Christmas and snow!

Christmas morning!

Baby like's Daddy's new "toys" too!
"Wow! Look at this train!"

"Hmm, mom I don't like this cold wet stuff!"

From scratch Gingerbread House!!

I did it- i finally did! I made my very own Gingerbread House from scratch! These are the steps. I guess it's best to wait a week before construction, after baking. My lovely neighbor gave me the recipe and said to let the pieces dry for a week or so before putting them together. So above and below: day 1

Below: day 5- I couldn't wait any longer! She also suggested using melted sugar to glue the pieces together. This isn't for the inexperienced (that's why I had such a hard time!) it makes a mess and eventually burns even off the heat. But it really does stick well! My other addition would be to use a knife or other straight cutting tool when cutting the pieces from dough, then straightening them once they are cooked and before they are dried out. My house was so lumpy!
Day 6- Gave up on the melted sugar and put the roof on with Royal frosting once the sides had dried. Dont try to put the roof on before the sides dry! What a mess! :) it doesn't take a day, i was just lazy~
Now the decorating! I made this a family event. Much more fun that way! Baby wasn't much help, but did enjoy the candy! Hmmm, we are bad parents! :)
The finished product! Yay! See our family in cookies? We had a lot of fun!

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