We Went on a Break…This Is Why

Before this vlog probably starts, >> can we just address >> our outfits and the contrast from the last vlog? >> Oh, I know. >> It was sunny. We're in t-shirts and shorts. We're now in like full trousers. >> I think we've just No, I think it's I think it's hot and we're going to regret it and we're going to get all stressed. >> No, I think this is the end of British summer. >> Really? >> I think it's the end. I think that's it. I think we're going into autumn. >> I think you're being dramatic. I think today it's it's 19 still. Feels like 16. That's good for jumper. We're in layers, loose. We're in warm, fluffy layers. Do >> you know what? I think I'm actually going to put my heated seat on today. Just maybe on one. When people moan about the British weather, this is what they're talking about. How quickly it changes from warm to cold. >> Is that why? >> Like the day after. >> Is that why? >> That is why, mate. Secret confession. We don't mind it too much. We're almost kind of looking forward to Christmas at this point, but that's that's another story. [Music] Remy has fallen asleep on that drive. Look at him. [Music] Now, I don't know if this is a boy thing or it's every child this age. I mean, let me know in the comments if you've got a boy and you feel the same way. If you've got a girl, and it is a girl thing as well, but I swear this boy has so much energy that if we're not out of the house for like 90% of the day, running around, climbing, jumping, he's just in such a better mood when he's outside. Uh, not that he's he does enjoy being home and he does love playing with his toys and stuff, and he he's great at playing on his own at the moment, like making little setups and stuff, but we just need to give him that time and space to climb and jump and run because he just thrives doing that kind of stuff. So basically how our days look at the moment are a lot of running around and for some reason he doesn't even nap in the day. Uh he sleeps quite early but he wakes up quite early. He just he can just go non-stop. It's honestly insane his energy levels. [Applause] Remy's got the right idea. He's more than happily having a little nap. I'm actually wearing the same as him today. I've just realized it's like a waffly sleepsuit. We got these from M&S. It was £15 for three, which I thought was really good value. They're zip up as well, which is a must do cuz I cannot be dealing with poppers anymore. And I'm also in a waffly creamy number. And I'm not too hot actually. It's still very gray. [Music] >> Yeah. Where's umbrella? >> Underneath the buggy, darling. Don't worry. But it's not sunny today, so we're fine. [Music] Oh, I see. >> Look, these ones, right? If you face this way, you can swing on these, can't you? So, this is Kod's new favorite place on Earth. It's like this outdoor gym. Nothing really for kids or to do with kids, but he just loves climbing, going on the monkey bars with my help, swinging on these ropes and like climbing all the bars and hanging and swinging and stuff like that. And we call this the Buzz Park because he plays a game on the PlayStation 5, Buzz Lightyear. And Buzz swings on all swings on things and jumps off things. And he's like, "It's like Buzz Lightyear." So we just named it the Buzz Park. I quite like it, too, cuz I can like get some pull-ups in and stuff, keep fit whilst keeping three and a halfyear-old entertained. [Music] Also, this time a year ago, I couldn't do a single pull-up. So, they have come along and do like six or seven now. The goal is 10. So, yes, welcome back to another vlog. Hope you guys are all doing really well. Camera's going to fall. No, it's not. Again, balancing the camera on some stupid things. It is Monday morning for us and we wanted to get out early this morning even though the weather >> Yeah, we did, didn't we? >> We did, didn't we? The weather has got colder. [Music] >> But a quick thank you to everyone who watched the previous vlog on the channel. >> We are loving picking the camera up again more and filming these family days, just these family vlogs of what we're up to. and Lucy and I were chatting yesterday and we're just both feeling so grateful that you guys are here and you watch the videos and you comment and you message us and you interact even when we're not on these crazy trips. We're just at home and living our family life with Remy who's now 3 months, Koda who's 3 and a half. So many of you actually came to that vlog. Look at you, mate. Woohoo. So many of you actually commented on that vlog saying you hadn't watched our videos for a while or even seen vlogs with Remy in them. So, if that's you and you maybe haven't visited the channel for a little while, thanks so much for coming back. >> Like this. >> Like that. That's cool. I'm gonna sit on this one, which just spins around and around. Whoa. We also saw some comments that people said that it's so nice to see our videos popping up more frequently again. So, another thank you. And yeah, we have >> Hold on. >> Okay. >> Go like this. Look. >> Wa. You can do it yourself. >> Yeah. >> Cool. >> Woohoo. And yeah, we have definitely been >> Look at me. Mommy, >> look. >> Look at me. Mommy. >> Woohoo. And yeah, we have definitely been picking the camera up a lot more recently after intentionally taking some time off. Um, a break away from filming videos, a break away from work in general, a break away from YouTube a little bit. And that was something we had to do. That was something that we wanted to do. We purposely chose to do this time round. As in when Remy was born, because when Kod was born, he was born after like the most crazy year of our lives. the end of lockdown when we were still in the Philippines coming back to the UK for the first time in years. We'd bought an apartment whilst we were out there without even seeing it and that was the place we were going to move into. At first we bought that as an investment when Lucy was pregnant. We decided we'll come back to the UK. We decided that well we own this apartment. We're just going to move in there which actually was just down there. No, it wasn't. >> Look at me. Yeah, it was. It was just over there in one of those side roads, but down in this kind of beach area. >> Look at you, mate. >> Are you loving that one? >> Yeah. >> Did you do that when you were like three and a half? >> Um, yeah, probably did. >> You did? >> Yeah. >> Did you go there before? >> Well, this wasn't here when I was a kid. All this was just grass. They've put all this in. >> That's a spot of luck, isn't it? >> Very lucky. But they're just grass. >> Just grass when I was a boy. Yeah. >> Yeah. Also, did you run around a house? >> I run around on the grass. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Cuz I also grew up in a road down there when I was your age. Actually, a little bit older. Yeah. This is the area I grew up in. >> No, I moved here when I was I think eight. >> Oh, >> yeah. I lived in a different part of town. Then I moved down here to the seafront. >> This is literally where I grew up. This area around here is my childhood. >> Oh yeah, you are. So yeah, when Koda was born, we were still in that um we were kind of on the back end of daily vlogging. So we were I think uploading more frequently. >> When you did you like like do like do like this when I was there. >> Wa. Very cool, mate. So, like looking back on the channel, when Kod was born, we were filming a ton of videos and we never really took that break, so that time off, which equally was a choice at that time. But now having the two of them, how much time parenting takes up, also how quickly the time goes, because Remy is now 3 months already, and that's just flown by. And we've basically been taking the opportunity and made the conscious decision to take that break when he was born to just enjoy family time, go for nice days out, spend time as a four, get to know Remy as a baby and his personality which is just coming through now. But now I would say we're very much in a place where we're like, we don't want to not film for too long. And there have been vlogs popping up here and there as you guys have hopefully seen, but we don't want to not film too much. We want to get the balance just right basically because we love watching these vlogs back and to document the kind of growing up of Koda and Remy together is just so special and to have it on the channel. For example, moments like this. >> Can I go back on there? >> On the top is just so affectionate with his brother. He just loves him to people. Remy equally gives that back. He laughs. She giggles at Koda. Okay, Lucy's just handed me a fairly warm nappy. So, that's lovely. Delights delights of the job. And yeah, from the sounds of the comments of the last video. You guys quite enjoyed just coming along with us for a day, watching our kind of family life, what we're in at the moment. A little example, which I didn't film, that's happened already today. When we went to that coffee shop, I realized I had not put any parking on the car. Had to sprint back to the car. Luckily, didn't get a ticket. put 2 hours parking on the car, came back, my coffee was there waiting for me, but then something awkward happened. And tell me, tell me if this would make you feel awkward. So, I always ask for my coffee not too hot because I hate it when you have like the first sip, burns your tongue, can't taste anything for the rest of the day. So, I always really politely, >> that's a cool noise, man. I always really politely request that my coffee is not too hot in coffee shops. And if it's done like the first time, great, perfect, move on. But today they made it very very hot and I had one sip, burnt my tongue and then very politely requested that it was made again. And I hate doing that. I really hate doing that because you just sound like a very fussy customer. You may come across pretentious. I don't know. I just need to have my coffee at that certain temperature. Even saying that out loud sounds pretentious. I promise it's not. I just don't particularly enjoy burning my tongue. Where do you sit? Just just a little comment like we used to do on the vlogs all the time. a little comment your opinion on that small debate whilst you're watching the vlog. Where do you stand? Is that like is that totally fine? Would you do the same? Or are you someone in a restaurant if the food's not good? And they come over and say, "How's the food?" And you're like, "Oh yes, lovely. Thank you very much. Really nice." Or do you tell them? We decided to have some breakfast at this place, Perch, which was built a little while ago. We haven't been in yet. It used to be a pizza place, but now they do kind of brunch and stuff. >> Yeah. You want to sit inside? >> Outside looks quite nice, guys. This way, darling. The doors are on the other side. >> Does look quite nice. Kind of reminds me of a place we went in Dubai. Cannot remember the name, but it all was this kind of design and stuff. >> Okay. So, it's one of those sort of order on the phone and it comes due to pay now. So, they don't the only kids stuff they do is like toast or like a fry up. But, Kod really wanted pancakes. We're having to order him an adult portion of pancakes. So, we might end up sharing them. Um, George is getting the eggs and avocado bacon and I'm getting a bacon bath. >> You want that? Sausage and toast. I might like that. >> You want that instead? Maybe do some toast. >> Okay, we'll do that. >> Yeah, you want that instead. Yeah. >> Pancakes. Yeah. Like >> sausage, bacon, toast, orange juice, all that. >> Okay, we'll do that instead. Yeah. >> Kids breakfast. >> But I don't want eggs. >> Okay. Well, daddy will eat your egg. >> I'll have the egg. >> Look, he's taller. He's taller than daddy. Wow. having done arm wrestle. >> Find another one. >> So, the one you had. >> No. >> No. It ripped. >> Oh, let's leave it. >> Let's do some more stickers. >> It rips a little bit. >> It's not good. >> Oh, sorry. >> Mine's arrived. So, I've got some egg, bacon, hash brown, cheese, and spinach. >> Got a little kids breakfast, and George has got like an avocado bacon thing. And Cody didn't want his egg, so I got an extra egg. >> Perfect. >> Yummy. >> Okay, back in the car. We made it. Such a palava, but we did it. We're getting It's getting easier, >> I think. What did you say about getting easier? When's that? >> When's that happening? >> What do you say? >> Let's get out of here, shall we? >> Um, when we get home, I've got something fun. I want to set up with Kod. I want him to paint us a picture that we're going to hang above our bed up here. >> There's something. I hope he comes up with some like incredible artwork because whatever it is, it's going in our room now for good >> and I've just committed to it. We're just gonna do it. So hopefully he's in a good head space to like paint something beautiful and not just like make a brown mush on a canvas. >> But if it ends up being brown mush, still going to be beautiful >> cuz he made it. >> Cuz he made it and it's going up on our bed, whatever happens. So we're going to use that as like a bowl to put it in. So I'll do it for you. Hang, let me open it first. There's actually two [Music] circles and anything you like on it. Okay. [Music] >> Yeah, you can do that. >> Yeah. Dip it in a bit more paint and then it will be a better color cuz you got two to do. One line there and then one line the other way. But it doesn't matter how you do it. [Music] >> Okay. That's really cool. >> It's like a snake. >> It's like a snake. Wow. I love it. [Music] Okay. This has become hand painting now. So, we're just going with it. We're going with the flow. Oh, okay. Yeah. Perfect. And not my phone. Lovely. No. Thank you. >> What do you think of our art? Oh, okay. Okay, we're painting the grass. Co, what do you think, mate? >> They're actually very cool. I'm very pleased with these. So, these are the finished masterpieces. I actually really like them. Pretty abstract. We got some different shapes going on here. But, um, if they dry today and I can put them up in this video, I will. If not, I will put a picture in of it on the wall once they're finished if we're not filming by the time they're on the actual wall. But, look at this. We got some swirly things. Got some lumps of paint. I love it. Good job, codes. Okay, a little bit later now and we are home. Myself, Lucy, and Remy are home. Koda has gone off to Lucy's mom's and in the middle of that, I just had a little appointment which I will talk about. I said I was going to talk about a few things in an upcoming vlog and I need to make coffee so that might as well be now. Over the last year or two, I would say where's my coffee? Here it is. Going to use this coffee. I picked this up at Brighton Coffee Festival that Luc and I went to was it two weekends ago? If you live near or around Brighton, by the way, next year, obviously, it's been and gone now, but if you love coffee, or even if you are not necessarily into coffee, but you just love coffee and like trying different coffees, come along to Brighton Coffee Festival. It is such a good day, and we're still getting through the beans that we bought from that. Anyway, yeah, over the last 2 years, I would say that I have been on a bit of a health and wellness, fitness journey that has taken ups and downs. >> Can you hear this? You could just say it. >> Lucy said that I've said that a million times. I probably have. Yeah. I would say for the last two or three years, I've been very health consscious, but right now more than ever, I'm locked into a specific goal and I've actually worked out what I need to do to get to that specific goal scientifically, and I'm sticking to it harder than ever. That's slightly related to what I'm talking about, but I guess I've been in a kind of self-improvement kind of zone for a couple of years. Wow. >> Lucy's laughing at all the phrases that I'm choosing to use. If you remembered, we both had our teeth straightened and whitened at Love Teeth a couple of years back. I changed the way I was eating cuz I was having like tummy aches all the time and indigestion issues. That all that's all gone cuz I've changed the way that I've been eating. My strength is the highest it's ever been in the gym right now. My body fat is the lowest it's ever been. I'll put in a little comparison picture here quickly. The progress I've been doing, I'm really feeling good. I'm really locked in on it. And part of this whole general well-being, I've been focusing on sleep, trying to with kids, been focusing on stress again, trying to with our busy lives. Certain supplements. I recently did a testosterone test and I'm going to do like some other blood tests that you can send off or just to get a picture of your body and your health. Sounds like I'm about to go into some sponsored section. On this occasion, I'm not. But yeah, part of that um for me personally, just a very much my own thing was getting some of my moles removed. And it turned out a lot of them were not moles, they were warts. So I've been covered in warts my whole life apparently. Great. And you may have noticed, I don't know, I mean I used to have like two there, one on my shoulder there, couple on my chest, big one on the side of my head, um and another few which about 6 months ago I got completely removed. And I am just so happy with the look. But it's just a personal thing. It's purely cosmetic. They weren't dangerous. They weren't in any way bad. Got them all properly checked out prior to having them removed. But for me, it was just a decision I made that made me feel good, made me feel better about myself. That ties in with all the kind of self-improvement stuff that I'm doing. So, that is where I was. I was at my final mole removal appointment. I won't show you too close up, but you might see like this one's a little bit red. This was the the final. This used to be huge on the side of my head. It's now completely flat. It was just a tiny bit left. So hopefully in a week or so it's just going to be completely gone. And I also won't show you too closely, but you can probably see a red patch on my chest. The final two there. And then everything I wanted removed has gone. [Music] I'm also now going to make up one of my go-to meals at the moment, which is Greek yogurt. using this one at the moment. 2%. We usually use a 5% cuz it's way tastier when the fat's higher. And we don't fear fat. I'm not a nutritionologist, but from everything I've done my own research on, certain fat and a certain amount of fat is good for you. I never ever buy lowfat stuff. By the way, I was joking. I know it's not a nutritionologist. I know it's a neutrologist. Don't worry. I'm bound to get comments saying, "George, it's not a nutritionologist. It's a neutrologist." Now, I'm going to get comments people thinking I'm serious about that as well. banana. This is Oh dear, we got a shop about to arrive. This is the last banana, but I never ever waste food. So, we are having the brown spotty banana. Oh, I've messed up. What I'm supposed to do is mix in a few things in this yogurt before I add stuff to it because my brain is my brain. I'm not concentrating. So, I've been having a scoop of creatin every single day. 5 g a day or 3 g. Is it three? 5 g. I think they say 3 to 5 g a day. This helps with strength in the gym and some other things that you can Google. Again, I'm not a nutrition file. Then I found this whey protein. I I generally don't like whey protein too much because of all the other ingredients that a lot of products have. However, this is a very clean one. Not sponsored. Just found on Amazon. That is the brand. So, I've been having a scoop of that in my Greek yogurt as well. And this is like a healthy meal that tastes incredible. It essentially ends up tasting like dessert. That's all mixed together. I then add just realized I've been speaking this whole time and you can't actually see what I'm doing. I add a handful of frozen berries. Oh, that's hardly worth putting back. Just finish that off. And then a very small drizzle of maple syrup. Obviously, this has sugars, but it is pure maple syrup that literally comes from a tree. Little bit of that. And that with my coffee makes my second meal of the day. Okay, it's now the next day and I've just picked my phone up. I don't even know where the vlogging camera is. We've had the busiest day ever. I don't know what it is at the moment, but we are incredibly busy. So, on this channel, on the car channel, family stuff, planning things. We've got loads of trips coming up um in the next couple of months, and there's just so much to arrange. We're working with loads of really cool brands. We're off to Bryson tomorrow to film with a brand for my Instagram. It feels really busy, which is a great thing in our sort of line of work. It's a good thing to be busy, but I'm feeling burnout creeping in. I'm not going to lie. I'm feeling like my heart's a little bit my heart rate's a bit up. I'm feeling a little bit stressed. We were just saying maybe we book a few days off soon and like block them out in the diary and just not make any plans. I think we do all need that as a family as soon as possible. But I really can't complain cuz it's all good stuff. But I wanted to show you, I don't know if I actually mentioned it yesterday, the final pieces of art here. We're going to pop them up above our bed. I think they're really cool. like a bit bit random, bit abstract, but it's come from our little boy. So, very special. Remy is doing good today. Are you Remy? Are you happy? Are you happy, boy? >> Yeah, that's good. He's so long. Honestly, it's like it's ridiculous how long this boy is for his age. >> And also a bit of a reality check. This is how our lounge looks most of the time. Toys everywhere. Toys. Toys. George's new walking pad. Trainers. Washing line. I'm just doing a reality check here, guys. Don't believe everything you see online. Chalk. Upside down paddling pool. Blue grass. More toys. Weights. A random tile pool. And honestly, don't believe everything you see. nappy changing station on our nice table stuff. Oh my goodness, this is a joke. I need to sort this out. But there's not time for it right now. So, for now, I'm just letting go and accepting the fact that there's more important things in life right now than mess. Oh god, it's really messy. I'm overwhelmed. So, yeah. Thank you so much for watching today's video. I hope you enjoyed it. Please give the video a thumbs up if you enjoyed it today and subscribe if you're new. subscribing. It seems like something that every single person on YouTube ever says. Although it doesn't matter if you don't subscribe. Obviously, it's up to you. It's totally free and it just it helps us out. It it tells YouTube that you enjoy watching our content and hopefully it means it gets seen by more people. Um because we do find sometimes some videos for some reason don't get shown to as many people, but then other videos it's a bit random. The whole algorithm, it's very confusing. But yeah, things like thumbs up and subscribing really helps us out. So, if you don't mind, that would be absolutely amazing. 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