Christmas Traditions

We enjoy making gingerbread houses every year. And this year was no exception!

As soon as the candy was on the table the girls had their hands filled, cheeks packed, and drool dripping out the sides of their mouths as they said, "more, more, more!" The task quickly turned from leisurely decorating to a speedy race to see if I could decorate the houses before the little munchkins ate everything or complained of tummy aches!

Although it looks like Anne is helping she is really sampling the candies before I get them placed on the house. There are many things that were attached a little slobbery slimy!

We opted for grahams this year just to simplify things for me. True to his designing and engineering genes Edwin devised a house that is more than the little thing I slapped together for the girls.

Grace and Anne enjoy looking at the houses every day. Surprisingly, they haven't tried to eat the candy off them yet (I don't care if they do eat it).

Grace tells Anne, "Be very careful. Just look."

Don't Neccos make the perfect roof tiles?!? (This year I found Necco's in August for ten cents a package and of course I purchased everything they had on their shelf! Every year we look of Neccos at Christmas but they are no where to be found. I will be on the lookout for clearance Neccos in the future!)

Grace wanted a sled, but a sled isn't any good without a snowman on it! We crafted the snowman out of salt water taffy, and well...we won't be using taffy next year...it melts and gets deformed quite quickly! So here is Grace's melting snowman wearing a purple hat and blue mittens perched happily on a partially eaten gummy seat

Edwin's reindeer was once standing proud with his head and antlers erected high.

He opted for the grazing pose for this picture!

My evaluation for this year is:

These little houses may not be attractive.....

BUT WE HAD A BLAST MAKING THEM!!!