8 People In One House [HOW WE MAKE IT WORK]

[@SavyMommyMoments]

How about “A day in the life of “X””? Each family member has the camera all day filming their day? Would be cool to get their personal experience. Or maybe “20 questions with X” I feel like your kids are all so unique and have a lot of cool experience and views to share.

[@chaileyjacobson8794]

They’ve actually done something like that before where each kid had their own vlog. I believe they were titled “Seven’s Vlog”, “Filia’s Vlog”, etc. You should be able to find them.

[@jennyroberts9122]

Just Awesome!! My grandparents raised 11 children and owned your home 1976- 1997. Many of my aunts, uncles, cousins, family friends and myself have so many stories and memories of this childhood home. It's great to see another big family is enjoying it. Your home changes are absolutely incredible. Would love to see it in person.

[@lynlandham3779]

That's very cool!

[@riverrat1149]

Wow! Old stories meet new stories. That would be special for sure.

[@FightforTogether]

Wow, that's crazy! And so cool! I would love to hear your stories. You're welcome to come by and we'll give you a real-life tour. -Kami

[@swilliams2575]

There's a vlog idea in itself. How the house has evolved over the last 40+ years.

[@faithlersey9138]

That’s amazing!

[@keaghanimpala8211]

You should make a vlog about what you all eat in a day.

[@SarahOutdoors]

Wow, the mural along the stairs is epic!

[@a.sophia.b]

I would love to see a video where the kids talk about what they what in their futures! Their Dream schools, careers, family life, where they would love to live, etc.

[@rhondallyons9842]

Those are cool bunk beds! I would like a slow video of them. Did you build them? That room is full of beds!!! So how many floors are there?

[@FightforTogether]

3 floors not including the basement. A friend of ours built them. -Kami

[@nathansharp3193]

I noticed you have more beds than kids. Was that to help with the rental value of the home on your AT trip, or just to have wiggle room? I once did a remodel for a large family that had a vacation/rental home and we put 10 or 12 queen-size bunkbeds in the basement. It ended up being a really neat room that was previously a basement garage - the house was built on a slope.

[@beckiejani7782]

They look a little like the AMC huts in the White Mountains.

[@WatchMegLose]

I'm always interested in the food (budgeting, menu construction, shopping trips).

[@jackfoster8319]

When our family is together , time moves faster than the speed of light. You are so inspiring and gladden my heart.

[@jaidenm2230]

K wait who Else was watching and was like “I would honestly love to go to there house and organize and clean”😂it would be so satisfying ugh

[@jojoply]

Real home, real people, no fluff or worries about real life mess. People are messy. Loved it. Loved it was real.

[@gmor2465]

Let me get this right, Memory forgot something!?!?

[@mdaync4962]

I am interested in the children’s education. Home schooling?

[@hudsonsailor54]

wheat

[@Jay_In_Virginia]

Yay! Thank you Ben, thank you Kami for giving us a glimpse. Your home is as purposefully eclectic as I thought it would be. Some vlog ideas that come to mind are quick, 30 second clips or 1, 2, or 3 minute clips on top of your regular vlogs. Kami singing, Dove's Hair Day, Filia's art, 15 second clips of Eden's opinion, on ANYTHING, lol.

[@nathansharp3193]

That's a beautiful home! A lived in home. I think a gardening series would be kind of neat - showing how your backyard comes to life in the spring and how some love, work, and patience can help a family grow together. It could be a once a week series that wouldn't go on forever. If you have fun doing it, you could do it every year during the growing season.

[@KelseyDunlevy]

Love the philosophy about the table... it's a place to eat, create, think, teach, etc. We treat our table the same way! Each stain, scratch, dent, or mark, tells a story. I'd love a vlog about the city you live in--what places do you tend to frequent, what's the history behind your city, are there any places in your city that you haven't visited that you'd like to... just a couple of thoughts!

[@faithlersey9138]

Way cool house tour! I didn’t see Dove and Eden’s though :). The basement chill space is really cool, and I love the table for 2 on the porch. The coffee shelf is my favorite, and the twinkly lights everywhere add to the coffee house vibe. That is so funny about all the coat hooks in your family! I’d love to see a “creators corner” vlog...different members of the family showcasing something they’ve created along with a story or a description of the significance of the creation. I know this isn’t a “how-to” vlog, but I really enjoyed the coffee vlog and wouldn’t mind more teaching/how to vlogs from you guys when it comes to recipes or random skills you can share. How about how to dumpster dive 😂

[@huyked]

11:35 Wow. Love that staircase, and your three levels! Wow.

[@catiballard]

Beautiful home! You can feel the love coming from every part of your home! Would love to see a day in the life and a family favorite food type video!

[@sandragoodson1892]

Why did you leave Washington state (where you met Kami and grew up?)? How did your parents end up in the house behind you? What about Kami's parents/family? Extended family? College for older kids? Did you already address these topics in other vlogs?

[@bb1330]

Good questions and would love to know the answers :-)

[@FightforTogether]

great questions - ben

[@DocRevo]

Most real family on YT! I advise anyone buying their first house to buy it and LIVE in it. Get your moneys worth out of it, make it home with no worry about resale value or an investment. If you want to add a feature, change. decorate, or paint anything, DO IT! The market can change and make the financial investment worthless, so you better enjoy the life there since you are definitely paying for it!

[@lauram.3666]

I want Kami to do an episode on journaling!

[@moonglow7710]

A Large Family Cooking by Kids series. One of the children can show us a recipe to feed a big family. People love those. I don't, but I would watch yours.

[@paulaherzog9616]

The Crawford Family rocks!! I admire your clear vision for this group of spectacular kids you are raising.

[@lindsaycarpenter2592]

I've always wanted to live in an old home. .the closet thing I think I'll get was having my massage business in a hundred year old house. There's so much to love. .aged wood floors, windows, ceiling moldings, brick walls, crystal door knobs, heavy doors, key holes. I'm obsessed with it all. I'm a lover of wall hooks too. I like the idea of getting antique hooks. I had a rack hanging behind our door and it fell from too much weight and we haven't ever fixed it. In our new house, I'm definitely going to change that up!

[@fpvamp8925]

Im watching more and more videos about your family and its so nice to see how you raise your children in the american society, which has a lot of problems in my eyes. Im from Germany and I support everything you do in your family. Keep it up. Greetings from Germany.

[@joannhempen8210]

I LOVE your home!!! It is so very well lived in and to me that's the best kind of home!! There is so much love and a sense of comfort!! My home is like that too!! They way I decorate my home or how we "live" in our home is for us and our comfort only! The Mural was awesome!! I love all the wood and those stairs are magnificent .. How great that your yard is surrounded my homes of other family members!! Thanks for the video! Beautiful Home!

[@thegranolahome2401]

We’d love an update of the house a year later! Also super interested in other properties and how you handle them/deal with tenants/income/maintenance/etc, homeschool daily/weekly/monthly routines/curriculum you use or how you decide what they kids are doing, and more on how y’all decided to parent the kids and what has changed in your parenting style throughout the years, what the kids want to do in the future for jobs, -just random things we would be interested in!!

[@tracyhayward1920]

Best house tour to date, thank you for sharing with us!

[@MacKenzieHale]

Love the entryway! That staircase is beautiful and so is the mural!!

[@marias8007]

That is a magnificent, unique home..so fitting for your family

[@BeeGeeHikes]

I love, love your home! I would like to know more about your homeschooling schedule, I know that’s one of the hardest things to do.

[@katahdinorbust2197]

Wow...thanks for the tour Crawfords. My favorite part was that stairway mural! Super cool!

[@kellystanley5892]

I love your home! It's so cool.The mural is beautiful .

[@staceykellett7147]

The design of the kids beds are awesome, the mural adds character love it . All together I knew it would be a very interesting house . Because your a unique family totally love it !!!

[@randymannor3075]

How about a day in the life of each family member that would be fun

[@bunchandbackpacks1772]

We're a family of 8 as well. So awesome to see other large families!

[@sailingcircles]

Awesome house!!! Love the stairs, the chalkboard wall and the kids bunk beds!!!

[@denali9643]

I’m an only child. (This may be one reason why I am so impressed and in awe of your family.) Maybe consider a vlog on how your family deals with conflict resolution, fights and forgiveness. Ben and Kami have shared lots of intimate marital details, but how does the whole family stay unified and in love with each other through the normal course of life?

[@toolhog10]

I like how you guys have a family compound all attached. My grandma and grandpa lived across the street from us growing up too. It was really awesome. Seven has the best place in the house, up the epic stairs into the penthouse sweet and next to the huge lounge. Surprised that is not the parents room.

[@sallycroft2191]

Beautiful home, much loved by your family Thanks to everyone for the tour,

[@sindydixon4980]

How about some challenges? A Q and A. More about extended family. Showing photos of the kids growing up...

[@KevinFryAdventures]

I enjoyed the home tour video. How about a video of what you love about your hometown (Cincy-Bellevue), a video about the day in the life of Eden or Dove.

[@staceykellett7147]

Oh Ben I just finished the book the only girl in the world great read can’t wait till your book gets published.

[@FightforTogether]

dang. glad you enjoyed it. - ben

[@MacKenzieHale]

Vlog idea: what a family of 8 eats in a day and or what your grocery haul looks like

[@laurendavies8072]

You should make a what the family eats in a day vlog! Love you guys, thanks for being so unique!

[@Two.gingers.adventures]

I love your house, old houses fixed up are the best!!

[@frolege1]

The first 8:22 mins of video are very normal, kids and Kami showing/describing the house, then Ben starts describing his red dripping paint wall (I just find Ben super interestingly complex, but in a good way). Love the stairway/attic area and living room...and of course that chalkboard

[@FightforTogether]

He is an interesting dude :) -Kami

[@BunchesOfBunnies]

Your dining room table reminds me of Knorrp and South’s dinning room table! If you haven’t seen their channel you should check them out! They’re a family of 11 that travels the world as a family! You guys would absolutely love them!

[@LenserX]

LOVE that staircase mural! And what video/film maker's house would be complete without a downshooter table?

[@stanthemanhikes2965]

your brother did a great job with the stairs!!!

[@stillsearching5780]

Ben, this is 20 Plus years of Law Enforcement experience speaking here. People see enough of your house through normal blogs. DO NOT show them anything this specific again just because they ask! Love ya’ brother!

[@paigenich2335]

What could a criminal do with this information? I always felt funny about full house tours, but can't pinpoint an exact threat because I don't think like a criminal ;)

[@lindsaycarpenter2592]

This is random, but Ben I'd love to see how you make your eggs benedict. I heard Dove say you make the the best. I've never made them myself and love to watch how to do it!

[@angelthompson917]

Wow! Love this episode. Many great reminders in this one "practicality " perfect word! Not focusing on resale value vs living in your home,great advice. Perhaps we need less of that kind of thinking here. The staircase is awesome. Thanks for the tour!

[@karene9131]

Do any of your children plan on going to college? Loved the house tour...I’ve always wondered about the red wall...so cool! I would love to have a mural like that in my house...so unique. You’re children will have wonderful memories of living in that house for sure!

[@tealharmsen4782]

You should do a morning and night routine for each person but using different cameras

[@lieungsuengchok3298]

I love love love the stair case. . .its sooo awesome. . .the house is so awesome and unique!.

[@deirdrepasko9056]

Where do Dove, Eden and Rainier sleep? I watched this twice, and didn't see it? I Love, Love LOVE the mural in the staircase! Also LOVE the exposed brick! Also LOVE the idea that the Grandparents live in the backyard, and that your yards are connected! What a Wonderful experience for them and the children! It's no Wonder that the children MISSED them soooo much while being on the Appalachian Trail! Oh and it's no doubt that your house sold out for an AirBnB while you were gone. That kitchen is a DREAM, and ALL kids would have LOVED those bunk beds!

[@FightforTogether]

Dove and Eden have their own room and Rainier sleeps in the bottom bunk. -Kami

[@StMyles]

Erhu music in basement 😂 segment. The Weasley’s warm and magical house when 7? Looking down stairwell. Winter garden prepping for Spring planting to Autumn harvest.

[@caheisey]

You guys used to have, approximately where the lockers are, a posting on the wall about food principles. I've long wondered what that says and how y'all apply it to your eating. Also, if you did a financial Friday type episode or something, I'd be curious to hear about the plans behind the adjoining priorities which house family members. I'm interested in different forms of collective property ownership/use in communities and wonder how it's set up financially and legally, and how you guys feel like it's going. I understand if you're not interested in (or comfortable) sharing this stuff, though.

[@jennifermechtly8474]

Can you just have an entire episode about those cool bunkbeds!?!?!

[@paulinebrus7580]

I just love your house :) amazing! ideas for other vlogs: how you homeschool + projects. And I am currious what passions you all have. Writing for ben is obvious :P but what about kami and the kids? And what would the elder kids want to do after 'school', like jobs and stuff? Also trips to nature and cities are Always fun to watch :)

[@barragin9893]

Anyone else getting Royal Tenenbaums vibes here?

[@bfbvouabeorbvoaervure963]

5:31 Wait wait wait- Moar?

[@swsarah]

Hello Crawford family! I just recently stumbled on your channel. Hello neighbor! I'm located in Covington, KY and often find myself in Bellevue. #1 I'd be curious about the process you went with making this your home. I'm currently looking at houses in the area. #2 how'd you decided to end up in Bellevue? I'm currently in a historical building also built in the 1800's and love those qualities, but want to bring it to the modern age!

[@glb4010]

Hi my family has 9 people, 8 currently living at home. Our house has three actual bedrooms and 1 makeshift room. I've shared all my life. Can't wait for my brother to move out so I can finally have my OWN ROOM... 😥😣😂

[@rebeccakahler6432]

I love hooks too! I just counted and I have 34 coat hooks just for me. I live in a studio apartment and they are pretty much my extra closet.

[@2A4U.S.A]

Awesome Home! Thank you for sharing.

[@kelperdude]

Very cool house, freaky stairway in regard to the height. I'm new and blasting through your vids. I'm hoping too see some info on your dog. She looks happy and beautiful.

[@FightforTogether]

Her name is Leia. We were told she is a boxer, husky, catalua leopard mix. -Kami

[@marietreml5338]

18:25 1892 was in the 19th century😂😂 but I loove your house. I can just tell it has a lot of character. So impressed by your family!

[@marysanders3531]

I love the bed set up way cool

[@rebeccakahler6432]

I'd love to hear the aspirations of your kids. Do they want a big family? Do they want to live behind you when they get older? What parts of your parenting styles do they want to pass on to their kids? How do they want to change the world? I think your kids are just so neat, they seem to have a high emotional intelligence and I'd love to hear more from them, the next generation.

[@shawnperry2811]

how about a bio of the MR. & MRS. before starting your family and how you both met. show pics and how you guys grew up

[@BryanAiello]

I want an in-depth explanation of what's happening in that back yard. Could have a self-sustaining community living back there.

[@emmelinesprig489]

I love the messes, so real and homey

[@lizetearruda3196]

Love it!!

[@susanlippy1549]

The mural is awesome! Love the exposed brick too. Do Dove & Eden share a room with Memory & Fila?

[@miamerkelbach1580]

You guys should do a day in the life of your family! Like what school is like and what u do!

[@thelifestylechannel1819]

You guys should do creative house diy projects

[@CharleyMann]

It would be awesome to hear about the obstacles and unexpected advantages of scaling up your family kid by kid. What changed from 1 to 2 to 3... all the way up. When did you need to change the way you do your scheduling? What were the biggest decisions that needed to be made? What would you say to those of us who are thinking of adding to a small but growing family?

[@brycetononeal383]

“Memory forgot” queue oriental music 😂

[@KevinFryAdventures]

Nice house Crawford family. The cigar lounge is ultra cool.

[@gabrielbrown9393]

The one thing I haven't liked about your channel is how long your videos are... and by extension how late it gets me to stay up.

[@sparrow_mae3221]

Those beds are amazing idea.

[@bobjordan1167]

I thought you guys didn't put ads on your videos?

[@bearmerica6668]

The Japanese music showing the western house was funny and cool really.

[@spencerrebosmax7915]

Awesome! I love your house.

[@margem4754]

Where do you buy your cigars? How do you store them? What are your favorites? Cost?

[@FightforTogether]

We store them in the humidor in the basement. Buy most of them online. Cigars international is a good site. We like Drew Estate cigars and and and pay around $3/stick but they usually retail for around 8. - ben

[@ameliorated]

are you going to plant a new tree ... then when this woods used up the new tree may be big enough to use haha

[@miquerto]

The whole house is freaking sweet! Bonus family is close by. :-)

[@showmaster0377]

I bet it sucked carrying that stuff up those stairs lol

[@castrx]

Where do Dove, Eden and Memory sleep? I would love to see a video on what a typical homeschool day for Filia looks like.

[@taylorboyette6850]

More about the kids room

[@richardrice8239]

nice house kid friendly

[@jackfoster8319]

We have loved inspired "chaos". It makes healthy families. To this day, Our family is the only family among all brothers and sisters which has No interpersonal conflict when together. We are always so glad we drop the Crap at the door.

[@deirdrepasko9056]

Same here. My family is a bunch of loonies, we all get on well together, especially when we park the religious and political differences, before the the door!

[@olethongsoom]

I like the road trip video

[@BigHeadsBigDreams]

Wow love this house. It's so cool

[@sage3233]

What about eden and doves room?

[@JerryBertelsen]

Thanks

[@sophiethompson5368]

Where did u get the beds in the beginning, they are so cool

[@FightforTogether]

A friend made them. -Kami

[@louisavevers9709]

You've probably addressed this somewhere else, but I'm fascinated to hear why you smoke cigars? My uncle used to smoke cigars, but that's the only personal experience I've had with them. *putting listening ears on* 😁

[@FightforTogether]

We just like them. The taste, the feel. It's also really relaxing for me. It's like sitting down to a good cup of coffee. Ben has liked them for many years. I have only gotten into them in the last two years. Ben and I know that once we light up a cigar we can sit there and talk for an hour. -Kami

[@louisavevers9709]

@@FightforTogether Ty!! 😍