Gingerbread Houses

We're back from our whirlwind trip to California for Christmas -- phew! We had a lovely time seeing family and friends, and now we have a week at home to relax and hang out. All four of us are sick with colds, so we are planning on taking it easy and trying to recover. We'll see....

A couple weeks ago, Rand and I built our first gingerbread house together. It got off to a rough start with Rand promptly dropped and breaking the roof in two, and the icing was too thick even though I added about 18 gallons of milk, and my loyal assistant was too busy gobbling up gumdrops to stop and help me hold pieces in place while I tried to glue/hold/keep the baby happy. But we had a lot of fun, and even though the construction gene completely passed me by, it turned out sturdy and...um....whimsical.

Hmmmm. How to begin.

First, eat some icing.

Ella supervises.

Who could resist this smile?!

The finished product!