They're sexy and they know it!!!

A little while before Thanksgiving Brynn had a fashion show at Activity Days. Afterward all the siblings (most of the brothers) got up and enjoyed walking the "catwalk".  I got the idea that it would be fun for all the cousins to do a fashion show at Thanksgiving.  It turned out SUPER FUN!!!  

Stetson somehow didn't make it onto the runway for his show

Uncle Jeff downloaded some really fun songs for all the kids to strut to and most of the kids went through Grandma's endless closet of dress-ups for something. Uncle Rick was the commentator (which was hilarious).  He only required a little help from his sister's to match up all of his nieces and nephews names correctly:-)

Jessica and Nicole wearing Grandma's
old hippy clothes

Tayah dressed as a firefighter

Brynn wearing her soccer gear.
She was a little more shy on the runway

Joely wearing my old Can Can outfit

some kids aren't so shy

Morgen wearing Grandma's prom dress

Hudson the duck Commander

Jacqui in some dead animal:-)

Lexi and her standing splits

Elle in one of our 80's Easter dresses

 

Jacob falls into the not-so-shy category

 

Normally shy Tavin hid behind a Spiderman mask
and discovered his alter-ego!

Jamie in someone's prom dress

 

And, my personal faves, Bryson and Nate
in skin tight unitards.

 

They had no intentions of dressing up......until they spotted the leotards.
Then they had no choice but to get up and steal the show!!!

Bryson ended with a nice leap off the catwalk

 

And then it wouldn't be a good day if Zack didn't take his shirt off and make all the men look bad

 After the awesome fashion show we had a smores bar on the new deck Grandpa worked like crazy to finish in time for the reunion.  There was an insane amount of smores consumed!

Tanner's a pretty good smores maker and spent a good portion of the night perfecting shmallows for his kids.

Family funnies

Its been a really long time since I've done any Family Funnies. These have been in my iPhone Notes for like 6 months now.

One night I Brynn was being obnoxious and I told her to quit bugging her brother, to which she responded "I'm not bugging him, I'm bugging you!"

When the Giants won the World Series again Hudson talked about "The World Serious" for days.

Shortly after Sketty turned two he would refer to his brothers as "B-Hud", always saying their names together, no matter who he was talking to.

Hudson was getting ready for bed one night and came in to me all fired up "Mom, why do you always hide my jammies from me?"  I don't hide them, he just never remembers where he takes them off.

When Bryson got a new pack of socks one day he said "Ahhh, I have the best taste in socks!"

Sketty went through a phase where he asked for JambaJuice all day long, said "Not Me!" in response to almost every question, and was always yelling "Hey-Uh!" when someone did anything near him.

On a particularly grumpy morning Bryson was whining "Why can't we just go to school at 8 instead of 7:50? It would be so much easier!"

After trading their Halloween candy with each other Bryson told Hudson "You're a terrible salesman!"
Apparently B got the better end of the bargain...

Sketty would wake up and yell from his crib "Ina eat Mom! .... Please mom! ..... Please, Ina eat now!"
How's that for begging?

Sketty also had a "Me Too" phase, followed by "Not IT!" and "Jinx".  He must get all these from his older siblings even though I don't hear them saying it that much.

I can't remember where we were but Brynn told me one day "Mom, You'd be really surprised if you knew how bored I am!"

Stetson loves walkie-talkies and will run around the house yelling "Hey Guys! Do you TOPPY (copy)?!"

Hudson asked Sketty "Will you carry this inside for me?" Stetson said "No, I jussa baby!"

Tanner got some new cologne and was getting dressed for a date night. Sketty gave him a hug and started taking rather long inhales around Dad's neck. Then after a few sniffs he said "Ohhhhh Maaannnnn!"  Apparently he thought dad smelled awfully yummy.

Whenever I ask Stetson to do something he yells "Hold on Mom!" like he's told me a million times already.


My kids are pretty dang funny and keep us laughing all the time. Not just with what they say but the little things they do too.  Bryson is probably the silliest of all of them. Sometimes we say he has his giggle-panties on and that just makes him laugh even harder.  I'm glad my kids are so humorous and I can't imagine how boring my life would be without them.

JJ 5 months

Oh this baby is so delicious!!! 

I love taking pictures of him and if I could I would record every moment with him.

I love watching my babies as they discover things and its almost as if you can see their minds

growing and understanding. I love seeing how they change and develop each month, even if

it is a little saddening. But, then again, the next phase always brings so many fun new things.

 At 5 months JJ is beginning to crawl on hands and knees instead of just his wounded-soldier crawl...

 His tongue is still ever-present...

 His big baby blues are still a little greyish...

 Those cheeks are still utterly delectable...

 he is still our happy baby...

 and a bit of a silly kid...

 quite mischievous too...

and strong...

 still needs helping sitting up, although he can stand against the furniture (and frequently falls down)...

and has the best facial expressions of any baby around. 

 He looks so much like Tanner at times its crazy!!!

Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving 2012 both our mothers decided to host dinner at their houses. On my side it was just my siblings. On Tanner's side it was his mom's siblings and their families. I think we counted just over 105 relatives that we saw over the weekend. 

 Tanner's cousin Jake and Angie Fisk came up from Vegas and we haven't seen them forever. Their kids Cooper, Katelyn and Asher are so darling.

 There's always some sort of weaponry at large family functions. BB guns on this occasion.

 Hudson and Cade

 Some Lungrens, Fisks and Zufelts

 Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the women cook dinner

 Payge, Myah, Hudson, Cade, Stetson

 Janet, Angie, Nancy

 Sueanne brought a canvas with a tree printed on it and everyone put a green thumbprint and signed their name next to it. Super cute idea

 Grandpa Tom and Grandpa Clint

 The kids table


Later at Meinzer Headquarters:

The adult table and the tween table

Shoes, everywhere.  And the buffet counter

 This was Mom's Christmas card picture.  All of her posterity under one roof. Her dream come true!!

Emily and Michele getting dessert ready. And a handsome mountain man.

 In my family somebody is always begging a back-rub out of someone else. I was trying to show how to zoom in I think.

 More weapons.... archery this time

More rubbing still.... and more wrestling

Mom never leaves the kitchen, but she usually has company

 
Rick and Debi

 Bryson reading to Tayah

 Dad has gotten back into photography the last few years and spends much more of his time capturing family moments these days than hiding in the garage. Lol!

 Sometimes the brother-in-laws just can't keep up with the family so they hide in the corner

 Beautiful sunset on Thanksgiving day

 Crazy eyes I know, but Jacob was giving me a killer hand massage!

 Beautiful Nicole

 Bryson has such a silly sense of humor. He is always laughing at something

 McKay did great on baby duty

Jessica wrote a song about her and Nicole's friendship and they performed it for us. Very sweet and guess who ended up crying? Their mothers and Grandma... duh...