Gingerbread fun!

Making gingerbread houses was a family tradition I grew up with. I always remember my mom making the gingerbread, and hand cutting each piece with her knife from their home made pattern. Then my dad would get set up with plates, gingerbread, and the "glue" (frosting). He would carefully put each one together every year. Some years we just decorated the houses as a family and other years we would have friend too. As I was going through the same routine myself this last weekend, I just sat there and smiled at all the fond memories that I have from my parents hard work in putting this together. So now I give that gift to my children and family. I am so grateful to be able to carry on this tradition and I felt so close to my parents as I worked on this FHE. Here are the results:

13 Homemade gingerbread houses and one long table.

This pattern is from my mom and dad. Isn't it cute?

13 wonderful people. We had Brad and Karen and kids and our wonderful neighbors, the Hatches, over for the fun. The kids LOVED it! They could hardly wait for the Hatches to arrive. The excitement in the are was energizing!

Even the boys sat down and had some fun. Even though I sorta made them. Now I know how my mom felt with my brothers...

The finished Projects:

Hannah

Hunter

Matt and Brad (notice that Brad's house doesn't have anything on it but icing. I think he ate all his candy?)

Shane (notice the love addition of the foam cup that we had our icing in...Lovely.)

Karen and Kristin with Austin

Spencer

Dillion (masterfully pulled apart his whole house and stacked everything up in some sort of tower?)

My house. Beautiful.

Katelyn