On Saturday night there was the analytical assembly of ginger bread houses by my husband the engineer. All cracker ends had to be inside the sides and they had to be placed vertically.
There were a couple of observers to the process.
Sunday the festivities began. The kids were so cute, during dinner they kept asking, "Can we start now, can we start now?" and "If there is any candy leftover can we eat it?"
Even some of the big kids participated. Other big kids hid in their room because there were so many little kids. Alex said, "every year there are more kids in this family." Gee, he's right. There is certainly a lot of procreation going on.
Jameson was proud of his creation. Alex was very analytical much like his Uncle Don. He's only four but all his candy was placed in color coordinated rows. Jameson was more into the layered effect.
Emma unlike her color coordinated, row making twin believed more was better and stuffed her house full of candy..
One of the smarter and more creative parents tried to hide in the kitchen and decorate a house in peace. (why does he leave his house every year? You're supposed to take them home. It's a rule)
But alas, the number of children building exceeded the number of chairs in the dining room and Kyle's secret decorating place became another busy spot.
The smallest "non-decorator" was little Lisa-Jean who was a great observer.
One post ginger bread house party observation. WHY would I clean my house BEFORE the party. That was just silly!
18 comments:
What a GREAT tradition!!
Wow! So nice to see the whole family involved in this great activity!
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Oh MY...you guys take your gingerbread house decorating seriously. We did well to finish one of those kits...between THREE of us. Me, my boyfriend, and his daughter.
we're decorating our first ever gingerbread house this week - can't wait! thanks for stopping by - merry christmas!
Hey Carol & Don, What fun it must be to be a part of your gang!!! You kids of all ages seem to have loads of fun. Keep it up ! !
Seeing the pics makes me even more sad I missed it, looks fun--and crazy! I especially love that picture you caught of Catherine looking grumpy! Very cute. And all the kids look so dang cute. And I know what you mean about cleaning before a party--I do it everytime but always end up asking WHY??
OMG - that is a serious gingerbread house making asembly line LOL
I miss not making any this year...just didn't make the time :(
Lol at the little one putting his candies in color coordinated rows. I've done one gingerbread house and it was a fun but very sticky process. Looks like they had a great time. Did they get to eat the leftover candy? And thanks for stopping by my blog. I responded to your comment about the wedding planner/attorney combo. lol.
That looks like a whole lotta fun!
That was quite a village your husband made!! that's pretty smart to make the houses beforehand and just let the kids decorate them. You've got it figured out!
Now that's the way to have Christmas fun! My gingerbread houses never stand up on their own so I think the influence of the engineer is wise.
What a beautiful family!
Merry Christmas!
:-)
What fun. I'll be right over.
Hi! I just found your blog, I love the gingerbread houses all lined up on the table!! I will be back to visit. Promise ;-)
Susan
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS (AT LEAST THE KIDS) HAD A BLAST! WAY TO SACRIFICE YOUR HOUSE AND TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM, YOU'RE GOOD PEOPLE!
Oh that looks like fun!! We made these kind at a gingerbread making party at a local library and i decided we might give it a go with friends and family at our house next year too. :0)
What a lovely, lovely thing to do!
I might steal that idea from you for future Holidays!
It certainly looks like fun was had by all.
Hope you had a tremendous Christmas, and wishing you all the best for 2010.
It's like you built a ginger bread suburb.
Happy SITS sharefest Saturday!! Love your stuff!
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