are, Alex, (and I guess your sister, too) looks a lot like where my parents live. Cheers to living on the water, yeah?!
      My dad, in his mid-seventies, still loves to do everything and anything that he can, but what he wishes for most is somebody not to come in and do the whole job for him but to help and assist. A lot of things our elders still want to do but getting up and down from the ground proves more and more challenging.

  • @gwendasandoval467
    @gwendasandoval467 Před měsícem

    Love your videos and seeing Everly.

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před měsícem +1

      Thank you so much! Love seeing you in the comments!!

  • @mscattale
    @mscattale Před měsícem

    Y’all should meet up with The Travel Beans in Europe. And in Canada there is Eamon and Bec.

  • @cynthiacossette4496
    @cynthiacossette4496 Před měsícem

    Im so happy for you guys!! Are you planning to come to Vanmeet in Québec by any chance?! i would love to meet you!! :)

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před měsícem

      Is that El Campo??? Cause we are planning to go to that one!

    • @cynthiacossette4496
      @cynthiacossette4496 Před 29 dny

      @@FnAVanLife Its one of the many! I much prefer the AVQ (association Vanlife Québec) vanmeet, more friendly and they work for us, Vanlifers to get better conditions! They are doing one in October! We won't be attending El campo :( I hope to meet you at another event! :)

  • @kookiefrog1
    @kookiefrog1 Před 29 dny

    love the koa video!!!

  • @SisterSherryDoingStuff

    "That's the ultimate..." what Frankie said!

  • @julietschida9114
    @julietschida9114 Před měsícem

    Pronounced: come poz it. We have one as well 😄 I like your color choice better 👍. Good choice with being Canadian citizens I guess. I’ve heard mixed opinions on the healthcare. More about wait time for appointments or surgeries? Love, love your site.❤ Your honesty on all things is refreshing. Keeping it real .

    • @susanadams-wauro6716
      @susanadams-wauro6716 Před měsícem +1

      Wait times don't matter.... they've always existed. Our taxes allow for free healthcare....no cost. So, being Canadian has definite perks....we won't lose our homes, cottages, other assets if we become ill. So...cheers from Ontario 🇨🇦

  • @the_doghouse_adventures
    @the_doghouse_adventures Před měsícem

    That tiny little jean jacket! 😊

  • @neogalt2775
    @neogalt2775 Před měsícem

    "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."

  • @sunshinecitynomad714
    @sunshinecitynomad714 Před 29 dny +1

    Welcome to Canada Frank..eh!

  • @DeniseJones-jq6tb
    @DeniseJones-jq6tb Před 29 dny

    I just love your baby girl 👶

  • @colesadventures8727
    @colesadventures8727 Před měsícem

    What do you guys do about health insurance?

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před měsícem

      Living in Canada as a citizen or PR comes with health insurance.

  • @tnllifeunedited9165
    @tnllifeunedited9165 Před 28 dny

    🤠👍

  • @debestanley3709
    @debestanley3709 Před měsícem

    Have u considered a RV??

  • @micheleswanson6407
    @micheleswanson6407 Před 29 dny

    Everly is really so cute

  • @lisavansinclair2335
    @lisavansinclair2335 Před 29 dny

    Are you not disclosing what province you are in?

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před 28 dny

      We are in Ontario!!! Didn't realize we hadn't said. I feel like for most non-Canadians, "Canada" is enough information lol

    • @lisavansinclair2335
      @lisavansinclair2335 Před 28 dny

      I thought it was Ontario. My province. What a beautiful spot!

  • @kathigallagher8518
    @kathigallagher8518 Před měsícem

    I'm quite ignorant when it comes to traveling with a child. Does Everly need a passport to travel in the US since she is a citizen of Canada?

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před měsícem +1

      Yes so driving across she doesn't need one but flying she does so we went ahead and got her one just to have the flexibility. Her little passport photo is too funny!

  • @craigbrowning9448
    @craigbrowning9448 Před 28 dny

    My mother was the third of nine so it was a result I don't have any siblings.

  • @musicmombo
    @musicmombo Před měsícem

    Just buy a class c rv and do cosmetic stuff

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před měsícem

      See that's what we thought we were doing with Sunny but got into a whole host of other problems so it's hard to commit

  • @denabutz4559
    @denabutz4559 Před měsícem

    She just spit up all over mom, she's having fun on moms leg and trying to blow bubbles, sourjoe time me too high five

  • @lightdark00
    @lightdark00 Před 29 dny

    What happened to being vegan?
    We need the enlightened Happy hungry health coach back!

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před 29 dny

      Maybe when we are back on the road one day. But for now, this is the way we feel like eating. If it changes, we will let you know.

  • @andreakirby8247
    @andreakirby8247 Před měsícem

    get a playpen

    • @FnAVanLife
      @FnAVanLife  Před měsícem

      The floor space is so small it wouldn't fit in Sunny!

  • @jessedavis5362
    @jessedavis5362 Před měsícem

    Alex on OF? Haha

  • @tippybird
    @tippybird Před měsícem

    Don’t like the foul words.