but i wouldnt have it any other way. i love my family and all of our yearly traditions. each year, my auntie megan bakes up some homemade gingerbread houses. i know it is a lot of work for her to make them, but well worth it! i was in charge of getting the candy to decorate the houses. i cannot tell you how hard it was for the kids to see all the candy set out like this. you would think they hadnt eaten in five years.
craig stopped by to wish me luck. he had to study for finals, so he wasnt able to be sous chef this year. that was ok though, because i am pretty much a micro-manager when it comes to my gingerbread houses.
from left to right: my house, anna & tucker's (the icky teenagers) house, eli's house (which won the award for the best one!), and grace & emma's house.
unlike last year, louis was very uncooperative with his gingerbread house photo shoot. he just wanted to stand next to his christmas tree. he brushes his teeth on that thing. no kidding. he just gnaws on it all day long. craig (always being the little dentist) has decided that it is because louis is cleaning his teeth with the branches.
my finished product. my mom says that i dont use enough color on my gingerbread houses. and to that, i say, "i am who i am." and i am a minimalist. with everything in my life: my wardrobe, my home decor, and even my gingerbread houses, i always go with simple and monochromatic. boring? no, classic! so there.
