We went to church this morning and then headed back to the apartment to make Gingerbread Houses! After two days of baking, seven sheets of gingerbread, two large double batches of frosting, and many many many bags of candy, we were ready to start assembling our masterpieces.
My Little Gingerbread Man: On Friday, James came home from school to discover all the delicious Gingerbread scraps just waiting for him to devour. It would be the start of a multiple week feast for this kid!
Team Lydia and Mizz
Lydia and Mizz made their own houses but they decided they wanted to share a yard/garden. They both did such a fantastic job! Lydia made a lovely rainbow roof and Mizz made a green and red roof. Mizz was awesome as always and helped Lydia decorate her house.
Team Grandma and James!
Grandma and James shared a house. Grandma did most of the work, but James was a good supporter…I’m sure! He got to decorate a gingerbread man and then promptly bit off the gingerbread cookie’s legs. He also had a lot of fun eating candy and playing with the frosting tips. They, I mean Grandma, did a lovely job! I guess that’s not fair. James did put a lot of candy inside the house while it was being assembled. He cared that the house was beautiful inside and out.
Team Cohen…with some help from Mommy
Cohen wanted to tackle a larger gingerbread structure this year, so I let him pick from the patterns I had. He decided on a church! I helped him put it together, but to my surprise the structure stayed together pretty well on its own! Cohen did a great job at adding details and decorating the roof. He’s getting so good at decorating and paying attention to details.
Team Mommy
There was another house for us to make (I made enough for grandma and James to make their own, but they ended up sharing) so I decided to decorate it. I did it in stages, but unfortunately the gingerbread was on the softer side and had a hard time supporting the roof that I created. It started to cave. I didn’t think I would be able to finish it, but I decided to just assemble in pieces and then let it sit and dry before adding the roof. It worked! My house didn’t turn out exactly how I wanted, but at least it was standing! I love this tradition of ours!
James Feasting a Week Later When I said He Could!
