We sure have been there! I SO love the fact that Conner had that moment of "I've been there". Lots of dad pride right now just seeing his reaction to that. - Buddy
@MLPowell691
12 күн бұрын
When I heard Lester talking about this on the Live this morning, i KNEW it was the trip to Tennessee that Conner recognized. How cool!
@hopefulhope9123
12 күн бұрын
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO YOU
@rosemarygraham2815
12 күн бұрын
So you should Buddy!!! What a beautiful moment!! The joy of recognition of a beloved memory from one of your family holidays that you and Steph are always such great parents for providing and sharing with your children!!!❤❤❤🙌🏻
@lesliebiggar8143
13 күн бұрын
The Viewmaster!!! Oh the childhood memories!!!❤❤ Loved that when I was a kid!!😊😊 Made me then think of the kaleidoscope!!!!! I miss "our days"!!!!!!
@teresadorman8115
13 күн бұрын
Same here
@ImaSurvivorSanctuary
13 күн бұрын
Im with you Leslie
@BilliePennyH
12 күн бұрын
I do too!
@brendagoodspeed443
12 күн бұрын
Aaah! The Kaleidoscope! I was so intrigued with those!!🌈
@rejeanaroland8334
11 күн бұрын
I found a kaleidoscope at an antique shop and bought it just because of the memories it brought back to me of sharing it with my grandma.
@shalyn24
13 күн бұрын
You should try a challenge with the boys 48 hours no electronics no social media. And see what kind of games and entertaining things they can do. I know I sure miss growing up in the 80s and I’m so happy I did not grow up with with cell phones or social media. Love my farm family.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@ImaSurvivorSanctuary
13 күн бұрын
Sometimes I wish we could go back to the old times!!
@tjcroft2915
13 күн бұрын
The good days
@tjcroft2915
13 күн бұрын
I'd miss Lester tho
@JoJoZmama80
13 күн бұрын
@@ImaSurvivorSanctuaryLester, then you wouldn't have ever met US.... love you guys have a Great Weekend Lester and Jami 💙💖🤗
@deniseneslon7341
13 күн бұрын
I had one of those! How cool!good find❤
@debhorton4459
13 күн бұрын
I am turning 70 in October and we had these as kids. ❤❤❤
@user-xy9ml6sy7c
13 күн бұрын
Lester the look on Conner's face when you told him he could have it. ❤
@ImaSurvivorSanctuary
13 күн бұрын
It was heartwarming ❤❤
@debbiec5661
13 күн бұрын
I LOVED my Viewmaster! They still make them, too! How sweet of you to gift it to Conner!
@ImaSurvivorSanctuary
13 күн бұрын
I love it!
@juliemackenzie1978
13 күн бұрын
Hi Lester! My daughters got a 3D Viewmaster when they were kids. I still have it in my basement. In fact, after I saw Lex & Connor look through the one you purchased, I had to see where I had kept it. One of my daughters was gifted one many years ago. My daughters are 34 & 31. So, that was from their era too. They had a Cinderella reel. 4 reels worth, that showed Disney's story & a cartoon reel too. It brought back so many memories from a simpler time. Thank you for sharing this video with us. 👍🇨🇦😊 I also have some of my old toys. An Easy Bake Oven that I received for my 8th Birthday & I still have all my Barbies. My treasured items. 👍😊
@maralenefinley7852
13 күн бұрын
That was an incredible gift you gave to Connor. That was incredible to see his face light up. Viewmaster, wow. 😊❤
@jenniferjenkins3341
13 күн бұрын
Ohhhh...the memories 😊 I laughed my butt off when Lex flipped it upside-down 😂😂. And Connor recognized places that he has actually seen. Such a great video Lester...Thanks Lex and Connor!!
@LewisAcreFarm
13 күн бұрын
That is so cool that Conner was intrigued by the View Master! What a special gift for him and Elora.
@nancarpowits6011
13 күн бұрын
Wow, a flood of memories came rushing back. Thank you Lester❤
@ImaSurvivorSanctuary
13 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@theresaamarante8817
13 күн бұрын
Oh my gosh that is a Viewmaster. We used to have them as kids and we always go back and buy more data packs of whatever we wanted to see awesome little toy I loved mine.😅😅😅
@teresadorman8115
13 күн бұрын
Me too that was the good old days
@katherineholubowich
13 күн бұрын
Yes mine was red& orange
@theresaamarante8817
13 күн бұрын
@@teresadorman8115 it was like going to the movies without leaving the house lol😄
@bubgum00
13 күн бұрын
They sell them at Walmart.
@Nannyhoneyof5
13 күн бұрын
I love that. The first view master I saw was in 1960. I was 7 yrs old. A neighbor in Colorado had one and I’d spend hours looking through it while the grown ups played cards and dominos!!!! Love them ❤❤❤❤❤
@vickiwallace9694
13 күн бұрын
Lester, I LOVE how Lex and Conner were intrigued by the ViewMaster. Well, Lex at least initially. And Conner's enthusiasm seeing photos of things he's seen in person was infectious. I found myself smiling as I was watching him click through the photos. Good find by you and Jami!!! I remember how much I loved my ViewMaster when I was a kid. And I remember how cool I thought it was when they came out with the 3D discs!!! Thanks for sharing!!!! 💜🐾🐾💜
@BilliePennyH
13 күн бұрын
Connor recognizing the places He had been was awesome. One of my favorite Christmas gifts to get growing up was a Viewmaster, they still make them, they just look different. I lost count of how many I had as a kid. 💜
@kristithompson4838
13 күн бұрын
Oh wow, I remember those from the 60's. I still have a box full of family pics on the old 35 mm Kodachrome slides and a similar device to view them. How cool that Connor recognized the places on one of the slides. He's a well traveled young man 😄
@c.treuil4092
13 күн бұрын
I had one with the Natural parks of the USA. I promised myself I would see them all when I grew up, and I did. ❤❤❤ Wonderful memories!
@teresawright2635
13 күн бұрын
Omg. Bringing me back to my childhood 😂😂. Fun days back then.
@shawnlucas7392
13 күн бұрын
Me too
@ImaSurvivorSanctuary
13 күн бұрын
Couldn’t agree more with you ❤❤
@tammiewhite9801
13 күн бұрын
The best. Brings back wonderful memories of all the pictures we would look at ❤
@ImaSurvivorSanctuary
13 күн бұрын
❤❤❤
@user-np3bv4dp2z
13 күн бұрын
When I was about 5 in 1963/64, I saw my very first view master. Oh, you brought me some memories. But they had a similar item in the 1800's. It just didn't turn like the view master. Thanks,
@darlahartman2003
13 күн бұрын
Wow! Blast from the past toy. Thanks for the memories Lester! 👍😊❤
@ImaSurvivorSanctuary
13 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Darla
@kellystenson7800
13 күн бұрын
Love this Lester! Those were the good old days. Fun to bring back memories of our “simpler times”.
@ImaSurvivorSanctuary
13 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@vanessamarie1582
13 күн бұрын
Omg!!! I feel so old 👵🤣 that was so funny. How neat that Conner visited those places in real life. That's so sweet that he gets to keep it. It will be cute when he brings it home and shows Cayden and Elora! Side note, minute rice makes individual yellow rice cups? I need to find those!!!
@SweetTrina
13 күн бұрын
I bet Conner was super stoked to have the view master that’s awesome
@theresauhlenhake6962
13 күн бұрын
I love a view master. We would watch cartoons in them. Memories !!!🧡
@ImaSurvivorSanctuary
13 күн бұрын
Take us back!
@theresauhlenhake6962
13 күн бұрын
@@ImaSurvivorSanctuary someday I wish I could and other days no way !🧡
@conniefurger4963
13 күн бұрын
Lester on a scale from 1-10 how cool was it to see the boys reaction??? And when you told Conner that he could have it, made my heart swell... thank you for creating a memory they'll never forget ❤❤❤😊
@terrymueller7394
13 күн бұрын
The Viewmaster. OMGosh. That’s how I saw the world. I remember that so vividly. What a fantastic find. My cousin and I had a huge amount of the slides. Wish I had that again. Memories!🥰
@ImaSurvivorSanctuary
13 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing that with me Terry!
@joycebrewer4150
13 күн бұрын
I only ever had 3 discs for the one I had as a kid.
@trudymorace1944
13 күн бұрын
Mine was teal..but mine was from the 70s..
@shirleycarter2451
13 күн бұрын
Gosh, that takes me back some yrs. Connor's reaction to recognising somewhere he'd visited was brilliant. Think it's great Stephanie and Buddy take their kids out of state and educate them with experience experiences. Treasured memories ❤❤❤
@phyllislowry6265
13 күн бұрын
When I was a kid, it was like our internet! We could see places from all over the world!
@edierice5233
13 күн бұрын
Conner was really digging it!!
@user-il5dc2py3q
13 күн бұрын
I love how you show the boys how things were in our days.. your an Amazing Dad Lester. Glad Conor was so interested in it. Lex I think like his gaming better.. but t each his own. Thats what makes the world go round!!!!❤🙏
@barbieburchfield5933
13 күн бұрын
Conner was totally taken with the viewmaster! I’m 75 and remember those fondly ❤️🥰
@gayledonahue3395
13 күн бұрын
I loved my View Master. My favorite ones were African animals.
@aerattay
13 күн бұрын
Loved these as a child. Almost 70 now. The reels were a bit costly back then even for average family. But we would watch over and over. Good find, good share
@DianeNystrom
13 күн бұрын
It would be interesting to have Conner compare the places he’s seen with their family photos and see what changes have happened over the decades. I think I had some from Disneyland when I was a kid. Imagine the changes to that place!
@Sumsum2000
13 күн бұрын
I LOVED our viewmaster!!!
@barbaraschuette7788
13 күн бұрын
Oh I remember the View-Master. So much fun. We used to have some that had cartoons on them. I have a few years on you Lester. Thanks for the memories❤
@ImaSurvivorSanctuary
13 күн бұрын
So cool!
@stephaniewilliams870
12 күн бұрын
Conner's excitement with the view master is so refreshing. Kids these days are so into their electronics its sad.
@mollydee4450
13 күн бұрын
My husband was raised near look out mountain rock city. Chattanooga Tennessee
@kimjaster2570
11 күн бұрын
I have my dad’s view master, he had ten times that many reels. My dad died on May 24 of this year so I will never get rid of it. I would spend hours looking at the reels when I was younger.
@janeevans4274
13 күн бұрын
I remember the Viewmaster! We did not get to take many vacations so it was like seeing the world in that little box!❤
@angelaware4403
13 күн бұрын
I still have my view-master from the 70s and several reels. My 7 & 11 year old grandsons love it.
@bunnylarsell3092
13 күн бұрын
OMG! Lester!! I worked at GAF/Viewmaster starting from 1971 when I graduated from high school, in Beaverton Oregon. I worked assembly lines making the view masters and projectors… this is crazy to think it’s antique now! Does that make me antique also? The biggest sale was Disney reels back in the day…
@jenniferwentland1736
13 күн бұрын
A viewmaster!! Come to think of it, I just might still have mine in our basement somewhere. You’re right about it though Lester, it was our “window” to the world.😊 what a memory. How neat that Connor found interest in something from the past.❤
@melissaspoor
12 күн бұрын
Those boys are so much alike but so different. Conner's the curious one and Lex is your sports guy!! ❤
@sandrahayes2141
12 күн бұрын
Those were so fun. I remember the 3D looks of the pics. The boys were really having fun with it. So cool. Brings back memories for sure.
@laurelldockall2399
13 күн бұрын
Ohhh Lester. I Love the view master. It’s been decades since I have seen one. ❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰🥰
@bettyfreeman9253
13 күн бұрын
That was a big deal when we had one of those . They were wonderful pictures and very educational. I think the boys will love looking at all those pictures. Good find Lester!
@TracyH007
13 күн бұрын
Another Great Treasure find from your antiquing adventure. Really neat that Connor identified places he'd visited at look out mountain. Your view master(Connors 💚)looks like the 1974-75 model I had. The trigger still had the squared edges. This was a treat. Thanks for sharing.
@maryanntulloch3363
11 күн бұрын
Had one too! The photos were so bright and detailed. Ours was in our home, though, not at school. 🇨🇦❤️🙋🏼♀️🇨🇦
@shanonlewis3774
13 күн бұрын
Oh my gosh ! What an incredible find! Miss those! How hilarious it was to watch them figure it out 😂
@carringtonkelleybirnie4569
13 күн бұрын
I had to use my best friend's, until Mom or Dad got me one for some occasion! Was so cool. Love Conner seeing places he's been in the view master. Sweet that you gave it to him! ❤
@rejeanaroland8334
11 күн бұрын
Yep we had those as kids. There was no end to the “slides” you could get to with it. Wow! This sure brought back some memories with siblings and cousins for me.
@joyharmon1110
13 күн бұрын
One feature I liked about Viewmaster was that the images had a 3D effect that a printed photo could not have.
@joycebrewer4150
13 күн бұрын
😂 Agreed, but it was hard to keep focusing on the 3D for long, my eyes tired pretty quickly.😊
@joannepantale483
5 күн бұрын
Yes!! 💯
@nancysimpson4246
13 күн бұрын
Hello Lester LE Lex, Connor are you bringing me back to the good old days? Wow I thought I’d never see one of them again.😊
@brendawilliams2611
5 күн бұрын
I don’t remember viewmasters in school but I definitely had one. Cool how engaged Connor was because he had visited those locations.🥰
@lorrobinson1399
13 күн бұрын
Wow Lester I had one of those when I was a kid that Santa brought lol. The pictures I had were of like Mickey Mouse and other kids cartoons. I loved mine because it was in 3D and it made me feel like I could reach out and touch the image. I am 66 years old now so I had mine quite sometime before you and it was never used in school. Unfortunately, my mom through out everything I ever owned as a kid including my Barbie dolls which are worth a bundle. I still collect things that I see I used to have, it makes me happy. Last year I bought Gumby and Pokey the original. Thanks for bringing back some memories for me. Love you guys
@countrygirlinpa8831
13 күн бұрын
Wow, takes me back 50 years! I loved mine.
@bhanson5541
10 күн бұрын
Just LOVE Viewmaster!! We had one growing up at home, & I looked thru it all of the time (1950's - 1970's)... especially on cold wintry or stormy days when we didn't go outside to play as much. We were so busy on the farm, didn't travel to many places..so it was neat to learn about & see many locations in the world.❤👏💖
@kathyadelsperger7438
11 күн бұрын
What a great memory! We loved those.
@peggyyoung9348
13 күн бұрын
As a child I always tried to look around the corner. New slides were always exciting.
@cindyfenn2724
13 күн бұрын
I, remember watching VHS movies, using a rotary dial phone, Atari games and having to uses card catalog to find books at the Library.
@janiceday7495
11 күн бұрын
What a neat discovery. I think Connor is intrigued by the Viewmaster lol
@kcswolf
13 күн бұрын
I had a ViewMaster about 60 years ago. My grandparents gave it to me. It was really cool back then.
@naomimasterson4093
13 күн бұрын
Awesome,I love vintage things. Even has the slides to go with it very cool Lester
@chrisslemons9079
11 күн бұрын
We never had them in school. It was a cool toy for us. Lex wasn’t interested because he couldn’t find interest in the particular slide he saw. Luckily Connor found the exact right one! I can see Steph finding more and more slides at Estate sales. I’ve seen many collections for sale. I remember when on vacations we would buy a slide from where we were at. The rest of our slides were all kids entertainment slides. It was literally kept in our toy box. I’m glad it found a good home!
@stilllearning8360
13 күн бұрын
Another fun video!!! You are such a great Dad and Uncle Lester!!! You play games and do things the kids are interested in, unlike many fathers. You and Jami both always work to inspire them and create family fun times. I'm always so impressed and TBH a bit envious lol!! Hope you have a WONDERFUL FATHER'S DAY !! ⭐⭐⭐💙💙💙Janice
@DonnaNelson-sv2mm
13 күн бұрын
A viewmaster how awesome!!! Loved that thing. Lex turning it upside down when it didn't get to the pictures yet. Lol. How intrigued and excited Connor about it especially after he found ones of places hes been!!! Love it!!!!
@sherylloftin-booth4423
12 күн бұрын
That’s awesome learning lesson Lester, and that’s awesome Buddy & Stephanie for exposing the kids to travel & natural historical sites little Connor spotted it real quick. Maybe next time Buddy travels they could take Lex so he could experience a place with Connor.
@loridavis9904
12 күн бұрын
I remember the videos of when Conner and the Denmans went to Tennessee and walked through the garden of rocks. He was so excited to see it again and boy did that bring me back to my childhood
@evekankam6744
13 күн бұрын
Oh ,that brings back memories,I haven’t seen one in years,what a great find.
@trudiharmon7640
13 күн бұрын
Hi Lester I remember these and had one too. Things have changed so much for youngsters today. Finding things out before was so much harder not just at the click of a button awesome video loved watching their reactions. Have a great weekend take care lots of love and prayers God bless 🙏💕🤠
@josie4481
11 күн бұрын
Boy, Lex is sure getting tall, changing so much
@biggun7960
13 күн бұрын
Wow that is SO cool!! We used to love those!! So glad Conner was intrigued and that he remembered visiting those places. Lex said meh.....😂 2 totally different reactions 😊 Thanks for bringing up those memories ❤ DJ
@DHM8149
13 күн бұрын
I still have mine and I am 78! Conner went to Lookout Mountain last summer.
@ImaSurvivorSanctuary
13 күн бұрын
That’s awesome!
@pamelawells3572
13 күн бұрын
That’s an awesome find at the resale shop!! ❤️❤️
@shoenamcghee2199
13 күн бұрын
What a memory jog for me. Not only the viewmaster itself, but Lookout Mountain holds lots of childhood memories for me. In the 60's, we would travel from our home in Indiana to east Tennessee to visit family. We would drive 25E across Lookout Mountain, as interstates weren't complete at that time. We would stop at the restaurant/gift shop and see the bears they had captive and look out over the wonderful view from atop. The restaurant is still there and I love to stop on my own trips now.
@moochie562
13 күн бұрын
I think I may still have my View-Master along with the little cards. I should try to see if I can find them and if I can I will send them Connor's way. How cool that he loved it and Lex was like ehh 😅. Just shows the yin and yang in those two and I love it. Reminds me of me and my cousins and how close we were growing up. Thanks for sharing, much love to y'all 💜
@naomimasterson4093
13 күн бұрын
Magazines were my way to travel and shop lol😂. These boys are so fascinated with the view master. How cute they are. Love you guys
@georgiavanhouten9360
13 күн бұрын
It is truly incredible how far technology has come,Great find J&L
@hdacres9990
13 күн бұрын
I remember those . Had a lot of fun with them . There was also a musical item called a melodica. It had keys like on a piano and you played it like a flute . Don’t know if you had that in America . Loved how interested the boys were . Wow they gonna be 13 already ? Time flys . They have very good parents though bringing them up the right way as kind , polite and well behaved they both are . Good job Lester .
@drendamills8960
13 күн бұрын
You make me feel old, I had one of those. Thanks Lester! 😂😂😊
@twilacarson2308
13 күн бұрын
I had one too, but not as many slides to enjoy. You sure know how to make a little boy happy. That, makes my day too.
@loribudine2854
13 күн бұрын
I had one when i was a kid.. And I LOVE riding motorcycle on the Blue Ridge Parkway... Beautiful views... I am in Northeast Tennessee... ❤
@Missi_66
13 күн бұрын
Lex dipped outta that one 😂😂 but isn't he older than Connor? I think it's an incredible find and I love that Connor appreciated it. Thanks for sharing ♥️
@CFGossettAbbasHealingArts
13 күн бұрын
Those Southeastern states are awesome. Blue Ridge Parkway is a beautiful part of the Carolinas. I've driven through the area several times and each time, fell more in love with the area. I was heading from Alabama to Ashville, NC. Tennessee is beautiful too.
@theresebruenger1929
12 күн бұрын
I loved the view master when I was a kid. There were some kind of fairy tales I believe and when you looked into the view master it felt like you were right there.
@christinainyeg
13 күн бұрын
This was our movies on demand back in the day, lol.
@beliasapien5711
12 күн бұрын
Wow,,he enjoyed it,,,he really glued on to them pictures...Lester your the hombre,,lovable Tio❤
@rebeccareed6824
13 күн бұрын
My mom's mom used to entertain me with stories of her and her siblings growing up. She was born in 1890
@pooh123ron
13 күн бұрын
My Dad bought all five of my sibling and I one of those I got it in 1970 and I had tones of the video cartridge to look through. I like the cartoons first since I was only 3 years old. I grew to love all of them very educational. Thanks Lester for the memories.
@suzanaven8990
12 күн бұрын
I was going through a box of old toys and found my kids old View Master. Funny that you found one, too!
@suzannmiller1468
13 күн бұрын
That is such a good find. View Master was fun when we had one in the family. So many cool pictures on it. Pretty cool Conner had been to Tennessee and recognized the ridge they hiked on and the rock. Awesome.
@user-gt7rz1fr7j
13 күн бұрын
Hi Lester and Jami and family.l remember those when we kids.gteat spending time with your family We did that time with our family last week end ❤😊TC
@carolhankinsHankins2.0
13 күн бұрын
I have also been to Rock City, and it is amazing. It was great when Conner recognized this from the slide.
@cyndeecollings9461
13 күн бұрын
LESTER THAT WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE TOYS GROWING UP. I LOVED TO LOOK AT THE FLINTSTONES AND YOGI BEAR.
@janetstevens5990
11 күн бұрын
Some how i missed this when you posted it...and I've heard so much about it from your Live and Buddy and Stephanie Live..m
@user-qe6mm1il4u
13 күн бұрын
Glad Connor enjoyed, Lex may if you find some he has seen! I loved this because you could view it as long as you wanted, it's pretty cool!!!
@monicar9399
11 күн бұрын
I remember getting a viewfinder when we visited Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington, TX). You would take a picture as you entered the park, then pick it up as you left. It would have pictures of you and the family and then pictures of the park. They were so much fun. Then they turned them into those little single picture view as a keychain. My brother and I were cleaning my parent's house after my father passed, and looking at those pictures of us as kids brought back old memories. I like how you showed your kids, letting them figure out how to use it. It's also interesting how Lex wasn't interested after a short view vs. Conner looking since he has visited some of the locations.
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