3rd Annual Gingerbread Houses!
The Christmas Lee & I were dating he purchased a set of gingerbread house molds and we made and decorated our very own gingerbread houses. It was a lot of fun and we've done it every year since. The last two years we've joined forces with Joy & Collin and have made a night of it. Lee makes homemade pizza and we spend HOURS creating gingerbread masterpieces.
This year I cut some corners and purchased the gingerbread house as a kit -- but still managed to make the trees and men from
scratch. It worked out pretty well and we had a lot of fun! Lee and I experimented with Andes Mints as shingles -- and to our dismay they were a little heavy and the roof kept wanting to slide right off the house. Patient Lee sat on his knees holding the house together for as long as it took (15 -30 minutes) for the frosting to solidify and make sure our house didn't collapse. He saved the day!
scratch. It worked out pretty well and we had a lot of fun! Lee and I experimented with Andes Mints as shingles -- and to our dismay they were a little heavy and the roof kept wanting to slide right off the house. Patient Lee sat on his knees holding the house together for as long as it took (15 -30 minutes) for the frosting to solidify and make sure our house didn't collapse. He saved the day!Collin always brings his A-Game to the table and all sorts of creativity. This year he created an igloo, a bell and clock tower. Our point of pride was our cute little street lamp and the pond (made from melted Jolly Ranchers). We were up far too late into the night making these - but it was so much fun! Thanks to J&C for continuing on the tradition with us. We loved it! There are lots more pictures!
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