Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Run, run, as fast as you can!

For FHE last night we invited some friends over to make gingerbread houses with us. We had a GREAT time. I was SO glad that Thad and I had done the baking and basic construction the night before, otherwise it could have been really crazy!

Thad & Micaela working together...



Side view...


The back...


Notice the Graham garage and Graham shed,
equipped with cars inside (Micaela wanted to close the garage
door so it looks like a Graham box) ...



And the front view, check out that Christmas tree!




Here is Audry working on hers and mine....



The back...



The side view equipped w/hay for Santa's reindeer
and complete w/windows and shutters.



The other side view...showing off our arch and pretzel tower.



And the front.
Flower garden and don't forget to notice our
candy cane down spout (Audry's special touch).
We were pretty proud of our little house...



Here is Jill and Justin working together...



The side, look at those yummy trees...



The side, who wouldn't want to walk down that path?



The back...



And the finished front!



Ryan and Jake working on their house...



They struck marshmallow in their attempt to
make it "snow"...so that's a marshmallow
pump out front...they struck gold!




Back view.


Christmas bush and campfire out front...
definitely a man-cottage, complete
with electricity!



And here are a few miscellaneous pics of the kids...



Our gingerbread village!




Thanks to our friends for joining us to celebrate the season!

11 comments:

The Scott and Camille Neilson Family said...

Very cute! It looks like you guys had a lot of fun!

Marcie said...

Those are really fun, creative houses! That makes me want to decorate some gingerbread houses now. What a fun FHE! Hope you guys have a merry Christmas!

Charlotte said...

You guys did such a great job!! Those are fantastic houses. And now I'm craving candy...;)

Heidi said...

What an awesome FHE! The children and houses look super cute. (When do they get to eat them??) :)

Eggfam said...

Very cute! What a fun night!

Dust + Hil said...

Those look awesome!! I miss you guys sooo much

Unknown said...

Looks like a fun night. I love decorating gingerbread houses! Those look familiar:)!

Mom Swasey said...

Looks like you had a great time. That is a lot of work, but must have been fun. Good job!

Mom

Babydoll said...

What fun gingerbread houses. I love to make houses every year. We make ours on Christmas Eve. Oh, and the pictures of your girls are really great.

Melissa said...

I'm impressed! What a fun idea - and good idea to do the baking, etc. ahead of time. Mmmmm...now I'm hungry for gingerbread... ;)

melissa said...

Holy Cow!!! Those are some serious houses. We did one and my girls ate it the next day - nice.