Cole LaBrant made one small but crucial change to his family’s new home to help protect his and wife Savannah LaBrant’s children.
“Our favorite thing about our new house, hands down, is our pool. We spent literally all summer inside of it. The problem is that it didn’t have a gate around it,” Cole, 29, said in an Instagram video shared on Tuesday, July 28. “So the very first thing we did on day one of moving in was find a gate.”
Cole and Savannah, 33, share five children: daughters Everleigh, 13, Posie, 7, Sunday, 4, and sons Zealand, 6, and Beckham, 2. (Savannah welcomed Everleigh with her late ex Tommy Smith.)
“We love how pretty and open our backyard is, so we looked and looked for a gate that wouldn’t take away from the beauty of the backyard but hopefully add to it,” Cole continued, adding that he found a company that specializes in making glass fences for pools. “The gates turned out so beautiful that you almost can’t even see it on the video.”
While Cole and Savannah are happy with how it looks, the relief knowing that their children can stay safe comes first.
“It’s the first thing our friends and family compliment when they come over, but far more important than how pretty the gate looks is the peace of mind we now have knowing our kids are safe,” he said.
Several fans of the LaBrant family applauded the influencers for taking the step to get a pool gate especially after fellow content creator Emilie Kiser’s 3-year-old son Trigg accidentally drowned in a pool last year.
“LETS NORMALIZE POOL GATES, and protecting our children!!!!!!! Way to go Labrant fam!!!” one user wrote in the comments section while another replied, “Thank you for using your platform to bring awareness to pool safety! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼.”
Cole and Savannah moved to their new home recently. Earlier this year, the couple made headlines after listing their Nashville home for sale. Internet users theorized the pair were moving because of a child labor law passed in Tennessee at the time. The law requires content creators to put earnings from videos that feature minors who are 14 to 18 years old in a trust account preserved for the child. Children under 14 are prohibited from profiting off their work with the new law. However, Cole immediately shut down the speculation.
“I personally feel like our kids and their bank accounts are none of your guys’ business, but if you must know, all of our kids all have bank accounts,” Cole said in an April TikTok video. “We have been paying them since day one of making videos, and I can promise you that our kids and their bank accounts are doing just fine.”
