Gingerbread Houses!

I've been trying to put this post out since Sunday evening but we've got a giant bindery job in at work so I haven't had alot of time.


My Aunt Janet came over Sunday and we decorated gingerbread houses with her. In order of appearance from left to right are, Mom, Mason, Madeline, Zach, Me, Aunt Janet in red and Arita in white. Emily also helped but savvy frood that she is, she managed to escape the cameras.

Aunt Janet brought pre-baked kits. I offered to bake gingerbread but I guess she didn't trust me to make it right. Oh well, the kits usually fit together better than home baked houses.


Maddie seemed to enjoy this project.

We made two houses, a big one for Aunt Janet and a small one for our house. Here are the finished products:

Front

This is the big house, sitting on top of our piano next to the Nativity set. Aunt Janet particularly liked the reindeer that dispenses brown jelly beans.

Front/Right Side

And the small house:

Front

Left Side

Right Side

Personally, I like the smaller house with it's bright cheery colors. However, the ladies all thought the higher chocolate content of the big house made it superior to the little one. I'll let you guys decide which you prefer.