news4's darcy sncer tells us about their message of gratitude disaster. liday >> reporter: barbara harrison introduced you to rob and reese sheer and their four adopted kids on friday. they have a new book called forevere family about challenges and joys of adoption. two days later their house in t darnestown cau fire. they were home enjoying family time when they niced a unusual flame by the fireplace. >> all of a sudden i saw s littke coming out of the, looked like the mantle. >> reporter: they grabbed a fire extinguisher, but it wasn't enough. the flames spread quickly. everyone was able to escape with all the pets. >> my son grayson was asleep upstairsnd he woke up with the room with smoke and, you know, he had a panic attack because all of a sudden his house was an fire. >> reporter: their tree and prents were allokay, but the family was forced to spend christmas eveway from home. >> whether it went up in flairs or not, i just -- flames or not, i knew the water and the damage that does and stuff like that. iust really thoughte didn't have a home. >> reporter: fortunately, the damage was nots coadulsd have been. >> th