Pics from a crazy weekend. Meg and I helped teach Sunday school today, went to see gingerbread houses, Meg and kids baked 6 dozen cookies, and then kids and I made dinner together.

Christmas Tree at La Costa

Poinsettia tree

Amazing gingerbread house

Kids messing around with Indy

Colleen's homemade nativity scene.

Rolling out the dough for the 6 dozen sugar cookies.

Indy playing with his mini-me...mini Indy Schnauzer toy. He loves it and drags it around.

Kids cuddling with Indy.

Pheasant dinner

Colleen's colorful nails.

Ry wanted a couple to match sister.

Meg's amazing minced meat pie with cutouts the kids helped with...

Up early to open some Lego Advent calendar pieces.

A giant fort!

Chilling inside the fort.

Indy was in too.

Mom and dad out for a fancy birthday party.

A bunch of new pics:

Family lunch day at Ryan's school

A beautiful rainbow over his school

Mom and Ry at family lunch day before Thanksgiving

Colleen and dad swam at UCSD before the family lunch for Sickie's b-day challenge. She got a birthday cupcake and yoohoo after the swim.

Two awesome cooking helpers.

Movember in full effect

Got out early for a pheasant hunt before Thanksgiving!

A climb up a local mountain.

Panorama view

Another one looking out west towards the ocean.

Ry at the playground

Colleen at the playground

Got some Christmas clothes on

Ry too in his Christmas duds looking like a little lumberjack

Colleen getting ready for Thanksgiving snow

SNOW!

Snow dog!

Getting ready to go out

Minion 

The two minions

Reindeer dog

Yay playing in the snow

Snowman time

Hot chocolate time...with marshmallows of course :)

The Christmas flannel shirts

Ry shooting a basket

Kaitlin curled Colleens hair!

Ry playing a game

Kiddos cuddling with Darren

Playing a game together

Having some breakfast

Crashed out on the way home after playing in the snow!