My Birthday Is Ruined 

Aaron is so brave, knowing that he is walking into danger for his kids. That shows a lot about his character, and I feel like both of them handled the situation so perfectly, even though it is very stressful

Lucas and Savannah's brother kissing their foreheads, my heart. He seems like such a caring big brother. I can't even imagine having to leave my older brother, they are so strong. That is so terrifying, I am SO glad that everyone is safe!

Aurora running into Luke's arms- like omg it was the cutest 🥺

the fact that Aaron potentially risked his life for the rest of the kids shows how amazing of a parent he is, those kids are so lucky to have you both and i just know that you will protect them all nomatter what

At this point we all agree Aaron is the best father of the year, he didn't even think of his own safety all he think is his children😍 I always believe that something good will come to good people.

Aaron is the hero in this incident!! All of these kids who went through foster care saw their dad putting himself, repeatedly, in danger, to make sure they are safe. I’m a retired mental health therapist and I watched your video this morning and have been thinking about it all day. You are very brave Aaron and a Papa Bear who protects his family ❤️ what a strong message for your loved ones!

That is absolutely terrifying. I can’t imagine the panic you must feel as a parent hearing about an apparent shooter. I am so glad they are all okay.

Despite everything, my favorite part was seeing the blurred heads just existing and being part of the family. Just a really nice reminder that your growing your family and seeing them there and knowing they are enjoying themselves too.

All I know is your kids are going to know what true love looks like and how a husband and wife should treat each other 👏🏼👏🏼 so beautiful

i wish Elijah did move in with you when you adopted Lucas and Savannah. The way he embraced Savannah & Lucas in yesterdays vlog & today.. Such an awesome big bro

I can not imagine how scary that must have been for everyone. Especially the foster kids, having police around must have been horrific for them after what they’ve been through. I’m so happy everyone was safe and there were so many officers there quickly.

The fact that Aaron put his family’s safety over his own and went out to find the teens is so sweet. We can tell how amazing of a dad he is and just in general how amazing or parents both crystal and Aaron are.

i’m glad Hannah had Halie with her because being by yourself in that situation is very dangerous and scary. Gun violence needs to be stopped especially places where children are at. I was a bystander in a shooting and was shot,and now I am paralyzed, but we all have guardian angels watching and protecting over us. Thankful to hear you all are safe.

I can't imagine how horrible that experience was for both of you knowing that half of your kids are outside on that crowd. Thank you Halie for staying calm and Aaron for braving that danger... God Bless you all.

Brody loves him some Luke. When they announced the Vegas trip, he ran straight into his arms. When they went to get Brody for breakfast, he ran into his arms. It’s cute!

Realistically any parent would risk their life for their children... with that being said, not many parents get in that position. You did good Aaron. A wonderful father indeed.

My daughter lives in Las Vegas. When I talked to her about this she said that the Adventure Dome is a fun place to visit with kids, but she would never ever recommend staying at that hotel. The hallways are not safe. Evidently the hotel clientele can be questionable and completely separate from the Adventure Dome. She said that Encore at Wynn is so much safer and you can walk to the Adventure Dome. I’m glad you all are ok. I have done vacations with kids in Las Vegas and made it family friendly. I absolutely love the outdoor water show at the Bellagio!

Luke's face at 4:04 shows how happy he was to have his siblings there. Happy birthday !!!

Just listening to this is terrifying. I cannot even comprehend the panic, stress and trauma that you guys went through. I am so glad that all of you are okay. Also despite all this, I hope Lucas had a good birthday.

I cried just listening to this scary event every kids shouldn’t be going through. I hope you have a good conversation with everyone and make sure they are mentally ok. Stop gun violence.

I am so sorry that happened to you all, but especially to Hannah and Halie. I was in tears just thinking about how scared they were. I also hated to see Lucas cry so hard after he had to say goodbye to his brother. This one was very sad and scary. I hope you all are feeling better about it, and no one is traumatized.

Glad the whole family is safe and well; It was heartbreaking to see how much the siblings missed each other. When I saw Lucas and his sister cry on their way back home inside the car, it broke my heart. I hope they get to see each other again, some time soon. Glad at least that they can communicate with each other by phone often. It must be somewhat comforting.

Aurora said "Where's Luke?" clear as day!!! SO proud of her!

Aaron is honestly the best father, not only did he willingly risk his life to get to his children, because he knew if he got there, that would bring them comfort. But little things like him mentioning he’s excited to see the video of Lucas and his brother because he missed it actually to keep the surprise real for Luke

This genuinely breaks my heart knowing that Lucas and Savannah's special visit with their Brother was shortened. It equally breaks my heart that this is the kind of violent World in which we now live. Bravo for Joe - I'm a former Airline Employee too!!

Absolutely! God was shielding you all from harm! Aaron great job protecting your sweet family! You all are wonderful parents and you’ve got wonderful children!!

My heart dropped when I saw the title & intro, I just finished watching the video & omg I can’t imagine how scary that must have been !! Glad everybody is okay 🙏🏻❤️

Such a scary thing to go through for any family, but a big family in different groups and different places it would have been so frightening for all. I can not even imagine how scared Aaron and Crystal were for the safety of their children. Never a dull moment, but this is one bit of excitement you can do without.

Y'all probably already have, but as a suggestion to have an "Emergency Plan of Action" for the whole family in the event of separation. 1. Don't panic 2. Find a safe place, possible meeting area? 3. First opportunity to make contact with each other to get head count 4 Call 911 if in life threatening situation. Praying for you and your family 🙏.

I hope Savannah and Lucas can see their brother again soon!! Their bond is so strong and it broke my heart when they had to leave!! 💕💕

Gosh. That's why I avoid "Sin City." I'm so glad you are all safe. Aaron is such a protective father/ husband. It's wonderful.

I am so glad everyone got home safe! It’s a bummer that it got cut short.. but hopefully Lucas still had an amazing birthday celebration💗

I remember giving my teens a little more freedom each year. It’s terrifying as a parent to not be in the same place as your teens when something happens! Glad everyone is ok. Valuable lessons learned. Thank goodness for all those guardian angels looking out for everyone!

Listening to the story of the incident I'm glad everyone of you is okay. Hopefully Lucas still ended his birthday well. P.S. Halie's smiling face looking at sparkler candle was so cute

That must have been so so terrifying to hear your child running away from danger over the phone and it's crazy how those coinsidences happened because they are all safe.

I’m glad everyone is ok, I couldn’t even begin to imagine how scary it was for everyone, especially the teens that weren’t with you!

God is good. I'm so glad it was a good turn out. How scary. Hopefully Lucas, Savannah, and their brother can get together again soon. Hugs to all of you.

I’m so truly sorry that your family had to endure such a terrifying ordeal. Thank God everyone is ok and I hope that Lucas was able to enjoy at least part of his bday weekend. 🙏❤️

Gosh I cried the whole way thru this. Aurora saying "where's Luke?" & "helloooo" on the ride.... she said it so clear! And running into Luke's arms, so so cute!! And the whole situation in Vegas, I'm so so sorry. Sending yall hugs and love!

Happy to hear aurora saying “I don’t” so clearly, and super sad to see Lucas crying :(

Omg, that's terrifying. I'm glad everyone is safe. I could not fathom the emotions running throughout that.

God is good all the time. He was watching over your family throughout the whole situation, I thank Him for that and I will be praying for y’all.

I am so glad everyone was OK. As a parent that must have been so scary. I'm glad Lucas still had a good birthday

Im so glad you're all safe. We were visiting from Australia back in 2017 with our two young kids and stayed at circus circus and we decided to leave a day early as I had a sick feeling we wernt safe and that night was the Vegas shooting. I'll always pay attention to my intuition for now on. X

I am crying right now I hope everyone is ok and Aurora running into her brothers arms was so cute I love y’all family so much and happy birthday Lucas hope he had a wonderful birthday with his brother aww look at Brody and bob together on the train it was so cute when y’all put y’all feet in the water the fish will eat the dead skin off and your feet will be really soft like a baby’s bottom I did that with my hands it feels wired the first time but you will get used to I can’t wait to meet Emma bob and chez

I can’t imagine being in this situation in general but to be separated from so many of the kids and not knowing if they or yourself will be okay is just terrifying and heart breaking to think about. I’m so glad you’re all okay and I’m so sorry you had to experience this💗

Ok that’s the scariest thing ever. Seriously y’all have angels. I’m so glad everyone is ok. Happy Birthday Luke! I’m so sorry it was cut short.

I absolutely love how ALL the kids are with Aurora! They're so loving and caring of their little sister, it's beautiful to see 😍🥰

When Luke held Aurora it was so cute

Oh my goodness I am so very sorry, I am born and raised in Henderson, Nevada which is just outside of Vegas, and unfortunately I know that feeling you all felt way to much. I was at the country concert on Oct 1 when 58 people were killed, I have never been so scared in my entire life, literally having to jump over deceased people, the most traumatic night of my life by far. I am so thankful you all are safe and left the Circus Circus. Sadly enough, there is shootings on the strip wayyyyy to often. I have not been back on the strip since Oct 1 just simply out of the terrible memories and horrific things that I will never ever forget. I also believe angels were guarding us that night and my heart and prayers go out to all of you guys, and I truly hope that Lucas still had a great birthday minus that scary situation. The world is a crazy place, but if he stick close to our Heavenly Father, He will call us home when He sees fit. As Crystal said, life is short and forgive and love everyone no matter what. We all make mistakes, people deserve second chances. And I don’t mean you have to have a place at your dinner table for such people, but it is a feeling of relief for yourself when you let go and forgive. It also doesn’t mean you have to forget, but I truly believe the people that participate in these shootings are so unhappy with themselves that they want others to suffer and that is the complete opposite of what God wants. Lift one another up, don’t tear one another down. Like my parents always told me, if you don’t have anything nice to say then say nothing at all. Sorry so long, just want you all to know you are not alone and I sympathize with y’all for having to experience something so awful. Hugs and prayers and so glad to hear that everyone is safe snd at home. Love from Nevada.

I love your whole family. I love how open y’all are.

I feel for lucas. Its not easy for him at his age to just accept and fit in. I just hope he really does know you all love him. Its hard being a kid in the system especially to the age he was before adoption. He needs extra love and thats okay! We are here for you lucas

I can't begin to imagine what it must be like to live in a country where shootings are a daily occurrence. It didn't occur to me that it was a shooting when I saw the title, as it is not something we deal with in Australia. We had a shooting many years ago , in a public place, but action was taken by our govt. and there hasn't been anything like it since. Shootings, when they do occur, are most likely to be domestic. I'm really sorry you found yourselves in this situation,and so glad everyone is safe.

I can’t even imagine the panic and worry you guys went through. I’m so very happy your all okay and we’re all in safe places. I also hope the celebrations Lucas did have were enjoyable and he overall had a good couple of days. Lots of love from England

As a British person, I cannot imagine the fear so many people feel in the US because of poor gun control. No child, parent, or person, should ever experience that fear.

It has been a year since this happened, and this video still gets me when you guys are telling the story of what happened. Your family is so strong. I couldnt have handled it the same way.

Glad to know you all are ok. I loved Aurora running to Lucas that was so cute! Yes hug your kids (no matter the age) and family/friends you never know. Many Blessings to you all ❤️

The way you guys described the hugs brought tears to my eyes. Such a loving family!

Thank God for technology and being able to track phones. I'm so glad all the kids are safe. I have 2 kids and I would be so scared to go though that. Life is full of surprises! Good and bad surprises.

I am so thankful that you are all safe and ok. As soon as I saw You guys looking scared I got super worried. Life is precious x

I'm so sorry Lucus this broke me in half thank God that you all are safe and unharmed. ❤️

I am so glad that everyone is safe!!! I can"t even imagine how scary that must have been. sending love and prayers!!!

Aroura is absolutely adorable I love how she is with the older siblings

It's so amazing to hear Aurora talking more. I cannot imagine the things she will say when she does speech therapy

Wow glad everyone is safe and I hope everyone has someone like Arron in their life's he makes sure his family is safe 100% no matter the situation!!! Much love and prayers to you're family...

Oh wow that is absolutely terrifying! With everything that had happened in the world over the past several years I cannot even imagine what was going through all of your minds! I'm so happy that everyone ended up safe and okay. Aaron you are truly an amazing father and husband, to not even think about yourself, to just go find your kids no matter what! Possibly putting yourself in danger if it meant saving your kids! I'm glad that you were safe in the end as well, but what a role model you are. That was just another example of what it truly means to be a parent and partner. On another note.... so sweet brought tears to my eye seeing Savanah and Lucas reunited with their bio brother. Such raw and real emotions. I am so happy that was able to happen, eventhough it was cut a little short, its amazing and memorable for sure! Such great parents to be able to give Lucas that gift. Also, idk if I could do the fish pedicure! I've always wanted to try when I've seen it, but haven't had the courage yet! Okay, love your family so inspiring and fun to watch! Look forward to whatever your next adventure is 💜❤💛

I'm so glad all of you guys are safe. Being caught in a shooting is absolutely terrifying. Crystal is so right about life being short. My aunt unfortunately took her own life a few days ago, and it created a deep sadness in me. It really makes you think about how important it is to cherish the people you love.

I'm really sorry that happened to all of you and especially that it interrupted Lucas and Savannah's long-awaited reunion with their brother. Hopefully, you can fly him out to AZ for a long-weekend soon so they can just chill and have a great time at the house. He seems like such a great kid and I'm glad he fits in well with the whole family too. So thankful all of you are safe and that the situation wasn't worse.

I cried just thinking about how scared everyone must have been in the moment. It reminds me of when I was 19 and working at my local mall and there was a shooting in the mall 2 days before Christmas and we went into lockdown. It was terrifying and being an employee I felt responsible for the safety of the customers we had in our store

So glad that everybody is okay. So brave of Aaron to walk around the hotel to look for their kids just to make sure they are safe. The kids really deserve both of you as their parents and you deserve the love the kids give to both of you! #familylove

Oh no I just started watching. I hope everything is okay!! Happy birthday Lucus!!:)

Glad y'all are ok, hope the kids aren't impacted from this event. I'm sry that his bday ended the way it did. But the think of the positives . love yall

I’m glad everyone is safe and you guys did the right thing in leaving … But my heart hurts so much for Luke, he seems so sad that he had to leave again his brother behind.

I'm so sorry your family had to go through this trauma. It sounds like your teenagers handled it perfectly. I had tears of anxiety as you told the story. P.S. I dig Aurora's outfit.

So glade everyone is safe just hearing made my heart break a little for all of it. But glad you got to have fun up until just about half way through the day of Luke's birthday before all this happened.

God is great! Thank God, all are safe... Happy belated birthday Lukas... I love your relationship with your brother... It's pure, it's strong and it's lovely. Bless you all.

Thank God you are all safe and nobody got hurt. I can't imagine how overwhelming and scary that must have felt Also glad you still got to sing "happy birthday" to Luke and give him a cake

I love how you call them your children. Shows that your are truly wonderful people to these young people. God bless you.

Aurora running to Lucas, so cute. Aurora running to Halie & Halie swinging her around into Savannah & knocking her down, hilarious. I know it hurt. Alex trying to feed Hannah, funny. Glad the family is ok but that’s a scary situation. Don’t blame u checking out. At least the kids did get time with their brother. 🤎❤️♥️

Aaron cares so much about his family so does crystal they are great parents

I am so so grateful and extremely happy that everyone was safe and reunited and same for Joe the fact that he never misses a flight I’m glad he did for the first time that way he was safe too. That was truly a god sent blessing🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️

Dad's you are something. ❤️ You are invisible but you give in everything when your family needs. Shout out to Aaron❤️

That’s so scary! I’m so happy everyone is safe! That’s must have been terrifying for everyone! I can’t believe that happened. Everyone was watching over you angels, guardian angels! I’m so happy none of your children an you got hurt during that situation! ❤️❤️❤️💖💖💖💕💕💕

3:05 when Aurora runs to luke is so precious and special to me just...AWW

My heart was so heavy hearing what happened and thinking about just how terrifying that would have been. I hope despite it Lucas had an ace birthday and the overriding memory to take away from the weekend was the special reunion and time Savannah and Lucas had with their brother xxx

So glad all of you are ok. Not a nice situation to be caught up in. Angels were for sure looking over all of you. Stay blessed 💋 xx

I love how sweet Savannah and Luke are. I'm so happy that you are all safe!

I'm so sorry that that situation happened. Hallie was great at taking charge for her and Hannah. So glad they are safe. My heart was so happy that Luke and Savannah got to see their older brother and it broke my heart seeing them cry after, but in a bittersweet way because of how Savannah was comforting Luke. I hope they get to see him for a longer amount of time soon

I know it was stressful situation but I'm glad Aaron cleared up the "McDonalds throwing the teens out" comment. That could have had some negative consequences for the employees etc...

Glad you guys are okay and safe that’s scary I can’t imagine what the teens felt being alone and you guys having them in different places :(

I'm glade everyone is ok and that all the kids had someone with them so they had their siblings for support.

I’m so sorry that something like that happened to your family,it was a lot and Aron your a hero abc I’m proud of all of you.

I hope everything’s ok 🥺 Also Happy Birthday Lucas!!!

My heart dropped for a second! I am so glad all of you are safe and I’m praying that none of the kids suffer from PTSD from this event!

Im so sorry that happened !! Im glad everyone is safe and although this horrific event happened on Lucas' birthday, Im happy he was able to spend time with his family and bio brother.

it must have been scary, I’m so glad that everyone is ok and that Lucas had a great birthday tho ;) love u guys so much

Happy Birthday Luke, glad everyone is ok.

I’m so glad everyone is safe 💕 And also happy birthday to Lucas! I know this may seem strange, but the day that happened I had a dream that I met all of you and asked if you all were ok. I woke up thinking that was strange. But I think everyone is connected in some way. I’m just glad everybody is okay and the angels were looking over you guys 🙏🏼

I’m so sorry you guys had to go through this! But thank goodness you are all ok! God was definitely watching out for you! I love you guys and will be praying for the kids that have trama from this!

Aaron is amazing and well done Hallie for staying so calm and going to a safe place.