Gingerbread House 2011

Huge THANK YOU to Aunt Janee & Uncle Jim for the wonderful surprise in the mail! My kids could not have been more thrilled to make a real Gingerbread House! We might have to make the "store bought housing kit" a tradition. It was a much better experience than previous homemade versions we've tried...

OliverBoy thought the box itself was a fabulous toy. Fine with me, because he would have caused chaos at the table.

Connor was in charge of the sides. Awesomely, he even put on candy window flowerboxes.

Um, yes, a fair amount of sampling took place.


GollumTyler thought he could reach more candy if he actually sat on the table. Dave took the picture, then got after him, wink.

OliverBoy figured out that there was candy he couldn't reach on the table by this point. This is his "I am not amused." look.


Beth handled the front and back of the house. Love everything she did, putting a lot of thought/creativity in. Super great.

Final product! Kids are already asking when they can snitch candy off it...I told them after I took a picture, wink. So, by the time you read this, the Gingerbread House will be unrecognizable!

Merry Christmas! (Hey, Janee, can you see the gorgeous nativity you made me in the background? It is so lovely. Love it and you!)