I absolutely loved watching the family gathering - not an electronic device shown! Just kids playing with each other, performing & having a great time! This was a great vlog! And Xander is just so charismatic! Happy new year!

It’s wonderful to see there are still places and people who appreciate the “quiet” life in this world of turmoil. Thanks. Such perseverance.

Love love love seeing life through Xander's eyes. He doesn't miss anything. He stops to smell the roses. 😃

The bus is amazing, such a fun idea staying there. Created a lasting memory.

I loved hearing all the laughter. Nolan's shirt match the coffee cups!! Lol The cartoon sounds as Xander was slipping and falling were so cute. I'm so glad that you got to spend time with your family. Thank you for sharing this magical Christmas with us. God bless you.

You are the best destination vlogger out here Mrs.J❤ This indeed was the highlight of 2021 wrapped up with a bow! God Bless & Thank you! My heart is warmed this chilly morning...

You brought us along on another fun vacation, that trampoline park had me feeling like a kid! How good it is to be home and sleeping in your own bed again. As always thank you for sharing.🥰

This has been such a delight to watch‼️. This 72+ great grandma loves watching families enjoying life. Y’all stay safe and God bless ❣️

I wish I was still as cute and joyful as Xander is when I’m not feeling well. Such a precious little fella. He makes my Fridays. Absolutely can’t wait to see him be a big brother. He has such a tender heart, I have my suspicions he may have a tear or two when he meets her.

Such a happy little chap. The joy on his face going at warp speed, wonderful to watch.

I was binge watching episodes over time going back years, and I love that you haven't thought you needed to transition to something else. What a blessing to see a strong testimony and love of the Mennonite way. Its easy to drift. Its a good reminder to me as I treasure the destinctives. They are just helps to stay on the path.

Anyone going through the "winter blahs" needs to watch this to brighten their day. What great memories. I knew my triplets (now 43) had beautiful, heart-melting smiles, and Xander reminds me of that every time I see him. You are wonderful parents.

The bus is dreamy! Beautifully decorated and all the details are well thought out. I love that!

Welcome back! What a great vacation! Love the double decker bus. Can see why people make these their homes! It was beautiful! Great that the family got together for Nolan's mother and that they did work around the house for her. Such a loving thing to do. She must be so grateful! Loved seeing Xander try to skate. It helped us when we were told to push sideways and not straight ahead with the skates. Might help him next time. MANY fun activities! No wonder you were ready to come home - you must be exhausted!!! LOL! Glad you were well enough to fly. Your little girl had her first flight and she doesn't even know it yet!

Love Zander's excitement!! Nolan looked like he was having just as much fun too.

What an awesome time you all had! I am so happy for you all. Zander is priceless. He adjusts fabulously to traveling. It was a real joy to see you all having so much fun. Oh, and that double decker bus was incredible. I am sure he will want a toy one. I smiled and chuckled all the way through this video.

The love that is evident through the wonderful hospitality your in-laws and cousins provided for you and your family is amazing and heart warming. True family values that are hard to come by in the secular world. Of course Nolan reciprocates this love with help remodeling his mom's house. Still, I was amazed with the double decker bus turned into a cottage to keep you guys comfy for the Holidays!!! Keep these traditions

Wow Janine what a magical Christmas!!! I'm sure it's a memory Xander will treasure forever.

Xander melts my heart . He is going to be the best big brother. The love he has from both mommy and daddy .he is truly priceless. So much love .🥰💐⚘

There is nothing more special than family time! The double decker bus looked amazing and unique. Xander is a real joy! Thank you for sharing!

This was so fun to watch!! Patrick and Kara loved seeing glimpses of Carson. I loved seeing glimpses of all of Nolan's family. 😊 The bus is so cool!

Staying in a double decker bus over Christmas, wow! That must have been such an experience. Thanks for sharing! This was great to watch and see how you show him how to skate, such a lovely boy. He is truly going to have precious memories of his childhood. Xxx

What a great vacation! I laughed so hard over and over watching Xander skate. He is so doggone cute!🥰 Loved the video and so glad everyone got home safe and sound. God Bless🙏

What a beautiful Christmas vacation!! Thank you for taking us along!! Xander is such a sweet heart! Watching him enjoying his vacation was so much fun!! ❤❤

Wonderful vlog, thanks for taking us along. I can't do winter sports but I was glad to be watching the joyous time you and Xander were having together out there. Looked like a magical family gathering. Blessings!

Thank you for sharing, so exciting to see Zander having fun with his cousins

What an amazing Christmas vacation! So many memories!!

This bus was beautiful and setting was just the most awe inspiring place I've seen! The snow just made it a perfect Christmas wish.

Thank so much for sharing this family time. Family is so precious and I just love seeing your boys have fun!

Love that kid Xander. What a fun experience to sleep in a double decker bus. Looked like a delightful family time.

Xander is a very expressive boy, he is very photogenic! What he knows how to have fun, and what perseverance on his ice skates! Super cool holidays!

You are the funnest, encouraging mom, ever ! !

Beautiful family Christmas & wonderful family time! Thanks for including us in your great vacation/family time🤗❤️🇨🇦

This boy is full of the joy of living !🥰

This was so delightful! Xander is such a joy to watch. You and Nolan are so patient and calm with him. It appears to me that Nolan still has a lot of kid in him! LOL The bus was great. So glad you got to spend this time with family, and with Xander, before the baby arrives.

So nice to see kids being kids. What a wonderful family you have. God bless you all.

What a cool and unique BnB! It’s always wonderful spending quality time with extended family!

I loved that magical smile on Zander’s face as well as the happiness in your voice!!!! I wish we could have seen the work that was done in the bedroom!!!

The delight in Xander’s voice and on his face is priceless..what a blessing that child is to your family 💙

Your vacation looked like so much fun. Zander never gives up trying to learn something like the skating. Your parenting certainly shows through him. God Bless! I so enjoy watching!

Absolutely beautiful....I love Xander's good-natured determination!

That bus was so beautiful. What a beautiful way to spend some family time together. Love Xander's excitement. Children are such a gift. Be blessed. P.S. You are glowing. Xx

Xander is so blessed you give him so many experiences! He loves it!

Sitting crocheting for your baby and loving this video !! Xander makes me smile every time I see him … xx 💋

Zander makes my heart so happy. Thank you for sharing him with us.

i call that a proper christmas family children just having good fun. i thought the double decker bus was amazing. god bless you all.

What a unique place you guys stayed at! How cool….Zander ice skating made me laugh and smile. So cute! What wonderful memories you made ❤️

Xander going to sleep with his blanket and cup exactly reminds us of our little guy at that age ( now 24!) He even held his cup and blankie that way and was always busting up with silliness that we loved. Also, Xander's advanced vocabulary & enthusiasm toward everything was just like our little guy. And.... we had a baby girl 3 and a half yrs following our son so we have that in common as well. Just so you know, she was exactly the opposite in personality...still and so quiet, haha It will be fun to see what God brings you in personality this time around. Much love to you all!! That double decker bus was astounding; we want to rent that out. It is on our bucket list now ;) P.S. just so happy to see you feeling well still and thriving. Brings tears to my eyes; God is SO good!

Wow this video is just plain happy. I loved it so so much! Thank you!❤️ Xander is hilariously cute! And seeing Nolan's extended family is always fun as I know some of them.

Just delightful - have only had 1-family Christmas in past 13-yrs, (albeit Aussie, just not the same) so this really is a special treat being able to share yours - and it truly is appreciated. Xander is the ultimate sport; always game, always happy & enthusiastic to have a go & give it his best shot - & I never heard him complain of the cold or anything being SO 'not fair!' (Which I used to hear from English kids too often! ) Your accommodation made me smile! When I think of all the cold, wet, miserable journeys spent on the 121 going to & from school, or later going to college in London & hoping to heavens I wouldn't miss my stop, because I couldn't see out tru' the steamed-up windows or the wall-to-wall musty coats of wobbling passengers, let alone reach the bell, all the while praying the driver would remember to make my stop, it never crossed my mind for a second that in a donkey's age people in the cold north of Idaho would think it FUN to spend an entire winter vacation on such a cold, shaky, creaky contraption!! And, NO! Jeannie, those comfy banquets bore no resemblance to the stained, itchy seats we endured many moons ago! I was quite impressed how they tricked it all out, though - looked quite comfortable, just glad it didn't blizzard for you! And Xander seemed to genuinely love it. Have to credit ingenuity! Loved all the activates you go t up to - some very nice educational yet very fun things to do, even in the Frozen North - most excellent! Happy New Year! 🙏🐾🐶🦘👍🕸🌟🎅🦘🐾🙏

Awesome! Thanks for sharing. What a CUTE AirBnB Double Decker bus you stayed in. The science center and the Trampoline center looked like so much FUN. It looked like you enjoyed your time with family in Boise, Idaho. Zander was SO CUTE ice skating 😊 he will learn how soon...

What a super great time you all had in that barn/garage/workshop zipping around. Looked like tons of fun ! !

This is a great video, what a neat airbnb!! Nolan is a big kid at heart!! Looks like Xander had a blast!!

Thank you for taking us along on your vacation. It was so neat. That bus was the greatest thing I ever seen. Christmas was great. And all the fun places you went , oh man what fun. Thank you once again.

Sure looks so heart warming. I miss the large family Christmas gatherings. God bless.

Y'all had an amazing time. Y'all sure do know how to enjoy life! Beautiful RV and beautiful area 😍 ❤

Such fun! Good family times. I love Idaho.

Looks like y’all had a wonderful time with family! Still, it’s always good to get back home!

Well, this was a lot of fun! I think that you are right, sometimes the best thing of vacation is coming home. What a sweet vacation! 😊

Oh my goodness! This brought back SO MANY fun memories of times we had when our children were little!! And it’s extra fun when the smallest things make kids SO EXCITED!! Love it!

Hubby and I lived in the small town of Star, ID which is not too far from Caldwell. One of my very best friend's lives in Caldwell with her family. I am sorry for the loss of Nolan's father, I know how hard it is around the holidays without our loved ones. So happy you were all together!!! And that bus!!! WOW!!! AMAZING!

The vacation looked so fun, but there's no place like home. Zander is so stinken cute.

Thanks so much for sharing Jeanine!!! Awesome video, Xander is his usual bright & sunny self!! Really loved the Airbnb, so cool!! Love & prayers 🥰🙏🏻❤️❌⭕️🤗

Oh this was so much fun to watch. Your family had a great time together. I Loved, Loved,Loved the double decker bus. That was really neat. Thank you for sharing this family vacation with us. So until next time God Bless you and your family and have a Blessed evening and stay safe my dear friend. 💚🙂❤

What a beautiful Christmas! Xander's delight with Christmas, the bus, and family is priceless! Love how Nolan takes part in the children's excitement! Have a very blessed New Year!

What a beautiful bus so cool and Christmassy and cozy, I loved it ! Thanks for sharing!

xander is such a trooper. He is so adorable ice skating! Loved the double decker bus too............

So cool and what fun!! Thanks for sharing “the bus”, family time, celebrating Jesus birth, snow, and your special coffee place!!

I was smiling, laughing the whole video. The double decker air b&b was beautiful but Zander ice skating was so cute ! Bless his heart he is a go getter. Thank you for sharing your vacation it was wonderful !

What a great family vacation. Memories are made that Xander will never forget.

Your son is just so precious! ox So appreciative of every little thing. He is priceless...I know you know that though haha

What an awesome air b&b! Glad you got to spend Christmas with Nolan's family.

Such a delightful video of your family! Thank You!

Loving the British accent, what a lovely adventure, I love this, everyone is over Christmas, and in my house Christmas is here until Candlemas, February 2nd, so your video was so very much appreciated! I was smiling, crying, laughing, it was perfect…family, fun and togetherness! Oops, I nearly forgot…and so much snow, I love the snow…snow envy 💚 The bus is perfect!

Thank you… enjoyed watching!

Your family takes the best vacations! Your trip to Alaska has me planning a trip there. Now I also want to go and stay in the double decker bus. Thank you for sharing!

Looks like you had a great time going to Nolan's home for the holidays. Beautiful area up in the pacific northwest area. We lived in Oregon for 17 years loved it. Glad you had such a great holiday.

Thank you for sharing, your young man, soon to be big brother, fills my heart with such joy. His manners and his zest for life and so eloquent as well. It's truly wonderful to see family enjoying each others company. Stay safe and again thank you for sharing 🙏 ❤ 🇬🇧

Jeannine, This should make a great Christmas Card for next year!

What wonderful fun this was to watch! Thank you for sharing the good times, and may the Lord bless you with a whole year of good times and extravagant blessings followed by many more.

Lots of good memories for Xander!

Xander is adorable! The tubing looked like the most fun! Looks like a lovely time! Happy for you!

I lived in Boise for 28 years I now live in Oregon. I keep thinking about moving back. Its a great place to live I enjoyed watching your video very much.

Wow! Looks like it was a wonderful vacation! One of my favorite videos too! I think Zander created a new skating method: scooter slide! The double decker bus looked gorgeous and homey - I don’t have a reason to go to Boise but I’d sure like to stay there a few nights!

what a memory! How cool to have this as your "home video" 😍 I was totally rooting for XanMan when he went handsfree, good job buddy!🎉⛸🍦 Great editing as always, such a heartwarming, cheerful holiday vlog🤩

Such a great wholesome video. Thanks for sharing!

What a fabulous vlog and some amazing memories for Xander and that Airbnb was beautiful take care all xxx

Celebrating the Birth of Jesus, with Family, Aunts Uncles Cousins is always such a Special time. I miss those times.

Looked like an awesome trip. I love that double decker bus. Farm life is great. So much fun in the winter.

Amazing little boy..... Xander is a complete joy......because he's surrounded with such great parenting & love. Love from Scotland x

Xander improved quickly. Rental skates are horrible. My Granddaughter Abby bought her own skates. She was fed up with the rental skates. I am so excited for you. The Double Decker bus was super cool. You had a wonderful adventure.

How I enjoyed watching everyone have fun and spend time and appreciate what we have , and not to forget the bus wow how amazing ,wot a lovely video thank you .

That's so cool!! You and Nolan seem like the best couple and parents💜

What a great video, so much energy, Zander is so cute, happy all had a nice visit. Happy New Year!👍❤️

Hi! Just happened onto your site and just have to tell you that your son is a delight!!! I will be watching your site now. So wonderful to get together, to help each other and just enjoy each others company - that is a wonderful Christmas!

Oh yeah,,,this was a Christmas to always remember! Awesome trip And the double decker bus was out of this world, loved it. ❤️ Fantastic memories.

Despite Xander being poorly you all had a wonderful Christmas with lots of fun and new experiences. Blessings for a Happy New Year xx

I enjoyed this video tremendously. Oh what fun you must have had. To see all that pretty white snow. To go tubbing on it n Ice skating . You all did some real fun stuff n I had fun watching all of you. That bus was done beautifully. They designed perfectly too. That had to be so enjoyable. Did you make the cookies? God’s blessings to all of you. PS. Loved watching Xander ice skating. What a trooper he was . He never gave up n he looked so cute with that hat on. He’s getting to grow up so fast. Love to all. ♥️♥️😊👍👍👍

Loved your video! Thank you for sharing! What a cool double decker bus! Xander is adorable! Loved the way he figured how to skate! So smart! Looks like a fun vacation! Though I’m sure there were tender sad moments. This was my first Christmas without my Mom. So I can imagine- It was a bittersweet holiday. Hope you are feeling well! God bless you and your family!

This was so amazing. I enjoyed it almost as much as being there. What a great trip and place to stay. Xander tasting the yogart was just so sweet. Can't wait to meet baby sister.