I love how Kenji felt the need to inspect the concrete work by doing a walk-through after rebar was laid. The shots of him sleeping on rebar instead of his bed and the cat crawling through the tiny opening instead of the open garage door were great! 😆 It's good to see you all laughing and having fun while zip lining-hopefully the day brings you a lot of happy memories to hold on to in the future! Happy birthday to you both! Love from MN
This comment captured all my 'still shots' as well. You'll never forget your 40th. (I remember my 60th ...Ziplining and not a cloud in th shy. I've been back and I'll go back. ❤
What a productive and fun week! Kira is fearless! Funny how Kinji would rather sleep on gravel and rebar rather than his bed! Be well Souza family and blessings to all.
Keira & Eli getting so beautifully comfortable with the horses, Kenji & Kitty’s illogical eccentricities, the birthday celebrations are all up there, meeting the standards of Melissa & Jeremy’s backbreaking “joisting-Gabby-in-one-day”…riveting to watch, thank you for sharing your story. It is really appreciated. 🇿🇦
There is no fathoming why animals do what they do but watching the cat squeeze through that tiny opening when the other door is wide opening and Kenji sleeping on the rebar with his comfy bed right there is hilarious ya gotta love them❤. As far as the zip lining goes…there is no fathoming why humans do what they do either but I’m glad y’all had so much fun doing it. I however am happy just watching 😂
Cats do weird things like that. I've lived with these odd little predators for five decades, and I swear they do this stuff just because _"it's fun!!!"_ The researchers can scratch their heads and puzzle over it, but from my own personal observations I can garner two points of importance: 1) Every cat is unique, with their own personality and motivations 2) They value "play". Cats _have fun_ . They like to find limits, squeeze into tight places, crawl through small holes for no real reason, tease and torment each other like human siblings, etc. I think that's a major part of why we enjoy having them, interacting with them, and watching them. Watching them enjoy life helps *us* enjoy life.
Love your take on life and the I will just watch thing was intriguing are you open to conversation with a very fascinating guy that loves to jump down rabbit holes and see what kind of fun we can have but with one uncompromising rule everyone involved has a lot of fun if you are not having enough fun then I won't find it very enjoyable and we can go find another place to go and we can try it out but if you don't like it I can't enjoy it either and life is too short to let the little things matter I used to have a saying I strongly believed in and that was if you can't get your mind around it then get your mouth around it in other words if you can't accept the situation and move forward then y😢have to cut it loose and move forward with or without I'm going that route and hope for the best and somehow if things go wrong I hope I can find my way back to Reality
Loved the rainbow and the night stars and moon. Oh how funny were the cat squeezing out under the roller door and then Kinji sleeping right by his bed. Great job on the building. Also what a super way to celebrate special birthdays. Such a fun thing to do as a family. Hope the pour goes well. Hugs from South Australia 🥰
The rainbow over the horses video shot is worth art wall picture! Beautiful and the zip lining was fun for everyone. The garage build is coming along very nice.
Kenji is so cute how he would rather lay on the gravel instead of his bed😊 zip linning looked so much fun glad you got to spend the day with the kids❤️🇨🇦
Good Simple Living is my favorite Saturday morning show. I work 6 days a week, and the first thing I do on Saturday morning is see what's new with all of you. You are a lovely family. As parents, you never forget what the future is about, your children. I built a house once. Due to issues in my marriage, I never had the opportunity to live in it, and it never became a home. Sometimes, it is with bitter sweetness that I watch as you make yours what mine never was. Your dream and your children are thriving. You are truly blessed. If northern Idaho is anything like northern Minnesota, sometimes it rains when they say it will sometimes it doesn't.
I like whoever penned that comment I'm curious to know more and to see what kind of fun you like to have because the way your mind works in order to make the comment you did has me intrigued and I want to jump down the rabbit hole and see what kind of fun we can have but I have 1 rule everyone and I mean everyone involved has to be having the best time of there life or I'm out and I will simply walk away and wish every person alive all the joy they could possibly have I want to be happy and go with the flow
Incredible 😃 Melissa, I remember you shaking as you got on the lift to do the roofing. You climbed that ladder carrying the joists like a trooper! Loved the sky shots🙂 The adventure that you've built into your family helps destroy fear and build confidence. Your closing summary about living for tomorrow brought back memories of a luncheon celebrating my promotion. A true friend of mine put their fork down and just looked at me. I stopped talking and asked him what? He pointed that instead of enjoying the moment I was speculating what I would accomplish in the future. He brought me back into the moment. I've never forgotten that. So I have lived it to this day. And follow wisdom from the Bible, "Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”-yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” - James 4:13-15"
What a fun day . The build is coming along. Amazing that you two built a whole house in the same time it takes other RUclipsrs to complete one room. Can’t wait to see how you handle the heights on the second story .
You made me cry with your ending monologue... WHAT A BEAUTIFUL STATEMENT.... to know you are living your best life and enjoy every moment.... Great work by the way... MY LEGS HURT FOR YOU ON THE LAST Board.... LOL 😅
Kenji on the job..helping to compact the gravel..n " Meow" making sure the " emergency exit still works !! So funny! Enjoyed the visit..n the ride thru the trees awesome !!! Thanks! 🎂👍🧙♂️👍🎂
So wonderful you’re still taking us with you in your huge journey! Lots of work and and fun, just the way it should be! God’s blessings always for your beautiful family!❤❤❤
HAPPY BIRTHDAY your now officially a TEENAGER!!!🎉😊 I so enjoy watching your videos, the fact that you made mistakes is only human. You showing them makes the rest of us like your videos even more. You show us the real side of your family’s story. A real journey through life’s ups and downs instead of everything being rainbows and unicorns ! You keep it real, thank you for that, you just amaze me
You guys never cease to amaze me from your builds to the different adventures that you take loved the entire thing except for the fact that your having to wait another week but we never know what God's timing for our lives will be or what we need to learn from a situation until it's placed in our path I pray that God will continue to bless you all sending ❤ love from the great state of Texas
Love the way you capture the endearing personality of each and every animal who makes a cameo in your videos!❤. Never stop appreciating the life that surrounds you!
You both have the sweetest children and you all looked like you had great fun, amazing day out zip-lining. Making memories is what everyday is about.❤❤
Thanks for shearing the sheep. I can cross that off my list. ;-) And great job zip-lining. I'm horribly afraid of heights so I'll just live vicariously through you, and cross that off my list, as well. I'm excited to see Neveah's video of zip-lining. I'll bet it's lit!
I love how you showed Kenji's unused bed, along with him using rebar as a pillow, and showed the huge open barn door, along with the tiny opening the cat chose to use for exiting 🥰😃❤ You are the BEST video editor!!
What great progress you made on your building. That's what I call team work. What birthday fun you all had at the end. I am not sure if I could have done it! Love and best wishes to you all from Mike. ❤
I’m always expecting the worst just in case it happens. I think if I do it won’t hurt me as much, but most of the time I end up hurting myself. I’ll never learn because the worst does come walking around the corner from time to time. It sure was fun watching your family having soooo much fun 🎉🎉🎉
Wow, your place is sooooo coming along :). That patio is going to look amazing :). Happy birthday to both of you, looks like you had a great time with the rope runs :) I am going to look at AG1 too. the only problem is that i think i need to move to the USA to take advantage of the codes :). Guys seriously, you are all doing well and your videos gives me a high point in my week. You make me smile. :) :) :)
Hey Younghans, I’m a 71-year-old man that grew up in Alaska. I tell you this in the best part about grizzly bears. I was chased by one at 12 years of age my dad taught us boys to run down the mountain if we were Chase. Fortunately, there was a 50 foot shale slide which I took. Was cut up pretty badly. What helped in that decision, was about 2 yrs afore our guide for 5 ayears slide.
This video was enjoyable and had a lot of content. At first I was thinking, "Another week to pour concrete" but after seeing you and your family having fun on the zip lines made it all good. I am looking forward to seeing your next video.
“So maybe this week didn’t turn out exactly as we planned; but it ended up better then we imagined!” Who could imagine the beauty of our lives? Only when we are allowed to step back; with awareness that we can see what we have. Thank you for your videos and allowing us to be be present in these moments. Hāu’oli Lā hānau to you and Kaimani 💕 Mālama Pono and A hui hou 🤙🏽
😂 door wide open vs sliver of a door open...fluffy and soft vs rock and steel....oh the choices the choices. It's ALL looking FANTASTIC 😍. Better to be long than short....it all works out 😀. What an awesome picture of Gods promise, the rainbow 🌈. Zippity Zip Line!!!! Livin Life! Looking forward to seeing your next video 😁 May God continue to bless you and your family in body, mind and spirit.
The cat squeezing out of the barely open door while the other was fully open reminded me of one of my dogs. I had a sliding glass doors to my yard that had a doggy door insert so they could go in and out. I had put that frosted film on the lower half of the doors so the dogs didn't slam into it and they'd remember where the door was. When the glass door was actually open, the others would go in and out of it; but dear old Avi, who was like 13 years old, would continue to go in and out through the doggy door.
That opening Ariel view of the property is seriously breathtaking. Just love it. Everything is coming together nicely, of course bumps in the way, still beautiful and the garden❤️❤️ thank you for sharing. I am caught up with a lot of videos i might have missed a few but enough to now fully subscribed to your channel ❤️🍷 have a healthy week😊 words to live by Melissa ❤️
The zip line looked like so much fun is the "INCREDIBLE ENDING". Can't wait to see the patio once pored. Will have to send you some dry weather for next week.
Great video ! Between garage building, the horses, the cool cat , Kenji being patio supervisor, and zip lining, it all looked like great fun ! The rainbow was beautiful! Always look forward to Saturday to serve what's next in your agenda ! Have a great weekend !
Man that was a lot of climbing up and down, my arms and legs are sore from just watching. Ohhh my goodness Kenji and the cat gave me a good laugh, silly babies. I’m so glad that the kids are actually being able to care for and ride their pony. I think the pony loves her new family and home. I hope you both enjoyed your birthday. It looked like everyone had a great time.
Haha....I did Timberline for the first time when I was 63 then again when I was 65. What a way to make your pulse race!! Thinking of maybe doing the parasail over Lake CdA on my 70th next year. Wonderful that you had an adventure on your 40th, but remember that there are adventures to be had as long as you are living and breathing, no matter what age you are!
How exciting celebrating y’all’s birthday by zip lining! The garage looks so good! Can’t wait to see the rest of the build and when y’all get your porch poured. It will be so beautiful! Love seeing the kids ride that sweet pony! ❤❤❤❤❤
I’ve been zip-lining in Coeur d’Alene, for my 60th birthday. It was very fun! I was waiting to see what was the last run when I did it, which was the very long run that went over the highway and was incredibly high off the ground, but it wasn’t in the video. Have they modified the course? Your build is looking great!
Thank you sir too you and to your family. It must not always be great for your family to be such a open to the world on ur videos. Iam grateful. It's awesome to be allowed to witness the transformation and blessing, from police officer to self sufficient family living the life we all should be doing . So thanks .. 😊 from a grateful grandfather, retired DAV ,farmer hahah yea I know I pick the hardest life choices.. but it has always been the most rewarding.. as u know 😊
I loved watching the cat squeezing through the door when there was another wide open 😂 and Kenji laying down on the concrete with his bed next to him 😁 gotta love them 🥰 and at the end watching the family having fun 😊 thank you guys for everything you do and God bless 🙏💖
Ola, um ótimo final de semana. Acompanho vcs a bastante tempo e aguardo os vídeos para ver o progresso e gosto muito. Amei a tomada do gato se espremendo na porta enquanto a outra estava aberta e cachorro deitado no chão no meio das ferragens e a cama ao lado! 😂😊. Perfeito.
At 64, I'd go zip-lining in a second! Iv'e already solo skydived, rafted the Colorado, and parasailed in Hawaii...and raised three kids, 8 pets, and tropical fish.... lol ......zip-lining is the one thing left, I'd love to do. Happy Birthday, and happy building!!! It all looks so amazing! God bless!
Proud of what you do Melissa to help build and you did great on those joices and I knew you could. Loving your cement vision of the patio. Going to look wonderful and then you can sit on the front porch and relax and enjoy those beautiful mountains. I truly miss the mountains. I'm 71 years old now and when we build out house I was 24 and my husband 30. Each climb up that ladder reminded me of the burn in my legs as we build everything. I understand your tired and aching bodies.
Guys this build is flying 😉 Kira is really enjoying her new horse👍 Kenji's too tired to go the extra step😂 Kitty is practicing for her escape😹 And you guys were afraid of the suspended bridge‼️ WOW I'd die 🙈
Beautiful, Pushing the limits and making that lasting memories. Not only your work but You're play. A lifetime of memories, And no regrets. A great example for us all.
Wow what a Great Video ! You two did a great job on the garage in one day 👍👍👍 And then the trip to go Zip Lining WOW ! You All Looked Like You Were Having A Great Time ! Good for you 👍👍😁😆 Thanks for taking us along with your family 🙏🙏 God Bless You All 🙏 And remember to Stay Safe And Be Careful Out There 🙏🙏. Looking forward to seeing more next week 🙏❤️🙏👍❤️✝️
Happy Birthday! That ziplining looks terrifying!😮 I've heard of sleeping like a rock, but Kenji takes it to the next level by sleeping like a rock on the rocks! Have a great week! 😀
Happy Birthday Melissa & Kaimani! Wishing you a very blessed year and beyond. Love watching your videos. Have a blessed weekend...Love Hugs Happiness and Prayers...🥳🎉💗😇🙏🏻
Love the dog but did not understand why he was not friends with the bed. Love, love, love the sky cam. How cool that you filmed a rainbow. I am so glad that the horses are getting along. It is nice to see that you are still making some progress with the cement and the build. Little by little you are getting there. I am sure there are some special building codes for having a living space above the garage for fire rating and clean air. It is always good to see you.
Very beautiful summary today. Your lives are so busy with building the homestead, but you still find time for family outings. You are creating memories that can never be taken from you and your children.
how kind and compassionate of you guys to help out those who are in trouble with money for the holidays. I am sure you brightened up their days, especially the one who tragically lost a child. how generous of you two! and what skillful house builders you are, I wouldn't have a clue. wow. glad your dog survived too. god bless you.
I watched this and thought, "I'm so glad that I accidentally stumbled across one of y'all's videos way back when. These always fill my heart." Thank you for choosing to let us in as you do. It's a LOT of work to create these videos, and to make them as beautiful as they are; I truly appreciate that time and effort! ❤
You got me again, expecting something big going wrong and not at all, 1/8 of an inch too long. It is great how you got the cat to crawl under the door. Enstad of using the open one. Pore Kengi, so tired he couldn't make it to his bed. Melissa, look at the bright side, you are 40, NOT Kaimani! You have to give Jeremy a bad time when he turns 40. Get him a lot vitamins, a walker for his back, and a 6 pack of Ensure! I tried zzip lining one time, they need to have a rest room halfway. Great to see Kyra and Eli on the new horse by themselves. You guys rock!
Mellissa: the score in this is amazingly great! Fresh. Original And quite easy to listen to. There might even be a deeper layer of meaning that I haven't had time to listen to yet. And you definately need to share your secret for capturing the night skies. The stars are so vivid! Do you list your photography equipment somewhere?
Hope the weather turned for you. The zip line, my fear of heights, still looks fun. Got 25 years on you and I'm still looking for thrills. This keeps me young
Happy 40th birthday Melissa and 14th birthday Kaimani (hope I remembered correctly)! Gabby is coming along greatly and Kenji is like my pups - provided with all the comforts but prefer to sleep on the hard floor .. too funny! I would have to think long and hard to go zip lining, but it does look like fun - that bridge however .. YIKES!! Have a great week and I can't wait to see the patio pour (hopefully) next week. God bless your family and your homestead ❤
I love how Kenji felt the need to inspect the concrete work by doing a walk-through after rebar was laid. The shots of him sleeping on rebar instead of his bed and the cat crawling through the tiny opening instead of the open garage door were great! 😆 It's good to see you all laughing and having fun while zip lining-hopefully the day brings you a lot of happy memories to hold on to in the future! Happy birthday to you both! Love from MN
Silly animals we have 😆
This comment captured all my 'still shots' as well.
You'll never forget your 40th. (I remember my 60th ...Ziplining and not a cloud in th shy. I've been back and I'll go back. ❤
Just passing through... 😂❤
"I'll be the first one through the door from me to you." Yeah great soundtrack synchronicity.
Agreed 👍😍😍😍😍
So glad that Kinji is feeling up to his
Proper Dog Job
of supervision.
What a productive and fun week! Kira is fearless! Funny how Kinji would rather sleep on gravel and rebar rather than his bed! Be well Souza family and blessings to all.
Thank you 😊 blessings!
Keira & Eli getting so beautifully comfortable with the horses, Kenji & Kitty’s illogical eccentricities, the birthday celebrations are all up there, meeting the standards of Melissa & Jeremy’s backbreaking “joisting-Gabby-in-one-day”…riveting to watch, thank you for sharing your story. It is really appreciated. 🇿🇦
Thank you so much 💓
Love that the kids are enjoying the horse more🐎🐎
There is no fathoming why animals do what they do but watching the cat squeeze through that tiny opening when the other door is wide opening and Kenji sleeping on the rebar with his comfy bed right there is hilarious ya gotta love them❤. As far as the zip lining goes…there is no fathoming why humans do what they do either but I’m glad y’all had so much fun doing it. I however am happy just watching 😂
Cats do weird things like that. I've lived with these odd little predators for five decades, and I swear they do this stuff just because _"it's fun!!!"_ The researchers can scratch their heads and puzzle over it, but from my own personal observations I can garner two points of importance:
1) Every cat is unique, with their own personality and motivations
2) They value "play".
Cats _have fun_ . They like to find limits, squeeze into tight places, crawl through small holes for no real reason, tease and torment each other like human siblings, etc.
I think that's a major part of why we enjoy having them, interacting with them, and watching them. Watching them enjoy life helps *us* enjoy life.
That’s exactly what I was going to say. In Hawaii we call that “potogee!”
Love your take on life and the I will just watch thing was intriguing are you open to conversation with a very fascinating guy that loves to jump down rabbit holes and see what kind of fun we can have but with one uncompromising rule everyone involved has a lot of fun if you are not having enough fun then I won't find it very enjoyable and we can go find another place to go and we can try it out but if you don't like it I can't enjoy it either and life is too short to let the little things matter I used to have a saying I strongly believed in and that was if you can't get your mind around it then get your mouth around it in other words if you can't accept the situation and move forward then y😢have to cut it loose and move forward with or without I'm going that route and hope for the best and somehow if things go wrong I hope I can find my way back to Reality
So much
What a fun time! Cute shots ok Kenji and his bed and kitty and garage door(s). Beautiful rainbows! Can’t wait to see patio. Will be amazing!
That’s a cat for you.
The cat taking the hard way out of the barn and Kenji choosing rocks over his bed scenes were amazing. No words needed
Loved the rainbow and the night stars and moon. Oh how funny were the cat squeezing out under the roller door and then Kinji sleeping right by his bed. Great job on the building. Also what a super way to celebrate special birthdays. Such a fun thing to do as a family. Hope the pour goes well. Hugs from South Australia 🥰
Wow nice to see that kyra is becoming more comfortable with the horse
The rainbow over the horses video shot is worth art wall picture! Beautiful and the zip lining was fun for everyone. The garage build is coming along very nice.
Yes! Amazingly beautiful 🐴
I love how confident Kira is getting with the horses now that Debbie is here. She's grown so much!
What a great way to celebrate the two birthdays guys. That was fun. Happy birthday!🎂🎉 Love and be safe!😘🤗🌼🇻🇪
Kenji is so cute how he would rather lay on the gravel instead of his bed😊 zip linning looked so much fun glad you got to spend the day with the kids❤️🇨🇦
Your property is truly heaven on earth! Love seeing Mr. Kenji getting around well also 🥰
Good Simple Living is my favorite Saturday morning show. I work 6 days a week, and the first thing I do on Saturday morning is see what's new with all of you. You are a lovely family. As parents, you never forget what the future is about, your children. I built a house once. Due to issues in my marriage, I never had the opportunity to live in it, and it never became a home. Sometimes, it is with bitter sweetness that I watch as you make yours what mine never was. Your dream and your children are thriving. You are truly blessed. If northern Idaho is anything like northern Minnesota, sometimes it rains when they say it will sometimes it doesn't.
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I like whoever penned that comment I'm curious to know more and to see what kind of fun you like to have because the way your mind works in order to make the comment you did has me intrigued and I want to jump down the rabbit hole and see what kind of fun we can have but I have 1 rule everyone and I mean everyone involved has to be having the best time of there life or I'm out and I will simply walk away and wish every person alive all the joy they could possibly have I want to be happy and go with the flow
Truely a birthday blast to remember! Way to slide into 40 gracefully Melissa!
Or scream frantically 😆
Incredible 😃 Melissa, I remember you shaking as you got on the lift to do the roofing. You climbed that ladder carrying the joists like a trooper! Loved the sky shots🙂 The adventure that you've built into your family helps destroy fear and build confidence. Your closing summary about living for tomorrow brought back memories of a luncheon celebrating my promotion. A true friend of mine put their fork down and just looked at me. I stopped talking and asked him what? He pointed that instead of enjoying the moment I was speculating what I would accomplish in the future. He brought me back into the moment. I've never forgotten that. So I have lived it to this day. And follow wisdom from the Bible, "Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”-yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” - James 4:13-15"
Amen
You two are incredible together. No matter whatever the outcome it’s always going to be worth it especially when it’s done as a team. ❤😊
What a fun day . The build is coming along. Amazing that you two built a whole house in the same time it takes other RUclipsrs to complete one room. Can’t wait to see how you handle the heights on the second story .
You made me cry with your ending monologue... WHAT A BEAUTIFUL STATEMENT.... to know you are living your best life and enjoy every moment.... Great work by the way... MY LEGS HURT FOR YOU ON THE LAST Board.... LOL 😅
Kenji on the job..helping to compact the gravel..n " Meow" making sure the " emergency exit still works !! So funny!
Enjoyed the visit..n the ride thru the trees awesome !!! Thanks!
🎂👍🧙♂️👍🎂
So wonderful you’re still taking us with you in your huge journey! Lots of work and and fun, just the way it should be! God’s blessings always for your beautiful family!❤❤❤
Aww, it's always disappointing when things don't go the way you planned, but it'll get done! Happy birthday to you both! ❤
HAPPY BIRTHDAY your now officially a TEENAGER!!!🎉😊 I so enjoy watching your videos, the fact that you made mistakes is only human. You showing them makes the rest of us like your videos even more. You show us the real side of your family’s story. A real journey through life’s ups and downs instead of everything being rainbows and unicorns ! You keep it real, thank you for that, you just amaze me
Rainbows and ponies around here!
Реально балдёж 👍
Good day from Kamakura, Japan 🇯🇵! Congratulations Melissa & Kaimani! 🎊🎉🐶🤩👍🏾
Wow that rainbow section was amazing.
Excellent videography & story telling. Great job. What a great birthday celebration !!! 🥰
Thank you so much 💓
The curvature of the porch is going to be stunning. 🤩 Y’all have already built such an amazing place. Can’t wait to see the finished product. 🤍
Ok I'm in tears, your family is so inspiring and teach so much to all of us....thank you so much!
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You guys never cease to amaze me from your builds to the different adventures that you take loved the entire thing except for the fact that your having to wait another week but we never know what God's timing for our lives will be or what we need to learn from a situation until it's placed in our path I pray that God will continue to bless you all sending ❤ love from the great state of Texas
God bless
Full packed video!! Lol the cat!!!! Kenji is just like my dogs, looking for the most uncomfortable place to nap.
Happy Birthday Melissa 🎂 🥳 Glad you and your family had an amazing day celebrating your day.
Thank you so much 💓
Love the way you capture the endearing personality of each and every animal who makes a cameo in your videos!❤. Never stop appreciating the life that surrounds you!
Lol The kitty and Kengi😂🤣. Love how you corrected the joists! And the zip lining was awesome, good for you❤❣️🎁🎉🥳
You both have the sweetest children and you all looked like you had great fun, amazing day out zip-lining. Making memories is what everyday is about.❤❤
Thanks for shearing the sheep. I can cross that off my list. ;-) And great job zip-lining. I'm horribly afraid of heights so I'll just live vicariously through you, and cross that off my list, as well. I'm excited to see Neveah's video of zip-lining. I'll bet it's lit!
I love how you showed Kenji's unused bed, along with him using rebar as a pillow, and showed the huge open barn door, along with the tiny opening the cat chose to use for exiting 🥰😃❤ You are the BEST video editor!!
Awww thank you 😊 I just film the shenanigans around here, they tell the story.
What great progress you made on your building. That's what I call team work. What birthday fun you all had at the end. I am not sure if I could have done it!
Love and best wishes to you all from Mike. ❤
My legs were hurting watching you go up and down those ladders :) Amazing accomplishment! Looks great
I’m always expecting the worst just in case it happens. I think if I do it won’t hurt me as much, but most of the time I end up hurting myself. I’ll never learn because the worst does come walking around the corner from time to time.
It sure was fun watching your family having soooo much fun 🎉🎉🎉
Looks like you all had a blast, looked fun from here. Garage is coming along nice and your having fun in between. 👍👍❤️❤️🇨🇦
Wow, your place is sooooo coming along :). That patio is going to look amazing :). Happy birthday to both of you, looks like you had a great time with the rope runs :) I am going to look at AG1 too. the only problem is that i think i need to move to the USA to take advantage of the codes :). Guys seriously, you are all doing well and your videos gives me a high point in my week. You make me smile. :) :) :)
Thank you so much 💓
Hey Younghans, I’m a 71-year-old man that grew up in Alaska. I tell you this in the best part about grizzly bears. I was chased by one at 12 years of age my dad taught us boys to run down the mountain if we were Chase. Fortunately, there was a 50 foot shale slide which I took. Was cut up pretty badly. What helped in that decision, was about 2 yrs afore our guide for 5 ayears
slide.
This video was enjoyable and had a lot of content. At first I was thinking, "Another week to pour concrete" but after seeing you and your family having fun on the zip lines made it all good. I am looking forward to seeing your next video.
Next video is so exciting!!!
“So maybe this week didn’t turn out exactly as we planned; but it ended up better then we imagined!” Who could imagine the beauty of our lives? Only when we are allowed to step back; with awareness that we can see what we have. Thank you for your videos and allowing us to be be present in these moments. Hāu’oli Lā hānau to you and Kaimani 💕 Mālama Pono and A hui hou 🤙🏽
Mahalos 🤙🏽 🤙🏽 🤙🏽
😂 door wide open vs sliver of a door open...fluffy and soft vs rock and steel....oh the choices the choices. It's ALL looking FANTASTIC 😍. Better to be long than short....it all works out 😀. What an awesome picture of Gods promise, the rainbow 🌈. Zippity Zip Line!!!! Livin Life! Looking forward to seeing your next video 😁 May God continue to bless you and your family in body, mind and spirit.
The cat squeezing out of the barely open door while the other was fully open reminded me of one of my dogs. I had a sliding glass doors to my yard that had a doggy door insert so they could go in and out. I had put that frosted film on the lower half of the doors so the dogs didn't slam into it and they'd remember where the door was. When the glass door was actually open, the others would go in and out of it; but dear old Avi, who was like 13 years old, would continue to go in and out through the doggy door.
Happy birthday to you both looks like you all had a blast. God bless you and your family .
Thank you, God bless
How much fun your family has together.
That opening Ariel view of the property is seriously breathtaking. Just love it. Everything is coming together nicely, of course bumps in the way, still beautiful and the garden❤️❤️ thank you for sharing. I am caught up with a lot of videos i might have missed a few but enough to now fully subscribed to your channel ❤️🍷 have a healthy week😊 words to live by Melissa ❤️
Thank you so much for being here ❤️
The zip line looked like so much fun is the "INCREDIBLE ENDING". Can't wait to see the patio once pored. Will have to send you some dry weather for next week.
I’m proud of Nevaeh. It certainly looks like she’s conquering her fears!
Great video ! Between garage building, the horses, the cool cat , Kenji being patio supervisor, and zip lining, it all looked like great fun ! The rainbow was beautiful! Always look forward to Saturday to serve what's next in your agenda ! Have a great weekend !
Good morning Family! Great job on floor joists! Great rectifying the cuts too! Glad family had fun!🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s
Happy birthday to you two! 🎉 I see your 🐑 got new haircuts! Kenji, rocks and rebar? 😂 Living your best life!
Man that was a lot of climbing up and down, my arms and legs are sore from just watching. Ohhh my goodness Kenji and the cat gave me a good laugh, silly babies. I’m so glad that the kids are actually being able to care for and ride their pony. I think the pony loves her new family and home. I hope you both enjoyed your birthday. It looked like everyone had a great time.
Your animals make me smile great to see things coming on. Glad you all enjoyed the birthday’s
The cat squeezing thru the garage door: “ It was the CHALLENGE Momma, to see if I had gained too much winter weight! 😂
Haha....I did Timberline for the first time when I was 63 then again when I was 65. What a way to make your pulse race!! Thinking of maybe doing the parasail over Lake CdA on my 70th next year. Wonderful that you had an adventure on your 40th, but remember that there are adventures to be had as long as you are living and breathing, no matter what age you are!
Great videography!!! Love the idiosyncrasies of cats and dogs ! Such fun! Hugs from N.C..❤️
Thank you 😊
GLAD YOU ALL HAD FUN HOWEVER I WOULD HAVE BEEN SCARD TO DEATH==HUGS 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Very cool to conquer the "yoist" part. Zip lining looks awesome. Can't wait to see the concrete.
How exciting celebrating y’all’s birthday by zip lining! The garage looks so good! Can’t wait to see the rest of the build and when y’all get your porch poured. It will be so beautiful! Love seeing the kids ride that sweet pony! ❤❤❤❤❤
Next week!!!!
You guys are a amazing family.
Happy Birthday 🎉
The kitty is so cute and Kinji will lay anywhere 🙃
Thank you 😊
Maravilloso el tiraron por la tirolina, gran trabajo con las vigas del garaje, animo familia ❤❤❤
I’ve been zip-lining in Coeur d’Alene, for my 60th birthday. It was very fun! I was waiting to see what was the last run when I did it, which was the very long run that went over the highway and was incredibly high off the ground, but it wasn’t in the video. Have they modified the course? Your build is looking great!
Thank you sir too you and to your family. It must not always be great for your family to be such a open to the world on ur videos. Iam grateful. It's awesome to be allowed to witness the transformation and blessing, from police officer to self sufficient family living the life we all should be doing . So thanks .. 😊 from a grateful grandfather, retired DAV ,farmer hahah yea I know I pick the hardest life choices.. but it has always been the most rewarding.. as u know 😊
I loved watching the cat squeezing through the door when there was another wide open 😂 and Kenji laying down on the concrete with his bed next to him 😁 gotta love them 🥰 and at the end watching the family having fun 😊 thank you guys for everything you do and God bless 🙏💖
Ola, um ótimo final de semana. Acompanho vcs a bastante tempo e aguardo os vídeos para ver o progresso e gosto muito. Amei a tomada do gato se espremendo na porta enquanto a outra estava aberta e cachorro deitado no chão no meio das ferragens e a cama ao lado! 😂😊. Perfeito.
😆 🤣 silly pets
Amazing 😍. Saudações do Brasil.🇧🇷
Sorry, I forgot, happy birthday 🎁 🎉 for you and your son.
At 64, I'd go zip-lining in a second! Iv'e already solo skydived, rafted the Colorado, and parasailed in Hawaii...and raised three kids, 8 pets, and tropical fish.... lol
......zip-lining is the one thing left, I'd love to do.
Happy Birthday, and happy building!!! It all looks so amazing!
God bless!
Proud of what you do Melissa to help build and you did great on those joices and I knew you could. Loving your cement vision of the patio. Going to look wonderful and then you can sit on the front porch and relax and enjoy those beautiful mountains. I truly miss the mountains. I'm 71 years old now and when we build out house I was 24 and my husband 30. Each climb up that ladder reminded me of the burn in my legs as we build everything. I understand your tired and aching bodies.
Guys this build is flying 😉
Kira is really enjoying her new horse👍
Kenji's too tired to go the extra step😂
Kitty is practicing for her escape😹
And you guys were afraid of the suspended bridge‼️
WOW I'd die 🙈
❤️ So glad you enjoyed it Armida
MAS QUE FAMILIA LINDA VCS/ TEM/// AMEI VE/ LOS MAIS UMA VEZ///PARABENS///
Beautiful, Pushing the limits and making that lasting memories. Not only your work but You're play. A lifetime of memories, And no regrets. A great example for us all.
What a fun ending! I've done that several times myself in various places. Always a great time. 😀😀
Wow what a Great Video ! You two did a great job on the garage in one day 👍👍👍 And then the trip to go Zip Lining WOW ! You All Looked Like You Were Having A Great Time ! Good for you 👍👍😁😆 Thanks for taking us along with your family 🙏🙏 God Bless You All 🙏
And remember to Stay Safe And Be Careful Out There 🙏🙏. Looking forward to seeing more next week 🙏❤️🙏👍❤️✝️
Happy Birthday! That ziplining looks terrifying!😮 I've heard of sleeping like a rock, but Kenji takes it to the next level by sleeping like a rock on the rocks! Have a great week! 😀
The cat 🐈 coming out of the crack in the garage door & the dog 🐕 laying 8 feet away from his bed was hilarious
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Melissa, you really should write a book, seriously. You are insightful and you really hit home with your commentary ❤
Those zip lines were sooo much fun. Really impressed how your kids had no fear and jumped right in.. kudos to all 👍😎🥰
Thanks for the reminder about being present and not always looking ahead! It is a real struggle some days.
Happy Birthday Melissa & Kaimani! Wishing you a very blessed year and beyond. Love watching your videos. Have a blessed weekend...Love Hugs Happiness and Prayers...🥳🎉💗😇🙏🏻
Thank you so much 💓
We LOVE zip lining so much - and I'm in my 70s. It is really, really fun. Once we did the ziplines in caves in Kentucky - now THAT is a blast.
Love the dog but did not understand why he was not friends with the bed. Love, love, love the sky cam. How cool that you filmed a rainbow. I am so glad that the horses are getting along. It is nice to see that you are still making some progress with the cement and the build. Little by little you are getting there. I am sure there are some special building codes for having a living space above the garage for fire rating and clean air. It is always good to see you.
The skies are absolutely gorgeous especially the one with the rainbow over the horses
Cute shots of the cat squeezing under the garage door next to the wide open door. Then Kenji sleeping on gravel and rebar instead of his fluffy bed!
Very beautiful summary today. Your lives are so busy with building the homestead, but you still find time for family outings. You are creating memories that can never be taken from you and your children.
Howdy neighbors. We started our PoleBarn/ Shop build today. We poured our Foundation first to have a nice level surface to work on. STAMP ON!
Wow, you are rocking this build. Going up fast. The Rainbow was amazingly bright
how kind and compassionate of you guys to help out those who are in trouble with money for the holidays. I am sure you brightened up their days, especially the one who tragically lost a child. how generous of you two! and what skillful house builders you are, I wouldn't have a clue. wow. glad your dog survived too. god bless you.
Thank you, God bless you
So fun to see how things are moving right along. What a bunch of hard working people. WOW . Thank you for sharing.
I zip lined for the first time in December, and I’m 62. It was amazing.
I watched this and thought, "I'm so glad that I accidentally stumbled across one of y'all's videos way back when. These always fill my heart." Thank you for choosing to let us in as you do. It's a LOT of work to create these videos, and to make them as beautiful as they are; I truly appreciate that time and effort! ❤
Thank you so much 💓
You got me again, expecting something big going wrong and not at all, 1/8 of an inch too long. It is great how you got the cat to crawl under the door. Enstad of using the open one. Pore Kengi, so tired he couldn't make it to his bed. Melissa, look at the bright side, you are 40, NOT Kaimani! You have to give Jeremy a bad time when he turns 40. Get him a lot vitamins, a walker for his back, and a 6 pack of Ensure! I tried zzip lining one time, they need to have a rest room halfway. Great to see Kyra and Eli on the new horse by themselves. You guys rock!
WOW!! The work you all are doing is amazing! Happy Birthday! Kenji & kitty are hilarious.
Mellissa: the score in this is amazingly great! Fresh. Original And quite easy to listen to. There might even be a deeper layer of meaning that I haven't had time to listen to yet. And you definately need to share your secret for capturing the night skies. The stars are so vivid! Do you list your photography equipment somewhere?
Hope the weather turned for you.
The zip line, my fear of heights, still looks fun. Got 25 years on you and I'm still looking for thrills. This keeps me young
Happy 40th birthday Melissa and 14th birthday Kaimani (hope I remembered correctly)! Gabby is coming along greatly and Kenji is like my pups - provided with all the comforts but prefer to sleep on the hard floor .. too funny! I would have to think long and hard to go zip lining, but it does look like fun - that bridge however .. YIKES!! Have a great week and I can't wait to see the patio pour (hopefully) next week. God bless your family and your homestead ❤
Happy birthday to the both of you! Glad that you liked zip lining love it! Trying different things is fun and surprising!