Gingerbread house

I know, I know...

...what am I doing sharing our gingerbread house in the last week of January!?

But here I am doing exactly that... *smile*

 

 

The thing I love most about our gingerbread house tradition

is that Husband of Mine makes them each Christmas with the kids

And each year, I notice he lets them do more and more....

{he can be quite a perfectionist... so this requires some letting go}

Each year the house is different... he makes his pattern on the fly

and seems to have worked out some nice little tricks...

~ like using tin cans to help stabilise the walls as they set in place

~ and even using pins to hold the roof in place 

{just make sure you remember where they are!}

The kids enjoy this tradition so much

you should see how excited they get as they smell the gingerbread baking...

...and see the lolly supplies ready for decorating!

{ok, maybe it has a lot to do with the lollies!}

The gingerbread house was decorated on Christmas Eve...

we were all on sugar highs and full to bursting with excitement!

{and I love that Husband of Mine adds little stained glass windows... just lovely}

And just look at that anticipation!!

Just seeing this photo again brings a big smile to my face

I think I made the first dint this time... 

Husband of Mine can never really bring himself to do it *hee hee*

It was delicious, and wonderfully fresh... mmmmm

Happy days,
Kelly