We slept in a DOUBLE DECKER BUS!!! (week in the life of a Mennonite Family) Christmas Edition
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- Christmas found us in Idaho/Oregon, celebrating with Nolan's family. It was such a great time and we stayed in one of the most unique Air B&B stays ever! A double decker bus imported from London!!!
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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!
I noticed that too; they were actually reading books! How refreshing.
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.
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.
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The bus is amazing, such a fun idea staying there. Created a lasting memory.
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.
Oh wow! Triplets! Your were a busy mom!!!!
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.🥰
Thanks for coming along! There is nothing like your own bed!! I agree!!!
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...
Aww thanks! It would be a dream of mine to have a travel channel 😀
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.
This has been such a delight to watch‼️. This 72+ great grandma loves watching families enjoying life. Y’all stay safe and God bless ❣️
Such a happy little chap. The joy on his face going at warp speed, wonderful to watch.
😀😆 his determination cracked me up for sure!
Love Zander's excitement!! Nolan looked like he was having just as much fun too.
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!
Yes it was a blessing! And yes, that's a good tip. Sadly the skates were so dull one could hardly push sideways with them. At least mine. I bought him a pair, hoping to teach him for real this year! Thanks for coming along!
The bus is dreamy! Beautifully decorated and all the details are well thought out. I love that!
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.
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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.
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
Thanks! It's fun to have him learn new things, I didn't teach him much this round. (: but hoping to more when he gets better skates. Have a great day!
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🙏
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 .🥰💐⚘
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!! ❤❤
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!
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!
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!
Thank you for sharing, so exciting to see Zander having fun with his cousins
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!
What an amazing Christmas vacation! So many memories!!
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.
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.
What a cool and unique BnB! It’s always wonderful spending quality time with extended family!
The vacation looked so fun, but there's no place like home. Zander is so stinken cute.
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 !🥰
So nice to see kids being kids. What a wonderful family you have. 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 ❤️
Thanks! I didn't realize how fun it would be watching ones children learn sports as they grow
The delight in Xander’s voice and on his face is priceless..what a blessing that child is to your family 💙
Looks like y’all had a wonderful time with family! Still, it’s always good to get back home!
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!!!
He only got the shower in. And Jeff the rest to his brother so it was still not finished.
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
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!
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.
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! 😊
i call that a proper christmas family children just having good fun. i thought the double decker bus was amazing. god bless you all.
Xander is so blessed you give him so many experiences! He loves it!
Absolutely beautiful....I love Xander's good-natured determination!
You are the funnest, encouraging mom, ever ! !
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!
Thank you and hello to Star!
Sitting crocheting for your baby and loving this video !! Xander makes me smile every time I see him … xx 💋
Such fun! Good family times.
I love Idaho.
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.
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!
Thank you! You are so kind and yes, I can hardly believe how well things are going. God is so good! That's so funny about the difference in your children! I'm so curious as to what personality our little girl will have!
Your son is just so precious! ox So appreciative of every little thing. He is priceless...I know you know that though haha
Y'all had an amazing time. Y'all sure do know how to enjoy life! Beautiful RV and beautiful area 😍 ❤
Zander makes my heart so happy. Thank you for sharing him with us.
I agree - he vis so smart and sweet . Just a wonderful little boy. He'll be a great big brother.
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.
Thanks for coming along!
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 !
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!
Yes children add so much to the experience!
This is a great video, what a neat airbnb!! Nolan is a big kid at heart!! Looks like Xander had a blast!!
Jeannine, This should make a great Christmas Card for next year!
What a super great time you all had in that barn/garage/workshop zipping around. Looked like tons of fun ! !
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...
xander is such a trooper. He is so adorable ice skating! Loved the double decker bus too............
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! 🙏🐾🐶🦘👍🕸🌟🎅🦘🐾🙏
Thanks for sharing your interesting story! 😀 I can imagine you didn't enjoy it isn't it funny how the next generation finds things intriguing the older generation finds mundane?
@@theMennoniteMom Well, to a degree, I think it's because we've been there, done that got the Tshirt & battle scars! But I do love how creative people can be - how they can turn an old relic into something unique, useable & fun - I'm sure that experience will stick with Xander & he'll be wanting to go on a REAL double decker, which I hope you'll get to do one of these days (in England!) I think the new ones have all mod cons but you can't hop on & off as we used to - trying not to loose our school hats in the process! Have a great week y'all. :)
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. 💚🙂❤
Celebrating the Birth of Jesus, with Family, Aunts Uncles Cousins is always such a Special time. I miss those times.
Yes it is!!
Sure looks so heart warming. I miss the large family Christmas gatherings. God bless.
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!
Yes! I like to hang in to Christmas longer as well! I'm with you! Glad you enjoyed! Have a blessed day!
So cool and what fun!! Thanks for sharing “the bus”, family time, celebrating Jesus birth, snow, and your special coffee place!!
Thanks for coming along!
What a beautiful bus so cool and Christmassy and cozy, I loved it ! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much for sharing Jeanine!!! Awesome video, Xander is his usual bright & sunny self!! Really loved the Airbnb, so cool!! Love & prayers 🥰🙏🏻❤️❌⭕️🤗
In Chicago we had the Bozo the Clown show. Later as an adult went to a reunion of the cast. Ringmaster Ned was so heartwarmed at the crowd's enthusiasm that he said I would like to take you all home with me. A little child cried...took it literally didn't want to go home with someone he or she didn't know. Well this video wants me to take Xander home. I love how happy he is and how his vocabulary has grown. But not literally of course. He is happy for the most part because his parents make things exciting for him. And soon the next chapter: Xander meets his baby sister.
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!
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.
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.
What a great family vacation. Memories are made that Xander will never forget.
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!
Lol thanks! Enjoy your to Alaska!!
What an awesome air b&b! Glad you got to spend Christmas with Nolan's family.
Gosh, getting a flight, you guys were very lucky, there was a lot of cancelled flights. So glad that you got to take this wonderful vacation.
That double decker bus was amazing. Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing. Much love everyone 💕
Yes! I was holding my breath. Especially in the way home!
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.
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 .
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. ♥️♥️😊👍👍👍
Glad you enjoyed coming with us! It was a great vacation!
Looked like an awesome trip. I love that double decker bus. Farm life is great. So much fun in the winter.
Lots of good memories for Xander!
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 🙏 ❤ 🇬🇧
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!
I'm so sorry for your loss. 😪 it's hard
@@theMennoniteMom Thank you so much! Yes, it is hard. We must go on but time does not heal all wounds.
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.
Glad you enjoyed!
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🤩
Thanks so much! So glad you enjoyed! Means a lot to have you here
Thank you… enjoyed watching!
Oh what fun! I am so happy your doing good with your pregnancy. It’s a far cry from last year around this time!
Yes!!!! Thank you! First time I got to go out to his family in 3 years where I want sick. So refreshing
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 charming little city to vacation in. I would live in that double decker bus as a permanent home but it needed a nice tub and a fluffy sofa to snuggle up in. I could downsize from this 2800 sq ft house. ( way too much for 2 adult emptynesters ). It looks like Xander had a wonderful time.
What an incredibly fun Christmas vacation!! One to definitely remember. That bus was so nice! You all were fearless on the ice. I wouldn't have been for sure!!! LOL!!!
I'll bet you would've loved it! 😉
What a fabulous vlog and some amazing memories for Xander and that Airbnb was beautiful take care all xxx
How enjoyable. So much FUN, ACTION, and Enjoyment.
WoW the grown-ups had as much fun as the children at that the trampoline park. Alot of Energy well spent.
Thank you for taking us in your Beautiful Holiday. As if I had a refreshing one hour vacation. Thank you again.
I am also very happy to see that you feel Great. So much action, activities for someone who is Pregnant but, You are a Wonderful Princess of the MOST HIGH who is in HIS HANDS. So you are Very Much Protected by HIM.
Thank you! It was a busy vacation and this mama was glad to get back to her own bed again 😀 I'm glad you found it refreshing yourself 😀 have a great one!!
Oh my, I’ve just came across your channel by accident, I need to binge watch now, you seem to be a very lovely family, and if I had £1 for every trip I’ve made on a double decker bus…….I could buy 1000 of them :), blessing from Ireland
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!
Welcome! I'm so honored to have you here!
What a great video, so much energy, Zander is so cute, happy all had a nice visit. Happy New Year!👍❤️
Xander is adorable! The tubing looked like the most fun! Looks like a lovely time! Happy for you!