gingerbread houses

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14th - 2008

Tonight was our annual gingerbread house decorating party.  Jared and Tricia are so nice to volunteer their home for the messy festivities.  Joe and Alex worked on one together.

I couldn't resist this picture of Ro.  I only wonder, is he putting candy on the house, or taking it off?  Every year Tricia makes small home-made gingerbread houses for the kids to decorate, and every year the kids end up ditching their houses to play with each other instead.  In fact, last year, Joe and James were the only kids to decorate houses.  So, this year, she didn't make the gingerbread houses, and of course, every kid wanted to help decorate, so the kids shared houses this year.  

Brian and I made this house with some help from Max.  Emmy was on our team too.  She didn't really decorate, but she sat on Brian's lap all night.
Here is Joe & Alex's house.  I think they did a pretty good job.
The finished products:
Anna, Addy and James made the house on the left end (with some help from Ro).  Next is the house made by me, Brian & Max.  Then it's the Gonzo's house, decorated mostly by Michael.  Sheri and Ian's house is next. And finally, Joe & Alex's house.

We had a lot of fun.  Thanks Jared & Tricia for having us over.  

Afterwards Tricia took us to see some Christmas lights near her house.  You tuned your radio to a certain station and the lights blinked in time with the Christmas music.  It was awesome.  It also had a hologram santa in the upstairs window that would walk around and wave.  It was pretty cool.  

All in all, it was another fun night.  I love Christmas.