Hahaha!! 😂😂😂😂 Jake may not have gotten a question of his own but with that one off the cuff line, he WON this entire video. I busted out laughing & rewound 3 times to watch it again. “It was hard for Dad.” Hahahaha!! 😂😂😂 JAKE! - 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
First just gotta say that I love you all for your pioneering spirits! You just seem to be able to forge on and conquer your circumstances, whatever they may be. Second, it must be so good to be back in your own home! I can tell you are still recovering from the trauma. Thank you SO MUCH for sharing your life with us! You are all amazing, and my hat is off to you for being such troopers!
So glad your house was spared. Prayers for the families who were not so lucky. It’s hard to hear Duncan read his advent when Luke and Teddy are screaming. Maybe subtitles or a lapel mic
I'm so glad you all were able to come back to the house. What a relief it must have been to know the holiday season can be once again enjoyed cozy in your home.
I am so glad you are all home again. I hope and pray things can get back to normal quickly for you all. Thank you for another super fun vlog and thank you for choosing my question. I am so thankful you are doing much better Christopher and I hope you never have to ever go through that again. Praise God for answered prayers.
Hi Beautiful Ballinger family 😊 I am so VERY grateful to our Lord that you all have been more than ok. Grateful you were able to be safe with family, safe at the hotel, and now home, sweet home. During these difficult times, the joy of you all has been such a blessing to me. I will continue to pray for all those affected in your community ♥️
I am always filled with so much joy after watching your videos! 🥰 Your family just fills my heart with happiness! Thank you for filling your lives and sharing with us!!!✌🏻❤️😃
Welcome home. So glad you are back in your house. One step at a time. I'm sure that every evening you will be exhausted and a bit overwhelmed and unsure about what to do next. But that in the mornings things will be clearer. I recently moved and am still (still!) unpacking - even without the extreme experience of the fire and dislocation you had, I am confused every evening and clearer and focused in the mornings. Big hugs to all of you - so glad you are safe and well, that no one in the neighborhood was seriously injured or worse in the fire, glad your house is ok and thinking good thoughts and prayers for the neighbors who lost theirs. A lot to process.
I cannot imagine the big feelings the whole family, especially the kids, may feel, if not now, possibly in the future. I know you and Jess will keep a close eye on everyone to make sure they are okay mentally, and by the grace of God, physically. I am so happy you still have a home to go to and prayers for all the families who lost theirs. ❤🙏
Such good luck that your home was spared from the fires, and well done & thanks to the firefighters who worked so hard to save what they could. Isn’t it amazing that some human worked out how to make your home safe after the smoke damage. Hope those still displaced are ok and get home soon.
Hey Ballingers! Just came to say I really enjoyed this video. It was so sweet to see how happy everyone was to be back home. I felt so happy for you guys. I also appreciated your thoughtful chat, Christopher. I am sure you are feeling all the feelings & you probably will be for awhile. You went through quite a traumatic experience. Anyway, I love your vlogmas vlogs! Merry Christmas!
Yes yes yes Bailey you can get an Axolotl as a pet you just gotta find a wildlife store that has them! they are very fun to have but now that you mentioned it im not sure if where you live you can have them as a pet you can look it up on the net tho but here in Australia you can ❤
oh i am so grateful that your house is one of many that made it out okay from the fire and there wasnt any fire damage "well except" smoke damage but still, happy that all of you got to go home and be in your own beds. sadly it is unfortunate that some others come back to nothing which is very heartbroken for those who loss everything. im glad to hear aboutt your health that is fantastic news!
I have a 501c3 animal rescue in Oklahoma. We have cats 🐈 dogs 🐕 pigs 🐖 peacock 🦚 & snakes 🐍 except the snakes aren’t actually part of the rescue 🙃 they’re just naturally everywhere. I actually accidentally stepped on 2 snakes! One was a 6.5 foot non-venomous black with yellow belly snake & the other was a copperhead 😱absolutely terrifying both times! I’m very lucky to not have been bitten & worried that I injured the snakes 🐍 they were ok though. They continue to happily live their lives on our 10 acres. They were both directly outside of my back door & living in the country it’s extra dark at night so I simply didn’t see them. We’ve added some additional safety measures to keep it from happening again!! Wild situation both times!
21:30 I remember that challenge! A return visit would be good (for fans who live thereby! Be careful how you answer, some people might take that as a promise... I know it was just a polite answer, Jake)
God bless your health recovery! Seriously. Having my own medical issues I am so happy when others get better. Please and thank you for sharing your story! And life! ❤
Christopher is such a sweet and patient Dad, good job dude idk where you learned that from or just did it yourself but kudos. Also love Jacob’s jokes hahaha
I’m so glad you’re able to be back home! Vlogmas has been perfect so far as always! Questions--I need to think of one for each of you cause you’re all special! Christopher- Will you ever do a video of just playing guitar? I love listening to you play! Maybe some Led Zeppelin 🤞🏻 Jacob- You are so amazingly talented(all of your family is), but are you going to 3D print anything for Christmas? I’d love to see all you’ve done so far! Bailey- You’re amazing as well! Have you ever thought of doing crochet? I can see you making things with yarn and gifting them to family for birthdays! Love you all! ☃️🎄☃️
Oh dear ,I know you have been through alot .And then I just heard California had a earthquake. I pray your family is safe. Sending healing prayers to your family. From a very snowy Ontario, Canada 🙏🏼🇨🇦 🌎☃️❄🎄
I know it’s been a while but it feel like y’all just fixed the house up after that washing machine flood and then the fire happened. So glad your house was able to be fixed after all this.
Awe So Glad you are back in the house sorry for the rest that lost their house but happy you still have it thanks so very much chris .. what about a bearded dragon i have one and they are amazing pet for sure..
Question for the "Bailey" segment.... You're not far from the age to get your license, are you looking forward to being able to drive a car? And for Jacob & Bailey, What is the one thing you really want for Christmas?
Bailey just turned 17. She could’ve gotten her license any time in the last year. When she’s ready it will be such a wonderful experience for her to be able to go anywhere she wants without needing a ride and will also give Chris a break from running those endless errands for everyone. Bailey can help him.
@@donnam3162 Yeah I realized that after I had posted that question... I had almost forgot she was 17 already. Man does time fly. I remember her as a baby in Colleens vlogs, eating sand and saying she would be "a problem" when she grew up hahaha
Does insurance help out with food and other things as well or just the replacement of your family in the hotel and the cleaning service? Super curious, I’m getting to that age haha
Happy to see you back in the house! Just curious if you guys are still training Rue to be a service dog and if so how is that going? Love seeing her tricks everyday during advent ❤
Axolotls are actually legal most places except for California unfortunately. They also take lots of research about their needs and knowledge about water parameters. It would be so cool to see you guys with one though!
I am so glad that you are save and home! Love your videos so much ❤ For the "Bailey" segment (sorry Jacob) my question is for everyone - What is your favourite time or activity of a typical day?
Seeing you guys return is the best birthday gift I’ve gotten! Side note, what kind of pickles did you buy? And, I think legal species ownership varies state by state. I would like a mother pet but I get too emotionally attached to critters that don’t live long. And our house is very cold.
Question when you evacuated did you get your hotel for free or at a discount because I’m from Florida and during our two hurricanes evacuates got free hotel rooms. Glad you all are safe
I do t know them personally, but yes I believe they did get the hotel paid for. They stayed at Colleen’s house until insurance kicked in & that’s when they moved to the hotel.
As I lay her cuddling my talking Indian Ringneck I will warn Bailey that birds are more work than having a kid. I have 8 and they are very smart but have so many needs and are expensive to keep. So if you decide to get one be sure to do lots of research. Bird tricks and Bird tricks Kids on UA-cam is a great place to start. I'm loving the Ask Bailey and the Ballinger's segment.
Question for Jessica and Chris: How do you teach your kids on how to handle their emotions? Especially when it is an extreme and overwhelming emotion? I really appreciate you guys!💖 Please stay safe!
Questions for Jacob: (just to compensate for all the ones that Baylee got! LOL). 1) What's your next building/3D printing project going to be? 2) Considering how much you like computers/programming and music, have you ever tried producing/editing/mixing your own music? 3) I love your personality and sense of humor. Considering you're pretty much a director now (one who plays saxophone), when can we expect to see your first full length feature (starring siblings, parents and pets of course)? I would have a bunch more, but we don't want to overshadow Baylee. It is her segment, after all.
As parents of so many do you ever find that one parents spends more time with a kid sometimes just do to circumstances. Like Christopher seems to be the driver of the kids a lot of the time, does this allow him to spend more time with kids who need to be driven a lot?
Question for Jacob: I remember you getting your saxophone for Christmas and hear about you practicing in vlogs. Do you take lessons or are you teaching yourself through UA-cam or other platforms? Will you play the vlogmas song for us pretty please :)
To all you "Bailey" Ballingers (ahem)--Have you considered keeping your Vlogmas intro? The outro too. It's been quite a journey for your family and it feels like the intro you made embodies the experience you had leaving your home. For me, it's a great Vlogmas opener with great energy!
I’m not saying this to sound cruel but out of concern, how much longer are you guys gonna brave these very close fires? It seems to me they are getting worse.
Hi Ballingers! This question is for Bailey time or whatever it’s being called and this is for anyone there to answer! What is your favorite Christmas Tradition?! My fav of yours is ‘Creepy Santa’
Hello, I'm from South Africa and I love watching your family. When Christopher told Teddy that the chocolate was candy - it made me giggle. So my question is to any one of the kids - is all sweets candy? Is there a difference between candy and chocolate? Are there any categories they go by?
Question for the whole fam: Have any of you ever heard of or listened to Patch the Pirate. I love the stories and the music. They are great for kids!! ❤😊🎉
Hahaha!! 😂😂😂😂 Jake may not have gotten a question of his own but with that one off the cuff line, he WON this entire video. I busted out laughing & rewound 3 times to watch it again.
“It was hard for Dad.”
Hahahaha!! 😂😂😂
JAKE! - 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
First just gotta say that I love you all for your pioneering spirits! You just seem to be able to forge on and conquer your circumstances, whatever they may be. Second, it must be so good to be back in your own home! I can tell you are still recovering from the trauma. Thank you SO MUCH for sharing your life with us! You are all amazing, and my hat is off to you for being such troopers!
Chris..I actually was in tears when you said you were back in your house..so thankful that you all are safe and had a housecto go back to❤
I got a little emotional seeing the kids running around and being so excited to be back home. I’m so happy for you guys. ❤️
So glad your house was spared. Prayers for the families who were not so lucky. It’s hard to hear Duncan read his advent when Luke and Teddy are screaming. Maybe subtitles or a lapel mic
Hi Ballinger Family! Thank you for being my comfort during hard times❤. Your vlogs make things feel not as heavy. I really appreciate you guys!
So sorry for your neighbors. Very thankful you all are safe and your home is ok. Love you all so much ❤
I'm so glad you all were able to come back to the house. What a relief it must have been to know the holiday season can be once again enjoyed cozy in your home.
Welcome back home Ballinger Family. The Fire is clear. Looks like it's an early Christmas miracle. Thanks for Vlogmas #7
I am so glad you are all home again. I hope and pray things can get back to normal quickly for you all. Thank you for another super fun vlog and thank you for choosing my question. I am so thankful you are doing much better Christopher and I hope you never have to ever go through that again. Praise God for answered prayers.
Hi Beautiful Ballinger family 😊 I am so VERY grateful to our Lord that you all have been more than ok. Grateful you were able to be safe with family, safe at the hotel, and now home, sweet home. During these difficult times, the joy of you all has been such a blessing to me. I will continue to pray for all those affected in your community ♥️
Great to hear that you can go back to the house again! And even more great that you are all okay! Hope you have a lovely holiday season after all ❤
I am always filled with so much joy after watching your videos! 🥰 Your family just fills my heart with happiness! Thank you for filling your lives and sharing with us!!!✌🏻❤️😃
Welcome home. So glad you are back in your house. One step at a time.
I'm sure that every evening you will be exhausted and a bit overwhelmed and unsure about what to do next. But that in the mornings things will be clearer.
I recently moved and am still (still!) unpacking - even without the extreme experience of the fire and dislocation you had, I am confused every evening and clearer and focused in the mornings. Big hugs to all of you - so glad you are safe and well, that no one in the neighborhood was seriously injured or worse in the fire, glad your house is ok and thinking good thoughts and prayers for the neighbors who lost theirs. A lot to process.
I cannot imagine the big feelings the whole family, especially the kids, may feel, if not now, possibly in the future. I know you and Jess will keep a close eye on everyone to make sure they are okay mentally, and by the grace of God, physically. I am so happy you still have a home to go to and prayers for all the families who lost theirs. ❤🙏
Such good luck that your home was spared from the fires, and well done & thanks to the firefighters who worked so hard to save what they could. Isn’t it amazing that some human worked out how to make your home safe after the smoke damage. Hope those still displaced are ok and get home soon.
I look forward to these everyday!! Makes my day so much better. Especially needed this today. Love y’all 💜
lol Christopher with the irrelephant had me laughing so hard 😂
21:46 This made me lol 😂 good one Jacob!
Lol😂 Bailey with the pets! And the Dad Jokes! And the Dad had a hard time with the toilet paper roll challenge...😂 I was dying!😂❤🎉
“It was hard for dad”. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Jacob, we love you! ROFL!
So glad to see that you can get back into your house! Stay safe and healthy. You are one of my favorite UA-camrs !😊
So happy that your all in your new home..lovely family and great parents..welcome welcome home..God Bless
Hey Ballingers! Just came to say I really enjoyed this video. It was so sweet to see how happy everyone was to be back home. I felt so happy for you guys. I also appreciated your thoughtful chat, Christopher. I am sure you are feeling all the feelings & you probably will be for awhile. You went through quite a traumatic experience. Anyway, I love your vlogmas vlogs! Merry Christmas!
It’s so exciting to see that you guys are back in your house!
Great to see you’re all finally able to be back home again, after all this time.👏😀
Yes yes yes Bailey you can get an Axolotl as a pet you just gotta find a wildlife store that has them!
they are very fun to have but now that you mentioned it im not sure if where you live you can have them as a pet you can look it up on the net tho but here in Australia you can ❤
oh i am so grateful that your house is one of many that made it out okay from the fire and there wasnt any fire damage "well except" smoke damage but still, happy that all of you got to go home and be in your own beds. sadly it is unfortunate that some others come back to nothing which is very heartbroken for those who loss everything. im glad to hear aboutt your health that is fantastic news!
One day at a time Christopher, things will get done , you are safe and that is the main thing 💙
I have a 501c3 animal rescue in Oklahoma. We have cats 🐈 dogs 🐕 pigs 🐖 peacock 🦚 & snakes 🐍 except the snakes aren’t actually part of the rescue 🙃 they’re just naturally everywhere. I actually accidentally stepped on 2 snakes! One was a 6.5 foot non-venomous black with yellow belly snake & the other was a copperhead 😱absolutely terrifying both times! I’m very lucky to not have been bitten & worried that I injured the snakes 🐍 they were ok though. They continue to happily live their lives on our 10 acres. They were both directly outside of my back door & living in the country it’s extra dark at night so I simply didn’t see them. We’ve added some additional safety measures to keep it from happening again!! Wild situation both times!
Welcome home! So glad your home before Christmas.
Glad you're all OK and safe wish u a good Christmas lotsalove God blessxx ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
21:30 I remember that challenge! A return visit would be good (for fans who live thereby! Be careful how you answer, some people might take that as a promise... I know it was just a polite answer, Jake)
God bless your health recovery! Seriously. Having my own medical issues I am so happy when others get better. Please and thank you for sharing your story! And life! ❤
The RuRu focus from Teddy was the cutest
Glad you guys are finally home!
Christopher is such a sweet and patient Dad, good job dude idk where you learned that from or just did it yourself but kudos. Also love Jacob’s jokes hahaha
The board games!
The Lego builds!
"No more home alone for us"
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I’m so glad you’re able to be back home! Vlogmas has been perfect so far as always!
Questions--I need to think of one for each of you cause you’re all special!
Christopher- Will you ever do a video of just playing guitar? I love listening to you play! Maybe some Led Zeppelin 🤞🏻
Jacob- You are so amazingly talented(all of your family is), but are you going to 3D print anything for Christmas? I’d love to see all you’ve done so far!
Bailey- You’re amazing as well! Have you ever thought of doing crochet? I can see you making things with yarn and gifting them to family for birthdays!
Love you all! ☃️🎄☃️
Lol when teddy put the bracelet on Roo😂😂😂
Oh dear ,I know you have been through alot .And then I just heard California had a earthquake. I pray your family is safe. Sending healing prayers to your family. From a very snowy Ontario, Canada 🙏🏼🇨🇦 🌎☃️❄🎄
So glad for you guys ❤❤❤❤
I love Jacob’s input! 😂🩵
2:28 It gives me the very-forgetful-person anxiety when you walk away without the chargers!😅
I know it’s been a while but it feel like y’all just fixed the house up after that washing machine flood and then the fire happened. So glad your house was able to be fixed after all this.
So glad your all safe back home!❤
So glad you are all back in your house.
Love you guys; I have a big family. Hello everybody. Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas. Welcome back home.
So happy for you guys!
You guys are awesome!❤😊
Awe So Glad you are back in the house sorry for the rest that lost their house but happy you still have it thanks so very much chris .. what about a bearded dragon i have one and they are amazing pet for sure..
We got Bailey's advent calendar🎉❤ and Lego Friends😂
This was a great “episode”! Loved it!
Glad you're able to be home again. Must be lovey to sleep in your own beds.
Question for the "Bailey" segment.... You're not far from the age to get your license, are you looking forward to being able to drive a car?
And for Jacob & Bailey, What is the one thing you really want for Christmas?
Bailey just turned 17. She could’ve gotten her license any time in the last year. When she’s ready it will be such a wonderful experience for her to be able to go anywhere she wants without needing a ride and will also give Chris a break from running those endless errands for everyone. Bailey can help him.
@@donnam3162 Yeah I realized that after I had posted that question... I had almost forgot she was 17 already. Man does time fly. I remember her as a baby in Colleens vlogs, eating sand and saying she would be "a problem" when she grew up hahaha
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I just figured I’d help you out in case they don’t see your question to answer during the vlog. ❤️❤️❤️
Does insurance help out with food and other things as well or just the replacement of your family in the hotel and the cleaning service? Super curious, I’m getting to that age haha
Happy Homecoming! Here’s a “Dad Joke” for you that I just made up…
What does the kitty cat call her prosthetic foot? …….
A faux paw 😁💕
Love you guys!
I would love to see how you guys do with one of those goldfishes from the fair. I've heard of so many that live for YEARS and get HUGE
I am so happy you guys are back home and I am enjoying your vlog mas videos
Question!! When the fires happened how did you get the information about the house? I’m so glad things are good !!!! ❤
Happy to see you back in the house! Just curious if you guys are still training Rue to be a service dog and if so how is that going? Love seeing her tricks everyday during advent ❤
Axolotls are actually legal most places except for California unfortunately. They also take lots of research about their needs and knowledge about water parameters. It would be so cool to see you guys with one though!
Love you all
🎄Home Sweet Home🎄
Omg Boston representation yasssss
Jacob needs the dad jokes T-shirt to go with his book.
Christopher are we ever going to get more guitar builds? I loved seeing your creativity.
The answer for Jacob's first joke should have been "A know-it-owl"!
So happy for you
I am so glad that you are save and home! Love your videos so much ❤
For the "Bailey" segment (sorry Jacob) my question is for everyone - What is your favourite time or activity of a typical day?
Seeing you guys return is the best birthday gift I’ve gotten! Side note, what kind of pickles did you buy? And, I think legal species ownership varies state by state. I would like a mother pet but I get too emotionally attached to critters that don’t live long. And our house is very cold.
Are there any 3d projects Jacob is wanting to work on?
Question when you evacuated did you get your hotel for free or at a discount because I’m from Florida and during our two hurricanes evacuates got free hotel rooms. Glad you all are safe
I do t know them personally, but yes I believe they did get the hotel paid for. They stayed at Colleen’s house until insurance kicked in & that’s when they moved to the hotel.
5:30 I’m a fan of “Miraculous Ladybug” since I was 15 years old
As I lay her cuddling my talking Indian Ringneck I will warn Bailey that birds are more work than having a kid. I have 8 and they are very smart but have so many needs and are expensive to keep. So if you decide to get one be sure to do lots of research. Bird tricks and Bird tricks Kids on UA-cam is a great place to start. I'm loving the Ask Bailey and the Ballinger's segment.
Question for Jessica and Chris: How do you teach your kids on how to handle their emotions? Especially when it is an extreme and overwhelming emotion? I really appreciate you guys!💖 Please stay safe!
Jacob great delivery on your saxophone joke
Questions for Jacob: (just to compensate for all the ones that Baylee got! LOL).
1) What's your next building/3D printing project going to be?
2) Considering how much you like computers/programming and music, have you ever tried producing/editing/mixing your own music?
3) I love your personality and sense of humor. Considering you're pretty much a director now (one who plays saxophone), when can we expect to see your first full length feature (starring siblings, parents and pets of course)?
I would have a bunch more, but we don't want to overshadow Baylee. It is her segment, after all.
Favorite advent inside joke
Christopher and my Brother have the exact same personality!! I swear they are the same person!! 🥰 Except my brother had blonde hair but is now bald 😅
it would be cool to have the kids make thank you notes to all that helped with the fire
Yes! I love this idea!!! Hopefully they’ll see it & maybe respond to the idea.
who else loves Ballinger family
Question for Christopher - would you consider background saxophone in the what did we learn rundown 👀
How are your hives( it was hives right? )
As parents of so many do you ever find that one parents spends more time with a kid sometimes just do to circumstances. Like Christopher seems to be the driver of the kids a lot of the time, does this allow him to spend more time with kids who need to be driven a lot?
Question for Jacob: I remember you getting your saxophone for Christmas and hear about you practicing in vlogs. Do you take lessons or are you teaching yourself through UA-cam or other platforms? Will you play the vlogmas song for us pretty please :)
To all you "Bailey" Ballingers (ahem)--Have you considered keeping your Vlogmas intro? The outro too. It's been quite a journey for your family and it feels like the intro you made embodies the experience you had leaving your home. For me, it's a great Vlogmas opener with great energy!
Has Parker ever thought about dance classes like ballet
Did you realize that your t-shirt can also be read as "Dad Tokes"? LOL
Who loves this family
Are your children still healthy as LGBT people?
You can call the question segment
Questions of the day
I’m not saying this to sound cruel but out of concern, how much longer are you guys gonna brave these very close fires?
It seems to me they are getting worse.
Hi Ballingers! This question is for Bailey time or whatever it’s being called and this is for anyone there to answer!
What is your favorite Christmas Tradition?!
My fav of yours is ‘Creepy Santa’
Hello, I'm from South Africa and I love watching your family. When Christopher told Teddy that the chocolate was candy - it made me giggle. So my question is to any one of the kids - is all sweets candy? Is there a difference between candy and chocolate? Are there any categories they go by?
The end is giving Reverend Tim Tom
Question for the whole fam: Have any of you ever heard of or listened to Patch the Pirate. I love the stories and the music. They are great for kids!! ❤😊🎉
my former principal lived/lives above/behind you guys...he lost his house
Burning fire 🔥
I guessed an owlculator. Haha
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