Snow day!

Dad is so fun. He takes us sledding.
Mom is so practical. She stays home to make sure the heater keeps working.

Bats in Training

For Christmas, Jared got an Inversion Table to help stretch his back out. The boys have loved it. They don't seem to mind if all of their blood rushes to their faces!

I think it's hilarious how skinny they are and I made the mistake of saying so. They got their revenge, though, when it was my turn and my sweater slipped up a little revealing some stretch marks on my tummy.

They all cowered in horror! Shreiking and shielding their eyes!
What are those lines on your stomach??
Ew, Gross!

Um, yeah, I won't be getting on that stupid contraption again!

Love this boy!

The day before I took this picture, Jake had gone around to some of the neighbors asking if he could shovel their driveways. He came home with $20.
Cam saw Jake's good fortune and planned to do the same thing. He asked me if he could go around and shovel for money. I explained that by this point most people had already shoveled and I didn't want another Meiners' kid knocking on the same doors a second day in a row. Cam thought for a minute and then asked, " Can I just go and shovel for free to surprise people when they come outside then?"
I love that he didn't throw a fit or whine about money, he surprised me by still wanting to do a service. Of course I had to sneak a picture of him from our porch as he worked to surprise one of his favorite neighbors on our street.

Gingerbread Houses

Joshie and his mega Costco Milk box house.

Cam is such a cute boy.

Sam didn't build a house, he was our candy quality checker!

Abby cheated and brought a kit. Boo! Hiss!

Katie let us combine gingerbread houses with her birthday party.

Gracie, Cam, and Joshie working on their houses.

Charles taught my boys how to destroy the houses once they were done building them. I htought this was an excellent idea because I really don't know what to do with them the morning after!

Jingle Jam

I love that even though my big boys are 'too big' for a lot of things, they are still young enough to be excited to see us at school!

Jake is on the verge of becoming grown up as you can tell by the fact that we only got a smirk. But, still happy to see us so we'll count our blessings!

Cam doesn't even try to play it cool! He's always so excited to show us what he can do!

The Fox Hollow Jingle Jam was on December 18th.

Meiners' California Adventure