Gingerbread Houses

Lindsey and Katie both brought a big pot of homemade soup over for dinner to go with the salad that Kelsie & Abby made... the joys of older children. Everything was yummy... especially the bacon wrapped water chestnuts Katie surprised us with. I basically showed up. It was nice. We invited Larry's parents, Betty & Joe over for dinner (Joe's bday) and the decorating of gingerbread houses... a sugary mess that the girls love to do and their men thankfully join in with them.

This year, Conrad grabbed some of each kind of candy and happily stuck everything together with frosting, eating his way through the night. Later he found a lot of joy dusting the houses with snowy powdered sugar. Ransom made a tepee out of spaghetti noodles and a tortilla... quite cool. Ashlee made a beautiful house as usual with her piping bag, all the while keeping a surprised eye on Josh's beautiful creation... yes he had a piping bag too! The rest were quite happy with a butter knife for spreading the frosting. Abby's house was cool with a cobblestone pathway and a swirled licorice rooftop. Lindsey & Tylers was a joint effort of different styles... loved their angry snowman! Betty's fell apart at the beginning and could not be put back together again. It was a fun night of being together and listening to Christmas music...
-Brenda

Lindsey & Tyler

Conrad knows exactly how he wants to build his house

Paul & Phoebe (3 months)

1. Ransom & Katie 2. Betty 3. Ashlee & Paul 4. Lindsey & Tyler
5. Abby 6. Kelsie & Josh