the advent has begun and is keeping us busy and excited for christmas. so far we've decorated the tree + house, strung lights outside, opened christmas nightlights, gone to a movie, written a million letters to santa, watched christmas shows, crafted, and made a gingerbread house. apparently this gingerbread house was originally included in a 1960's relief society magazine. my mom's friend introduced her to it in the 80's and we've been making them ever since. some years my mom made them in mass and sold them, some years we only made one house. there used to be a method to it all, but now most of the candies that we traditionally used are scarce, so this year i went simple and easy. the kids were pretty excited about it and i even let them help a little ;) nash applied the gumdrops to the roof. next year i'll make two; one for me to perfect (my piping is not the best, as you can clearly see) and one for them to destroy!
nash is dying to eat it...too bad they don't taste as good as they look!
12.07.2010
advent time
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once again,i am overwhelmed at your creativity and energy. i need to go take a nap now. xo
maybe i should mention that my house is a wreck, my hair needs a good wash, and the laundry is really piled up. blogs can be misleading...and i need a serious nap, too :)
I think I'm losing it because I thought I'd commented on this yesterday (I cam back to revisit the awesomeness) but this is way cool. I like this tradition so much
This is so fun lizzy! i love the gingerbread house! DId you use royal icing to bind it? Send me the recipe!!!!
It turned out so cute! Way to go. I love Christmas!
I remember when you made one for Allie! :)
courtney-really? that's so funny. that was probably during the peak of our gingerbread house making years. we would have a small factory running in our house. the good ol' days...
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