Fathers To Be Renovating an Old French Farm. A Little Bit Of Everything.

[@jacquelinesmyth3167]

You definitely need a couple of farm cats, love how well the renovation is coming along ❤

[@vangaze]

Haha we do! Thanks!

[@MàrtìnĤaugland-n6u]

Dear family, I know that your paths in life will have many turns and returns you both are young but have a very old soul, I myself was with the same soulmate for over 17years till their death of Cancer ,this was over 30years ago, you are doing the things that many dream of doing ,know that out of the corner of your eye ,a slightly older 64 year old man is watching over you,not in a creepy way but with the watchful eyes of a friend,Marty

[@vangaze]

Dear Marty, I’m so sorry for your loss. I can’t image how difficult that must have been and still is. Thank you so much for the kind words. We love to have you with us on this journey. Hope you will enjoy our videos and have great memories to look back on. Take care.

[@barneygoddard6421]

Hi Marty, I am also a fan of these two young gay men. I also have lost two lovers. One when I was 24 y/o and he was 32. He died in a small plane, and he was flying to Canada and back. Along with him was my very best friend (who was a twin), and both twins were gay. I was crushed. I am a young 77 y/o in Pennsylvania USA. We couldn't even imagine the beautiful life these two wonderful Dutch guys are living. I am so thankful for all the progress we have made since the 1960s towards LBGT civil rights. We can never take them for granted. Sorry for rambling on. I just wanted to say I Marty, I understand where you are coming from! And I hope these two beautiful people have nothing but success and happiness.

[@vangaze]

Thanks for sharing both. I feel blessed every day and don't even want to think about doing this without Bram. It's great that we are able to share our story with you all. It really feels like we are doing this with all of you. Thanks again and if there is something you are missing then just send us a message. Take care.

[@deborahmapps1430]

Im a new subscriber and i have been loving your vlogs you are both so open with your lives its lovely to see, having parents with you and also friends on your journey is a big help im glad everything is ok with the baby and i know you will make wonderful parents, the house is coming on beautifully see you on the next one ❤

[@vangaze]

Thanks for letting us know and for the kind words! We are so happy the baby is healthy and doing so great. Hopefully the house is done on time haha. See you next Friday!

[@russc2805]

After a holiday in the sun and then a few days of vacation in Ottawa, coming home and binge watching the last three of your vlogs was “ the icing on the cake”! Thanks so much for allowing us all to be a part of your renovation/life in France/becoming fathers journey! You guys and Simon’s parents are doing an amazing job on your house! I love the your reply comment on one of your videos, you said ( Not sure I have it word for word but you said ….) ….“ it may not be perfect, but we are happy”…what a great philosophy/ approach! Also it is so great to see that you take, as you said…“ mental health breaks” from the renovation work….so important…my partner and I took a break everyday while renovating our current house…even though it was in winter and very cold, we would go for a walk ( though we did not have our dog at that time) or if way too cold, a drive through the country-side to discover the area where we had moved ! Finally, big shout out for the good news regarding the health of the baby!

[@vangaze]

Ah thanks so much that we could be a part of the icing! It's great to have so many positive people like yourself with us on this journey. I meant every word. We are enjoying so much. Is the house completely finished now? And did you stop the mental health walks after the renovation? Thanks so much. Take care!

[@russc2805]

Our house is completed…We live in the country and so there is always some gardening to do or keeping the woodlot in good shape. ..we still take lots of walks …especially now that we have a 4 year old golden doodle named Abby.

[@vangaze]

Haha gardening is a lot of work indeed! Dogs are the best.

[@shirleygraham6229]

Unfortunately I think the mice will soon chew through the tape. If the holes are small enough, perhaps silicone would work as a filler. Your pipework looks very impressive. Good work again. Best wishes.

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. Fortunately we got rid of the mice in the kitchen. They are still in and around the house but not as many as there were. Take care!

[@WalkiTalki]

@@vangaze Mice are the worse. Buy cheap steel wool and stuff it in any opening they use. The metal dust irritates thier nose. It also works as a great backer to plaster over as long as hole isn't too large.

[@stuartdootson9309]

Great to see that the life threatening finger injury is much improved! Another week or great progress and very good news about the baby. I hope Simon you have a safe journey back to France and look forward to next week’s episode.

[@vangaze]

I’m glad you are one of the few people that see how serious the injury was! Thanks Stuart. Hope to see you next week!

[@marklippitt8224]

Hi Bram and Simon, Late catching up this week, but loved the video as always. So glad your finger is on the mend, Simon. Bram, I wonder what you were thinking about not fitting the pipes in one hole 😂😂 You 2 crack me up. Well done on the French lessons, though your Dutch was rubbing off on me as I kept going around saying, het klinkt leeg for days after the water tank video 😂 Such fantastic news about the ultrasound, a new baby, so exciting. You’ll make great fathers, see you Friday take care ❤

[@vangaze]

Hi! Fortunately the vlogs will be online for some time so no need to watch the second the air :) My finger is great, very happy I didn't have to go to a dokter. Haha I completely forgot about 'het klinkt leeg'. That was so funny. Ah thanks so much. hope to see you next week! take care.

[@denniscampeau6577]

Hi guys, I’m watching this again because I’m so excited for you to return with your darling girl I thought I would review your journey starting here. Best wishes for your journey back with the precious little girl.

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. I'm really excited about the new vlog! Take care.

[@ingridschutter9247]

Was weer een mooie week. Fijn om elkaar even te zien in Nederland, Simon. En gelukkig is al het grote " verband" van je vinger en blijft er een kleine pleister over😮😂😂 Mooie badkamer, broertje👍👍. Intussen weer heelhuids terug ondanks de blokkades😊. Voor nu weer veel succes met een nieuwe klusweek. Tot de volgende keer👋👋❤

[@vangaze]

Ja! Haha ja de vinger gaat steeds iets beter gelukkig. De badkamer is heel erg mooi! Dankjewel en tot snel!

[@Joel-lq5gl]

You guys are relationship goals. Looking forward to more.

[@vangaze]

Ah thanks so much. We realize it's not always like this. See you later today!

[@rasferrastfarian739]

Loving the videos boys. So much traveling back and forward!

[@dougsargent1808]

So happy for you that everything is going well with the baby. Surrogate mothers are amazing. Glad your finger healed properly Simon.

[@vangaze]

Surrogate mothers are amazing. We can’t thank her enough for giving us a future with a daughter! Have a great day! Thanks!

[@lelandpeck4585]

Glad you were able to drive to the Netherlands without any trouoble, Simon, and so happy that the baby is developing beautifully.

[@vangaze]

Thanks. We can’t wait to see her again and for the rest of our lives :)

[@rousespoint]

Keep up the good work boys, most enjoyable.

[@vangaze]

Thanks! We will be here every Friday :)

[@neopilina974]

Félicitations pour, le futur beau bébé, l’avancée des travaux.

[@vangaze]

Merci beaucoup! Haha now back to work.

[@carolynrivera9745]

Well hello 👋 Bram and Simon and family 😊 So glad your finger is getting better. My daughter and grandson both get light headed at the site of blood. So I understand. Thinks are coming along nicely. 🤔 I think the farmers are protesting in Germany as well. No farmers no food. I hope they get it sorted out soon. Exciting to see your baby growing 🥰❤️🙏 Can't wait until next Friday. Bye-bye for now ❤😊

[@vangaze]

Haha I’m always happy to know I’m not the only one who gets light headed at the sight of blood. thanks. Yeah it’s everywhere in Europe at the moment. See you next Friday! Take care.

[@peterabbott5929]

Thank you for another Vangaze build. Good job.

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much.

[@AG-lv3sc]

Great news in the progression of the baby. Be safe in your travels.

[@vangaze]

Thanks! The baby is doing perfectly:)

[@persyo3184]

J'apprécie la vidéo.

[@vangaze]

Ah merci beaucoup!

[@marleenschutter671]

So nice to see that lovely weather! Good for Luna and her love of lizards too lol. Well done on the progress this week and of course CONGRATS on the good baby news ❤

[@vangaze]

The weather in France is great most of the times. Especially when I’m in the Netherlands haha. Thanks ❤️

[@dillonedberg3988]

More great progress! No lost fingers! Dogs drinking all kinds of water… More great music… Good news from the womb… & thx for mentioning “protection” hahaha You guys are amazing & inspiring to so many. Keep going (Maybe get some barn cats?)

[@vangaze]

Thanks! Haha we do read the comments and listen to our followers :) Ah we hope we are :) my parents do have a cat but she is not living outside yet. Take care!

[@dillonedberg3988]

Barn cats are easy. No cat box & no food. They live on mice & rats & voles & other rodents. Maybe birds if they can reach. They are not really pets, but helpful!

[@vangaze]

I'm sure the cat my parents brought could be a barn cat so maybe one day.....

[@dillonedberg3988]

@@vangaze also no vacuuming! Lol

[@chrisfinlay3274]

Brilliant vlog, hard work and humour. When we had a farmhouse in France we also had mice initially. The thing that they cannot chew through is wire wool, which we put in or across any holes and it solved it. Simon your father is an excellent tiler.

[@vangaze]

Ah thanks for those words. Very kind. Thanks for that. We now most of the time pour concrete in the holes but wire wool is way easier. He did a great job with the tiles indeed!

[@Lily88517]

Lots of progress of the house -looking good 👍Baby news was great to hear 🙂✌💖

[@vangaze]

Thanks! We loved the baby news too haha. Take care.

[@Vince_uk]

It must be Friday the boys are on. Congratulations about the baby news that is wonderful. Now, you need to get a move on with that house so it is ready for the new arrival. New life is a wonderful thing. I wonder how many meters of pipe you, or should I say Bram, has installed looks a tremendous amount of pipe. See you next week.

[@vangaze]

Haha every Friday! Here we are and we love that you are here too. Yeah we want it to be ready most as possible before our little baby arrives. There is no end on all the pipes. We want to completely separate both sides of the house (our part and my parents part). That’s part of the reason of so many pipes. Thanks and I hope to see you next week!

[@karolienkroon2485]

Neem een kat voor (of tegen?) de muisjes!

[@wilfredschutter9530]

We hebben onze kat ook mee

[@vangaze]

Ja we hebben toch wel de hoop gevestigd op de kat van mijn ouders. Haha

[@vanessaferey5286]

18:16 : OMG That my favorite thing too ! My husband always tease me when we get package because i work more far from home that him so i can't go back for lunch but he can ! He send me photo telling me he had opened its that infuriate me (and may be i threaten to make him sleep on sofa ) but most of the time when i go back at home after work he just waited for me

[@MaximusClarke]

The property is beautiful. The house progress is amazing. But I'm really excited about the baby news. 😊

[@vangaze]

Ah thanks so much. We are too! It was amazing to see it on a big screen.

[@LuisSilva-ty9fy]

Congratulations, the house is looking very beautiful! It's great to know that everything is ok with the baby ❤

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. We love how the house is coming together. It was so amazing to see our little baby 🥰

[@sebastian46808]

Very productive week! Thanks for sharing guys

[@vangaze]

Thanks! Yeah haha I’m even surprised myself sometimes. So much is happening at the house. Take care!

[@jgroot5617]

lieve familie wat prachtig om jullie baby te zien en ik wist niet dat je een nederlander bent maar ik hoop dat jullie een lief gezond kindje krijgen en dat de bevalling goed verloopt ik kijk met plezier naar hetgeen wat jullie doen

[@vangaze]

Zeker komen wij beide uit Nederland :) Dankjewel voor de lieve woorden. We kunnen niet wachten om onze dochter in onze armen te hebben. Fijne dag!

[@donaldhatfield84]

So happy for ya'll. Are there any plans on paving the driveway?

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much! The driveway has some kind of paving already so not in the near future because we have other priorities haha.

[@leonstevens1382]

😮to trap mice use the old-fashioned mouse trap. Tie the cheese, bait to the release mechanism so that a mouse has to tug on it to set it in quick deadly motion. It works every time.

[@vangaze]

We have them. thanks. There are so many mice, we can't trap them and put them back outside. They will be back in a blink of an eye. Have a great day!

[@cyrilsimon6318]

Bravo pour vos travaux, et très heureux pour le bébé. Bise

[@vangaze]

Merci beaucoup! Nous sommes très excités pour le bébé!

[@donaldauguston9740]

Congrats to you both.

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much!

[@andrepotter-y9h]

We don't have much any experience what's wood pellets we are wondering why you chose to eat with wood pellets is that the best thing to use in France.. it would seem expensive

[@thierrytedesco5884]

Félicitations pour le bébé et bon travaux😊

[@vangaze]

Merci beaucoup Thierry!

[@tomcat7525]

Roundabouts on fire, that is odd! Nothing to see here, keep driving. 😀

[@vangaze]

Haha it was crazy!

[@kyle4578]

❤

[@JohnSmith-i1u8p]

I’m so excited about the baby news. Is there any chance you could disclose who the father is? 😊I and I think others are so curious 😊

[@vangaze]

Yeah we are too! It’s so amazing to see our baby moving on a big screen. Haha we both are the fathers :) we keep it with that because that’s how it will be when the baby arrives.

[@cityguyusa]

Thank goodness Bram has all the plastic pipe ties tuned the same direction in the upstairs. lol

[@vangaze]

Haha that’s how Bram likes to work.

[@alanday5255]

So why is the FLOOR FALLING?

[@vangaze]

Rotten beams unfortunately. We have to replace parts of them….

[@dillonedberg3988]

PS: will you keep the van? Or will you become farmgaze?

[@vangaze]

Ofcourse we keep the van! We would love to go on adventures and we just love the van.

[@rafa31370]

Muchas felicidades 🎉🍾🎊 ❤ me encanta

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much! Great you love the vlog.

[@chuckdavies3889]

What did you do before you bought the farm? You both seem very handy with tools and construction.

[@vangaze]

I am a photographer and videographer. Bram is a 3d engineer :) Thanks.

[@wilfredschutter9530]

Wat heeft Bram weer veel besteld. Ik hoop dat het in de auto past

[@vangaze]

Haha amper maar het past.

[@GGuyM27]

Love your videos and glad to see great progress on the house and baby. Would love it if you guys could perhaps do a extra video sometime about the baby. Just the process you had to go through (legal and to get a surrogate) and also the plans ahead. Just asking from another gay diy couple considering surrogacy in the future ❤

[@vangaze]

Ah you guys are renovating a house too? Where? We’ll definitely tell more about the whole process of getting a baby and surrogate mother and egg donor! Thanks so much!

[@GGuyM27]

@@vangaze yes we're also renovating (it seems like for every). We're located in Queenstown, South Africa. We started a small guesthouse in 2018 and in 2020 (in Covid) we managed to buy the property. We started with two rooms and have been renovating slowly as the business (and funds) allow. Currently we have 6 rooms and we're hoping to add another two rooms this year. That will be the last of the big renovating, then we can really get into the smaller detail with upgrading gardens and improvements to privacy for us and the guests.

[@vangaze]

Oh that’s pretty big already! Where can we find you? I’m curious now haha.

[@invinciblecucumber]

Omg you're so hardworking. Don't forget to get enough sleep and rest. You'll spare yourself from burnout and injuries and in the end, finish the job even sooner. I'm very happy about baby news, you're guys living the dream of many gay couples.

[@vangaze]

Thanks:) we just love every second of the renovation. But we need to take time off too indeed. We love our little baby so much already! Do you want to do a renovation too?

[@fazekascsaba2]

Am I the only one who thinks that Simon and Barry Keoghan, from the movie 'Saltburn' are pretty much alike?:) (Unfortunately it's not possible to attach photos here.)

[@tomcat7525]

I can't imagine Simon wanting to kill anything though. 😀 I only see a slight resemblance. Simon is much more attractive. 😜

[@vangaze]

I googled him but that guy has 100 faces haha. I think I see what you mean.

[@vangaze]

Haha thanks for the compliment. I’m not sure though. @tomcat7525

[@lynstoneham]

Interesring to watch why move from the Netherlands to France

[@vangaze]

Ah thanks! New scenery. Slightly better climate. Less expensive to buy a house. Couple of reasons.

[@cityguyusa]

You're opening packages in the Netherlands? Why aren't you sending them to France? Did I miss something? I'm glad you're baby is developing well. Are your parents excited about being grandparents? Hopefully the farm is done before the baby. Do you guys have day jobs?

[@vangaze]

Some things aren’t available here and our French isn’t that good so it takes us a lot of time to translate websites. So this was just easier. Oh and some stuff we bought second hand in the Netherlands. We all can’t wait for the baby to be here :)

[@lonelyrider606]

Congratulations. How have you prepared yourself for fatherhood? You got experience with babies if I may ask?

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much! We try to do our best to prepare. Reading about it. Talking about it. And I think in the end we just have to do it! We’ve got a lot of time and love to give :)

[@lonelyrider606]

@@vangaze if you need any advise from us viewers then you just need to say something. Many of us have kids and a lot of experience and could advise you guys of what would be good have when the baby comes.

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. We’ll do! We can’t wait :)

[@clayullmer6656]

Happy to hear that things with your surrogate are going well and that the baby is too. As someone who lives in the US, I have heard that the Netherlands is the best place in the world to live if you are gay. Is that true? I also learned that it was one of the first to have same sex marriage in 2000. How does France compare?

[@vangaze]

I don’t know what to say to that. Maybe it was 10 years ago but I think that’s no longer the case. The Netherlands did very good with same sex marriage indeed! I think France is about the same. We haven’t experienced any negative reactions or anything. Is it bad where you live?

[@jeffsailer2091]

So happy for you both ! Are you going to find out the sex of the baby, or just be surprised ? !

[@vangaze]

Ah thanks so much! We want to know the sex so maybe a gender reveal in one of the upcoming vlogs haha.

[@barneygoddard6421]

Excuses me for asking a few questions, but im new to your blog. How did you two meet? How long have you been a couple. are you married? Do you know the sex of the baby yet? 👶 Absolutely find you two adorable 😍.

[@vangaze]

Ask away! We are going to make a video about how we met and everything, one day. It comes down to Grindr haha but that's not the whole story. We've been together for almost 10 years! not married. More about the baby soon! Thanks so much....

[@cityguyusa]

Simon's an Alpha.

[@vangaze]

Hahahaha Thanks. Knew I could count on you!