What a wonderful example to your children you are. I love your random acts of kindness during the christmas season. Your christmas cards that are non-pictured, you can take the fronts and fold them in half, then crochet around the edges. These make beautiful bookmarks! Merry Christmas!
Bert, roll a towel and a rice bag ( warm in micro for a minute, if it hot wrap in a small towel), put under arm and put rice bag on roll towel near sholder, it works!
My mom said she would disown me if we adopted from another country! Well, the Lord gave me a vision of my Korean daughter, so God comes first! It took a little while for the acceptance, the first couple years! They lived two states away so didn’t see them often! My mom sewed dresses for my girls ! Turned out my Korean daughter and mom had much in common then our biological kids as they took after my husband’s side of the family, so that worked out great! She made my folks great-grandparents and that was super cool! Now her number two son made me a great-grandmother!
Feeling your joooy! I’m dealing with NOT only a rotator cuff injury, but also a blown left knee at 61. I also served eighteen years in the army..but that WAS a lifetime ago…
Sean, my husband is dealing with pain as well. Back, neck, knees, and shoulders 20 years AF. I keep telling him when all is said, and done (surgeries) I'm going to call him my bionic man.
May I say ouch ouch! I ripped my rotator cuff kayaking long story..Sending prayers for your shoulder and knee..tip ice will be your best friend after surgery..and Happy Holidays❤🎄❤️🎄❤️🎄
I totally understand what you’re going through with that arm injury. Sleeping's such a struggle! Luckily, I found this awesome physiotherapist on TH-cam from Arizona who shared some really good tips on how to position pillows.
My son had special instructions on how to do his laundry, that is when I showed him how to use the washing machine. It was a great learning experience for both my son and younger daughter.
I taught both kids how to do laundry, clean house, mow the grass, etc. There is no men's work or women's work. There is just stuff to be done. And if you live there, you get to help do it.
Cathy from New York Happy holidays🎄💚 to you and your family warm blessings I can’t believe how Livy looks just like you in your baby picture amazing. Feel better Bert.
It was meant to be!! Olivia looks and fits right in with your family.. God is good and knows where these little ones need to end up in situations like hers...
😂🤣 you two are hilarious!! It is great to see you so down to earth and vulnerable. Thank you Jessica for turning the camera around. 😊 you are just a genuine loving fun Christian family! I love it! 💖 had me giggling with you! Yep "cleaning is my passion" Jessica you will have to make a t-shirt in your line as a joke shirt with a funny meme or picture. 🤣😂 it will sell! We can realte totally!. May the Lord continue to bless you according to his riches and glory. 💖 I have also been here since 2019 or 2020 ish. thank you for lifting my day!! Big hugs from Oklahoma again.. 🤣😂💖
I love the Q&A videos so much joy and laughs. I have been with yall since 2018 and the Somers are definitely family. The thing that stood out for me is Bert’s comment on when Livey calls him Dad. I got the chills, as a mom I felt that to my core. Livey loves you and it almost feels like she is choosing you/accepting you as her parents vs being blood and that being a given. Ahh that is just so incredible, I love yall Merry Christmas ❤
Happy Wednesday and vlogmas day 18, SOMERS. I hope you’re having a good day. Only 1 week away from Christmas. It’s crazy how time flies. Christmas is next Wednesday and 2025 begins two weeks from today. I hope you SOMERS have a happy holidays. Keep them Christmas activities coming. Continue on your road on getting the gold play button
Merry Christmas, and thank you for all you do for people. I know you use the TH-cam money to do it, but many don't, so God bless you for giving people something. You never know how much you may have made their day that someone cares about them. They could be having a very bad time, and this will touch them so much more and gives them hope for better days. I do like the Q&A's even though I have been here for years. Love from, Western, N.Y.
I feel for you Burt! I know what you are going through with your arm! I pulled my arm putting my push mower in my car’s trunk!! I slept holding a pillow!! Just thinking the days start to get longer now!!
I have been watching you all for years, I just had to open a different email so I have a new user name. I have watched your ups and downs and how prayer and faith has seen you through. I just found out a couple days ago that I have Mutiple Sclerosis. It has taken the wind right out of me. It took doctor years to figure out what was happening to me and by some twist of faith, my new doctor who cared enough to get to know me figured things out and ran the right tests. I want to Thank You for Vlogmas this year, I needed this, something to look forward to. I love you Q&A. I haven't ever ordered your Alaskan Aparrel it is way above my price bracket but I just love looking at everything and the orginal ideas you have come up with, it's got to feel good to get that talent out to the world. Thanks again
My daughter's shoulder got messed up as well. Nothing actually happened to it. But, the fluid in her shoulder was inflamed. She had to take an antiinflammatory for one month and prescription for a week. My sister in law works for the post office. She said on an extremely busy day they would get 20 pallets of packages. One day they got over 130 pallets in a day around Thanksgiving. I would absolutely love to move to Alaska! We live in Texas currently. When I was doing my research to move there. I was looking into specific doctor's my daughters need and any therapies they need.
Love the Q&A’s love your videos. Burt Hope you get better soon. be careful don’t make it worse. Love all you guys stay warm. Been watching since 2019 faithfully.
I loved the Q&A; your personalities seemed to really shine through! Prayers for Bert’s quick recovery & good health to all! Great acts of kindness. Christmas blessings to all 🤗🇨🇦🌲
That's so great,that you guys gave a card with a gift card and pizza to the people who work at the North Pole post office❤ Burt so sorry about your arm hope whatever is wrong with your arm is all better very soon❤ I love your guys siit down and talk videos I wouldn't mind if you guys did a vlog and a Q&A update sitdown and just talk or a one on one video with just one of you guys like once or twice a month or if you guys don't have a regular vlog ready for the week or you don't have mutch of a vlog like this video do both
I’ve been trying to remember how long I’ve been hanging out with the “Somers in Alaska” crew. It was way before you even started anything on your house. Garret was such a little dude back then.
That was the best q and a. Just discovered those yummy drinks. 200 mills of caffeine! Yep needed right now for sure! Hope your shoulder gets better soon.
I'd like to ask, does anyone in the family actually play that piano you have in the background? And if so, would they play something for us? I love the piano!
Hi I just started following you guys! I'm so glad I came across your videos. Love what you do the random acts of kindness is truly awsome! I heared you say your going to Hawaii. I live in Hawaii come say Hi! 😅 looking forward to your videos. Merry Christmas! 🎅🎄🍬
Burt I hope it's not your shoulder because I had shoulder surgery on my right shoulder replacement of my rotate cuff get better burt hope you feel better before the holidays God bless you and your family 👪 amen
Firstly Bert, sorry about your shoulder, I know it's no fun as my shoulders are full of crepitus but mine is due to being from the badge of age. I hope the damage is just minor and recovers quickly. As for the photo of yourself Jessica, looking the spitting image as Livy, was jaw dropping. I would say as she grows up and finds out she's adopted she will be confused looking at that photograph. Incredible that your so much alike without being biological. Loved this Q & A, thanks.
3 months for adoption definitely seems fast. My daughter and son-in-law adopted 2 gorgeous children recently. The whole process took years but from them arriving in our family to the court date was 17 months. As grand parents we love them just as much as our other grand children. We are so blessed that they are part of our family. Thank you for your vlogs. 💙 Ps. I always think our adopted grand daughter looks like my daughter! 🤷🏼♀️🥰
I've been watching you since Garrett was a little baby. We've what does low as 10 below we're up in the northern California High Sierra mountains. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😅🙏😮😅🙏🙏😅🙏🙏🎄🎄🌟🌟🌨️🌨️🎉⛄🎉⛄
You both had a case of silliness because of lack of sleep. Longyearbyen, Svalbard is so far north there is no daylight… northern lights can be seen at noon.
I never did my own laundry until after I became an adult mainly because my mother had a top loading washing machine, and I was too short to even reach the bottom, and besides, my mom was kinda nitpicky on how things were done with the washer and dryer.
Missed your tree, with the black and white decorations. That must have been a popular the core choice a few years ago cuz everybody's tree had black and white ornaments on it.
Great video guys , hope you enjoy your trip to Hawaii , we’ve got a big trip coming up in 2025 , we are taking our daughter to Disneyland Florida , first time we will have taken her out of the U.K. , obviously with her been in a wheelchair and non verbal , and autistic we don’t know if we are doing the right or wrong thing, it’s going to be hard work, but if this works and she’s ok , then we will be flying out to Alaska on the next trip we do .
I came across your channel through other TH-camrs when they traveled through Alaska about 4 or 5 years ago. If I remember right, there were shots of you with them when the kids were little. It was so cute. I am not sure if you remember, but their names were Harold and Rachel Earls, and they had just two sons then. I have had fun ever since I started watching all the family shananagans. See you in the next video. BEEP
You are NEVER boring!
I said that from day one. I've always said Livie looks like Jessica. God works all that out. Isn't it so neat!
What a wonderful example to your children you are. I love your random acts of kindness during the christmas season.
Your christmas cards that are non-pictured, you can take the fronts and fold them in half, then crochet around the edges. These make beautiful bookmarks!
Merry Christmas!
We all love Olivia❤
Merry Christmas to the Somers Family!
Thank you for talking so openly about your adoption. It's such a beautiful experience!
That Q & A was great! Thanks
That picture of you Jessica… oh my word, My jaw dropped for about 5 minutes! Livy looks like YOU!!! WOW!! That is amazing! ❤ 👏 😊
Bert, roll a towel and a rice bag ( warm in micro for a minute, if it hot wrap in a small towel), put under arm and put rice bag on roll towel near sholder, it works!
Loved "Cleaning is my passion" 😊😂❤ It's great to see you laugh together. ❤
I kept chuckling at this too. I think ‘cleaning is my passion’ should be used when Bert is telling a little white lie 😆😆😆😆
My mom said she would disown me if we adopted from another country! Well, the Lord gave me a vision of my Korean daughter, so God comes first! It took a little while for the acceptance, the first couple years! They lived two states away so didn’t see them often! My mom sewed dresses for my girls ! Turned out my Korean daughter and mom had much in common then our biological kids as they took after my husband’s side of the family, so that worked out great! She made my folks great-grandparents and that was super cool! Now her number two son made me a great-grandmother!
Enjoyed the Q and A! Seems like catching up with friends.
Feeling your joooy! I’m dealing with NOT only a rotator cuff injury, but also a blown left knee at 61. I also served eighteen years in the army..but that WAS a lifetime ago…
Sending my thoughts and healing prayers that you get better soon. I had that too, and it takes a long time, just make sure you do your PT.
Sean, my husband is dealing with pain as well. Back, neck, knees, and shoulders 20 years AF. I keep telling him when all is said, and done (surgeries) I'm going to call him my bionic man.
@@sandyoklahomatransient8557 my wife just calls me her knucklehead..siiigh, that’s what I get for jumping out of PERFECTLY GOOD aircraft for a living…
May I say ouch ouch! I ripped my rotator cuff kayaking long story..Sending prayers for your shoulder and knee..tip ice will be your best friend after surgery..and Happy Holidays❤🎄❤️🎄❤️🎄
I totally understand what you’re going through with that arm injury. Sleeping's such a struggle! Luckily, I found this awesome physiotherapist on TH-cam from Arizona who shared some really good tips on how to position pillows.
You and your family could never be boring. I love the Q&A videos.
My son had special instructions on how to do his laundry, that is when I showed him how to use the washing machine. It was a great learning experience for both my son and younger daughter.
I taught both kids how to do laundry, clean house, mow the grass, etc. There is no men's work or women's work. There is just stuff to be done. And if you live there, you get to help do it.
I am sixty something and my Dad would read Luke 2 every Christmas Eve. I miss this so much enjoy this time with those kiddos
Cathy from New York Happy holidays🎄💚 to you and your family warm blessings I can’t believe how Livy looks just like you in your baby picture amazing. Feel better Bert.
berts biceps are so huge he doesnt look out of place in alaska then. you can tell he chops trees down to make firewood.
It was meant to be!! Olivia looks and fits right in with your family.. God is good and knows where these little ones need to end up in situations like hers...
Been watching since the kids were little. How time flies.
This was so fun. Totally enjoyed your sharing. God Bless. Merry Christmas.
😂🤣 you two are hilarious!! It is great to see you so down to earth and vulnerable. Thank you Jessica for turning the camera around. 😊 you are just a genuine loving fun Christian family! I love it! 💖 had me giggling with you! Yep "cleaning is my passion" Jessica you will have to make a t-shirt in your line as a joke shirt with a funny meme or picture. 🤣😂 it will sell! We can realte totally!. May the Lord continue to bless you according to his riches and glory. 💖 I have also been here since 2019 or 2020 ish. thank you for lifting my day!! Big hugs from Oklahoma again.. 🤣😂💖
Thanks for sharing with us! Love hearing about Olivia - you all were meant for each other 💕 love watching all the kids grow up !
Soooooooo many new ideas for a Burt Shirt!!!!
I love the Q&A videos so much joy and laughs. I have been with yall since 2018 and the Somers are definitely family. The thing that stood out for me is Bert’s comment on when Livey calls him Dad. I got the chills, as a mom I felt that to my core. Livey loves you and it almost feels like she is choosing you/accepting you as her parents vs being blood and that being a given. Ahh that is just so incredible, I love yall Merry Christmas ❤
Love the close-out’s from happy people.
Happy Wednesday and vlogmas day 18, SOMERS. I hope you’re having a good day. Only 1 week away from Christmas. It’s crazy how time flies. Christmas is next Wednesday and 2025 begins two weeks from today. I hope you SOMERS have a happy holidays. Keep them Christmas activities coming. Continue on your road on getting the gold play button
Merry Christmas, and thank you for all you do for people. I know you use the TH-cam money to do it, but many don't, so God bless you for giving people something. You never know how much you may have made their day that someone cares about them. They could be having a very bad time, and this will touch them so much more and gives them hope for better days. I do like the Q&A's even though I have been here for years. Love from, Western, N.Y.
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas from Houston. Bless you for the joy yous bring to so manyof us.
How fun! It's so cool watching the kids grow up!
Cabbage dabba doo cleaning is my passion. Gotta love it.
I hope you recover quickly, Bert.
For the cards- turn it into a book!
Loved the Q&A.. For the t-shirt have it say Cleaning is my PASS...ion! Loved seeing you two so relaxed and joking around together.
Love the Q & A's. Feel better Burt.
I feel for you Burt! I know what you are going through with your arm! I pulled my arm putting my push mower in my car’s trunk!! I slept holding a pillow!!
Just thinking the days start to get longer now!!
Always enjoy your channel. You are an inspiration to me and others to be kinder and more compassionate to others. ❤
Merry Christmas to all from Myrtle Beach SC🎄
Love the Q&A please do them more often ❤
I have been watching you all for years, I just had to open a different email so I have a new user name. I have watched your ups and downs and how prayer and faith has seen you through. I just found out a couple days ago that I have Mutiple Sclerosis. It has taken the wind right out of me. It took doctor years to figure out what was happening to me and by some twist of faith, my new doctor who cared enough to get to know me figured things out and ran the right tests. I want to Thank You for Vlogmas this year, I needed this, something to look forward to. I love you Q&A. I haven't ever ordered your Alaskan Aparrel it is way above my price bracket but I just love looking at everything and the orginal ideas you have come up with, it's got to feel good to get that talent out to the world. Thanks again
My daughter's shoulder got messed up as well. Nothing actually happened to it. But, the fluid in her shoulder was inflamed. She had to take an antiinflammatory for one month and prescription for a week.
My sister in law works for the post office. She said on an extremely busy day they would get 20 pallets of packages. One day they got over 130 pallets in a day around Thanksgiving.
I would absolutely love to move to Alaska! We live in Texas currently. When I was doing my research to move there. I was looking into specific doctor's my daughters need and any therapies they need.
Love the Q&A’s love your videos. Burt Hope you get better soon. be careful don’t make it worse. Love all you guys stay warm. Been watching since 2019 faithfully.
I love the Q &A as we get to learn a lot about you. I have been watching since Audrey was 11 or 12
I loved the Q&A; your personalities seemed to really shine through! Prayers for Bert’s quick recovery & good health to all! Great acts of kindness. Christmas blessings to all 🤗🇨🇦🌲
You guys are so. So. Awesome 😂❤
Thank you , love the questions, im so glad you guys are getting away to Hawaii ❤❤🎉🎉 its so warm and beautiful 😍
I love the feet tapping, I have no idea why but I think it lets you know Bert’s about to show us a new village or something!
I hope you heal quickly and that you regain full motion❤🙏
That's so great,that you guys gave a card with a gift card and pizza to the people who work at the North Pole post office❤ Burt so sorry about your arm hope whatever is wrong with your arm is all better very soon❤ I love your guys siit down and talk videos I wouldn't mind if you guys did a vlog and a Q&A update sitdown and just talk or a one on one video with just one of you guys like once or twice a month or if you guys don't have a regular vlog ready for the week or you don't have mutch of a vlog like this video do both
Get well soon Bert. Merry Christmas to your lovely family. ❤
QA is like your own talk show. Love it! The Bert and Jess show ( Kelly and Mark)!!
Loved the Q & A!! Merry Christmas! 💜✝️🕊️
I love when you sleep in tent.
I’ve been trying to remember how long I’ve been hanging out with the “Somers in Alaska” crew. It was way before you even started anything on your house. Garret was such a little dude back then.
Get well soon ❤❤❤
I enjoy the Q&As.
Love the Q & A's
Love the Q & A's!! Let's us get to know you even better. Livvy definitely looks like Jessica somewhat. Love your videos!! Keep 'em coming!!
That was so much fun. I'm watching at 1030pm from Vancouver Island Canada. Have a merry Christmas Somers🎄
This was fun! Love the q&a's!
That was the best q and a. Just discovered those yummy drinks. 200 mills of caffeine! Yep needed right now for sure! Hope your shoulder gets better soon.
Cleaning is his passion!😂😂😂 I will think of that during the week and break out in laughter, like I am now!
I'd like to ask, does anyone in the family actually play that piano you have in the background? And if so, would they play something for us? I love the piano!
I have. 10 yr old girl who looks just like me I adopted when she was a baby ❤ gods planing and hand is in everything love you guys merry Christmas
Try the peach alani over ice, and add sprite. Omg! So refreshing. My work go to drink.
Everyone in my family is tall except 3 of us girl cousins. Our parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and brothers all tower over us.
I wish I could move to Alaska! I love all the snow! I’m a winter person!☃️ ⛄️ ❄️
not every extended family accepts an adopted child.
Olivia is truly loved.
I've been watching since 2019 too
The older kids can do their own laundry..
Hi I just started following you guys! I'm so glad I came across your videos. Love what you do the random acts of kindness is truly awsome! I heared you say your going to Hawaii. I live in Hawaii come say Hi! 😅 looking forward to your videos. Merry Christmas! 🎅🎄🍬
With your Christmas cards make a picture quilt
It's memories
Merry Christmas from Louisiana
I did give my Mail Man a Christmas card with a gift card inside, and he really enjoyed it!
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO SOMERS FAMILY 🎄
Burt I hope it's not your shoulder because I had shoulder surgery on my right shoulder replacement of my rotate cuff get better burt hope you feel better before the holidays God bless you and your family 👪 amen
Scan them if you can so you have them digital. If you can find time that is❤❤❤
If you call that dirty, you need to rethink what messy is! Your home is immaculate! Happy Vlogmas!
Firstly Bert, sorry about your shoulder, I know it's no fun as my shoulders are full of crepitus but mine is due to being from the badge of age. I hope the damage is just minor and recovers quickly. As for the photo of yourself Jessica, looking the spitting image as Livy, was jaw dropping. I would say as she grows up and finds out she's adopted she will be confused looking at that photograph. Incredible that your so much alike without being biological. Loved this Q & A, thanks.
The picture of you in comparison to Livey is amazing are the resemblance! Yes...she belongs to your family!! ❤😊
Jess, Bert the Q&A are hilarious. 😂
Cleaning is my passion, yabba cabbage do spell checker is fun isn't it
Enjoyed the video.
Merry Christmas, Somers Family. From 🤶 🎿🧑🎄 Colorado ❄️ ⛄️ ❄️ to 🎄 🎍🎄Alaska. ✨️✨️✨️
Love watching your show Merry Christmas!!! Burt take care of that shoulder
i love you guys i am on my own just working no fun lol
Merry Christmas from Florida
3 months for adoption definitely seems fast. My daughter and son-in-law adopted 2 gorgeous children recently. The whole process took years but from them arriving in our family to the court date was 17 months. As grand parents we love them just as much as our other grand children. We are so blessed that they are part of our family. Thank you for your vlogs. 💙
Ps. I always think our adopted grand daughter looks like my daughter! 🤷🏼♀️🥰
I've been watching you since Garrett was a little baby. We've what does low as 10 below we're up in the northern California High Sierra mountains.
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Pizza is a great idea Jessica! You are giving me ideas!,
Another wonderful video of you❤️❤️❤️❤️🎄🐶🙋🏼♀️. Thank you and all the best for your shoulder❤️🩹🍀
You both had a case of silliness because of lack of sleep. Longyearbyen, Svalbard is so far north there is no daylight… northern lights can be seen at noon.
We are a blended family.We celebrate Christmakkah.This year so cool the first day of Hanukkah falls on Christmas❤🕎 🙏❤🎄🙏Happy Holidays to all ! ❤
I never did my own laundry until after I became an adult mainly because my mother had a top loading washing machine, and I was too short to even reach the bottom, and besides, my mom was kinda nitpicky on how things were done with the washer and dryer.
My 4-1/2 year old granddaughter insists on doing her own laundry! Thank goodness for front load machines.
Talking about reading Luke chapter 2, we read Luke starting December 1st and finish with chapter 24 on Christmas Eve.
Love QnA’s many blessings from North Texas for ❤
My kids starting doing their own laundry at 14.
Missed your tree, with the black and white decorations. That must have been a popular the core choice a few years ago cuz everybody's tree had black and white ornaments on it.
Luv Q & A (How else would I know cleaning is Bert's passion!) tuning in from last Vlogmas.
Bring back the Alaska t-shirt. Live in Florida
Oh Bert sorry about your shoulder Merry Christmas 🎁🎄
Great video guys , hope you enjoy your trip to Hawaii , we’ve got a big trip coming up in 2025 , we are taking our daughter to Disneyland Florida , first time we will have taken her out of the U.K. , obviously with her been in a wheelchair and non verbal , and autistic we don’t know if we are doing the right or wrong thing, it’s going to be hard work, but if this works and she’s ok , then we will be flying out to Alaska on the next trip we do .
Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄.
I came across your channel through other TH-camrs when they traveled through Alaska about 4 or 5 years ago. If I remember right, there were shots of you with them when the kids were little. It was so cute. I am not sure if you remember, but their names were Harold and Rachel Earls, and they had just two sons then. I have had fun ever since I started watching all the family shananagans. See you in the next video. BEEP