- [Christopher] There you go.
(Duncan humming)
(Christopher laughing)
♪ It's Vlogmas, Vlogmas, and it's time to celebrate ♪
♪ Vlogmas ♪
(upbeat music)
- Good morning, everyone.
As you can probably tell,
we're having sliders for lunch today.
Jacob actually made these sliders,
'cause he's a little chef, but he was complaining,
just a second ago, that I was getting four,
'cause I wanted four sliders.
Let me show you his plate.
How many did you already eat?
You had like three more on there before.
That is so many sliders.
Bailey made a slider with gluten free bread, how is it?
- I've never been able to find gluten free slider buns,
but for Bailey's gluten free sliders,
I just took gluten free bread,
and then used like a biscuit cutter,
which is like a circle cookie cutter,
and we cut out little circles and it was perfect,
so I'm so glad she got to have little buns.
- And Parker's still on that liquid diet, but...
What happened?
(Jessica laughs)
- [Jessica] Parker, sip it up, sip it up, sip it up!
- [Chris] Is this your chocolate coconut water?
- [Jessica] Yeah, he really wants a lot.
He's very thirsty, apparently.
I was holding it and he was in charge of pouring.
So we made some homemade apple sauce.
It's mostly all gone now, it was a hit.
So, Parker is significantly sick
of junk food, and ice cream, and popsicles.
We've been trying to find things
that are a little more healthy for him,
because he's like really, he just needs something.
And not a lot has been working.
He's okay with scrambled eggs sometimes,
okay with miso soup sometimes, so it just depends.
We're doing our best.
But look at this outfit.
It's so good seeing you in your leotard again, dude!
Parker was getting pretty crusty,
'cause he kept trying to wear
the same outfits over and over again.
He hasn't been very motivated to
change clothes, take showers, do anything.
And for the most part, that's okay.
But you gotta change clothes every once in a while, right?
- [Christopher] You ready for a craft?
- Yeah.
Duncan and I are going to make these
little finger puppet things, these dancing finger puppets.
His advent calendar had this whole section
that I didn't even realize was there,
and there's all these little crafts that he can do
with the supplies that he's getting.
So, we're going to do some of those.
You wanna do some crafts?
- Mm hmm.
- [Christopher] Which one do you wanna do?
We've got a reindeer, we have an elf,
and we have a Santa, which one?
- Santa.
- [Chris] Santa?
What does Santa say?
What does he say?
- Donkey.
- [Christopher] A donkey?
What does Santa Claus say?
- Ho, ho, ho.
- [Christopher] Ho, ho.
Ooh, here's a little Christmas card that you can make, too.
You wanna make some crafts?
- Santa?
- [Christopher] That's Santa.
- Yeah.
- [Chris] Can you say elf?
- Elf.
- [Chris] Can you say reindeer?
- Reindeer.
- [Chris] Very good.
- Bark!
- [Chris] That's a penguin.
- Penguin.
- [Chris] Penguin.
Ooh, I like it.
You're going for that tie-dyed reindeer look.
Yeah.
Oh, he is looking great, I love it.
Are you having fun?
- Yeah.
- [Christopher] Yeah?
- Oh!
You want the green on there?
Here you go.
Now, we pop these out, and they become little feet.
(Christopher humming)
They call me Dancer!
Or maybe I'm Prancer, you don't know.
You gonna do it?
Put your fingers through.
There you go.
(Duncan humming)
(Christopher laughing)
Should we do Santa also?
Already colored in this whole Santa.
Ho, ho ho, ready to dance, little reindeer?
Where'd your legs go, reindeer?
Oh, there they are.
Ready?
♪ Christmas is just around the corner ♪
♪ Coming up just around the bend ♪
♪ Holly day couldn't be here sooner ♪
♪ Holly day for family and friends ♪
(Christopher humming)
- Ow!
- Oh, hello there, Prancer!
How are you today?
I'm doing well, except are being torn from body!
Oh, ouch!
Hey, Santa Claus, oh, hi there!
Are you ready for a long trip around the world?
- Yup.
- You are ready?
- Oh.
- Oh, thank you for the kiss.
Wow, Santa, I didn't know you liked me that much.
(Christopher humming)
You like this craft, was this a good craft?
Ow!
(Duncan laughs)
- Ow!
- Oh, you want to hurt me again, I see.
- Ow. - Ow, ow, ow.
Should we do another craft?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
What are you making now?
- Tree.
- [Christopher] A tree? - Yeah.
- [Christopher] Okay.
This one.
♪ Christmas is just around the corner ♪
♪ Coming up right down the line ♪
♪ Chestnuts ♪
- [Christopher] Good coloring.
More?
Yeah, color it in more.
- Oh!
- Oh, you got my finger!
You got my finger!
It's a little Christmas tree!
Does that look like a Christmas tree?
(laughs) it's not a horn, it's a Christmas tree!
Is it hat?
Whoops, is it a hat?
Party hat!
- [Jacob] I like your Christmas tree!
- [Christopher] Whoa, Jake, did you color that in?
That's really good.
- [Jacob] Thanks, Daddy!
- [Christopher] Okay, should we put the star on top?
Here, Duncan, you wanna put the star on top?
Here you go, can you put the star on top?
Not on top of you, on top of the tree!
- [Jacob] Hey, it's supposed to go here!
- Yay, it's a Christmas tree!
Can you put it on top?
Kinda tricky.
There you go.
Is that a good one?
Should we do another craft?
This one looks like fun, it's a gingerbread house.
Do you wanna make a gingerbread house?
Okay, we've gotta color it in, first.
Jake'll help us color it in.
Almost done?
You tell me when we're done.
- Done. - All done?
Okay, let's see.
So that's what it looks like.
Can you fold this, can you fold it?
Fold it up, good job!
Looking good, looking good.
- Hat!
- You think it's gonna be a hat?
- Yeah.
- Okay, we'll see what it becomes.
This goes in here.
And then, like that. - Hat!
- You think it's gonna be a hat?
- Purple, purple, color, color.
- Whoa.
What is that?
What is it?
It's a house!
- House.
- Can you say house?
- House.
- Gingerbread house, good job.
Ho, ho, ho, I would like to go into the house
and see the Christmas tree.
Oh, there's the house, ho, ho, ho.
Okay, a little update from yesterday.
Yesterday, we said that we were gonna teach Jacob Dominion,
and we did, we're playing it now.
This is our second game, so how do you like it?
- It's really fun.
This is what it looks like.
It's a deck-building game,
and basically, he keeps cursing me.
Jacob keeps choosing the witch, and giving me curses,
which is negative one, at the end of the game.
Why would you do that to your own dad,
who taught you how to play this game?
- 'Cause I wanna win.
- Solid.
- So today is the day
that has been on our schedule for a while,
to go look at extravagant Christmas lights.
We try to that every year, usually with a group of friends.
And actually, most of our friends got mysterious
different illnesses today, anyway, so it got canceled,
but Parker wasn't gonna go, he's not feeling great.
I was gonna stay home with him,
and then, the kids were gonna go off
like, kinda far, to fancy Christmas lights.
But now they found some Christmas lights
that are closer, they're not like hours away.
And Parker and I are gonna have some time together.
Parker's still recovering from his
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, and nose cauterization,
and consequent nose blood vessel explosion yesterday.
So, the rest of the family's gonna go off,
and find some cool Christmas lights.
Parker and I are going to get some time together.
I was also, if you follow me on Twitter,
I was kinda stressing on Twitter today,
because today is the first day
where you could really see Parker's weight loss.
When Parker went into surgery,
he was just a little over 40 pounds.
And a lot of it was muscle, 'cause he's a gymnast.
And I was really concerned, I didn't talk about it then,
but I was concerned because I know a lot of people
get this surgery and lose wait after,
and he just doesn't have that much weight to lose.
I know, like I know he's going to be okay,
but it's also hard to see him walking around in clothes
that are already looking baggier.
When he walks around without his shirt on,
we can see like, his bones a lot more clearly,
and it's just so weird to see that happen in just a week.
And he is eating a lot of like, fatty foods,
and ice cream, and things like that.
Today, because of some advice on Twitter,
I ran out and I got some PediaSure.
He's been drinking this PediaSure stuff,
which is like a child weight gain drink.
And he's had two already,
so he drank two full things of that.
Good job, buddy!
- It's a whole gallon!
- It's not quite a gallon, but he's been drinking these
like, chocolate weight gain drinks.
And I got strawberry and vanilla,
and he hasn't tried those yet, but he's about to.
But I've been really impressed
with how much he's been able to--
(Jacob vocalizing)
Oh, Jacob.
(chuckles) Thanks, dude.
I like your Christmas lights outfit.
(chuckles) You wearing Duncan's hat?
This is the strawberry one.
You wanna try strawberry?
- Yeah. - Yes.
The first day, when he come from his surgery,
he ate this like, whole tub of Jell-O,
and he was doing so well.
And I didn't think he was gonna really
have that many problems. - Mommy, Mama!
- (laughs) What did you want to show me, mister?
Yeah, that's a good hat, that is a good hat!
I like it!
Do you like it?
Yeah, ready to see some lights!
- Yeah, we're gonna see some lights.
- [Jessica] You look good, too, handsome.
- I have a hat!
- You do.
So when he came home, he was doing so well,
and I just thought he wasn't gonna have much of a problem,
and just everyday, he's getting a new treat.
Like, oh, let's try this ice cream,
or let's try this popsicle or Jell-O, or whatever.
And he'll really be excited, and then, take a few bites.
Or maybe like even a whole bowl or something,
but then be like, nah, I never want to eat that again.
And I know we're like, so close
to being past the hardest part.
Every day, I keep thinking it's gonna be, like,
a lot better, and it's just like a little bit better.
And then, we're going into tomorrow's the one week mark.
And a lot of people say that that can be like,
back to day one, like really bad,
and then it gets better from there.
So we might be back to it being really difficult,
and I'm hoping just from there it gets a lot, lot better.
And within a week from tomorrow,
I think he'll just be great.
He's supposed to be back to beginning
being on solids, a week from tomorrow.
I'm hoping we're just kind of over a lot of the worst of it.
(sigh) But anyway, we're gonna watch Veggie Tales,
while everybody looks at Christmas lights.
And drink a lot of PediaSure.
- Mm.
- [Jessica] (chuckles) Do you like that one or chocolate?
- This one.
- What?
Nice!
(upbeat music)
- It has been a long time since I've worn Duncan like this.
Since Europe.
How's it feel, is it cozy?
Is it cozy?
- Is it cozy? - Are you cozy?
- Yeah.
- [Christopher] Good.
(upbeat music)
What do you think of that one, Bailey?
- That one's handmade, it's really cool.
(upbeat music)
- Choo choo.
- [Christopher] A choo choo?
- Choo choo.
(upbeat music)
- It looks really cool.
- It's a pretty good one, that one's pretty good.
What does the train say?
- Choo choo.
(Bailey laughs)
(upbeat music)
- [Christopher] What do you think of that one, Bailey?
- That's really cool.
- [Duncan] Bark, dog!
- [Christopher] You see a dog?
Where?
Oh, I see it.
(upbeat music)
What is that?
- Santa.
- [Christopher] Santa?
Aw, cool!
(upbeat music)
This place doesn't have its light on,
but there is a giant Santa, just hiding.
- [Jacob] One of the lights was there.
- [Christopher] He's hiding back there.
It's like a 10-foot Santa.
I thought our Santa was creepy,
this one hides, this one lives in shadows.
Okay, Santa, you stay back there, where I can see you.
Or where I can't see you.
What'd you think of the Christmas lights, Jake?
- They were so cool.
- Yeah, that was a different neighborhood.
We've never gone to that area before,
and it was pretty cool, I especially liked the train house.
That was my personal favorite.
- Choo choo.
- [Christopher] What was your favorite house?
- My favorite was the train house, probably.
- Choo choo.
- [Christopher] What was your favorite house.
- The train house.
- Choo choo.
- [Christopher] What was your favorite house?
(Duncan babbling)
- Or the creepy Santa house.
- [Christopher] Creepy Santa, oh,
I did kinda like the creepy Santa.
- Wait, which one, the 10-footer?
- [Christopher] Yeah, the 10 foot Santa in the dark.
- Yes.
- [Christopher] Here we go, you ready?
Which one are we doing today, what is today?
- [Jacob] 16.
- [Christopher] 16, you gotta find 16.
Oh, 16's right here, Duncan.
(gasp) Oh, cool!
What color is that, is that orange?
Nice!
Parker's not feeling very well,
so he's not gonna say anything.
But he is gonna open 16, which is right there.
- I wish I could do--
- [Christopher] Hey, I thought
you weren't gonna say anything!
You wanna do 24?
No, 16, it's 16 today!
Can you open 16?
- Only if it's in the woohoo.
- [Christopher] Okay, why don't you
open it and we'll find out.
- No, he shouldn't open it.
- [Christopher] Aw, what is it?
- Shouldn't open it.
- [Christopher] (gasp) Ooh, is that a mistletoe wreath?
Every who down in Whoville beneath,
was busy now hanging a...
- Christmas wreath.
- [Christopher] Mistletoe wreath.
- Oh, sorry.
- [Christopher] Are you gonna put it on our tree?
- Only if you do.
- [Christopher] Okay, I'll put it on the tree for you.
- Or you could put it on my eyelash.
- [Christopher] You want me to put it on your eyelash?
Let's see if it hangs.
Nope, that's a fail.
- Aw, I want to be with my mama.
- [Christopher] You want to be with your mama?
Okay, why don't you go upstairs and be with Mommy?
Thanks for joining us for advent, though.
Do want to show, do you wanna bring your wreath
and you can show her?
- Yeah. - Okay.
What's the new development
of your advent calendar right now?
- Well, we were going to glue the things on,
but then we didn't have all the numbers.
So then, we put all the numbers in a plastic baggie
so that we could get more numbers.
So now, my advent calendar's empty.
- [Christopher] Ooh, it's an extra mystery.
So I've got this picture of me holding it.
What number are we doing today?
- [Jacob] Number 16.
- [Christopher] 16 is there, so it's this one.
There it is, 16!
- 16!
- [Christopher] Okay, Bailey's charm.
- [Bailey] Ooh, ah.
- [Christopher] Did you come back
down here to see Bailey's charm?
- [Christopher] Ooh, that's like
the prettiest one yet, I think.
Wow.
- I think this one's been my favorite so far.
But I like the--
- Hey, don't break into the,
don't break into the advent calendars!
Nope, get out, get your little fingers out of there.
What are you doing?
(Parker laughs)
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