Gingerbread Houses

We had another successful year making gingerbread houses. It's a fun project. Justin thought the whole thing was too good to be true. I didn't make him a house, so I used the leftover peices and made him a small one so he could frost it and decorate it with candy. They all did a great job and were proud of their work. Candy torments Justin and now I get to endure the month of asking for candy at the gingerbread houses. There is so much candy from Halloween until after Christmas. I think you can learn a lot about someone's personality by the way they pile on candy for this kind of project. Ashley is very methodical. She takes her time and makes sure the house looks just perfect. Katelyn, on the other hand, hoards as much candy as possible and piles it all on at once. She wants to make sure everything is fair, meaning she has more candy then anyone else. She stuffed a good amount of candy inside her house. Justin just eats it. He ate cinnamon bears for breakfast. Grandpa and Grandma Egbert have been here for the weekend. We decorated houses, bought our Christmas tree and decorated it, and played a lot. Grandma brought beads and the girls spent hours making necklaces, bracelets, and anklets. They have incredible stamina for that kind of thing. We're looking forward to Christmas and spending some time in Utah. It's been two years since we've spent Christmas with extended family and the girls' are are really excited. Ashley wants to do ski school and Katelyn wants to play with her cousins. It'll be so nice to have that time with Hans as a family. He's been SO busy. I've seen him more this weekend then I have the whole past month. I like having him around!!