Monday, December 14, 2009

The "Real" Gingerbread House

My first experience with a real gingerbread house! I'm sure for Megan, it's beautiful and wonderful and all that it should be. I, on the other hand, was up to my elbows in gingerbread house icing, sticky from head to foot, and feeling nothing but frustration because the house wasn't "perfect"! I know, I know, it's about the experience and the joy the little ones feel over a house covered in candy. So, I pushed through, finished the project after 2 hours squeezing icing through a 1/4 in. hole, and now it sits beautifully on the china hutch for all to see. Yes, even the 2 year olds have been admiring it from the vantage point of a chair pushed up the edge...I'm sure they've even snagged a piece of candy or two! But that's the fun of it, right???

Monday, December 7, 2009

Christmas Parade


Megan walked in the Christmas parade this past weekend with her Campfire group. It so fun to be a part of this community event again...I haven't done that since I was a kid in 4-H and we rode our horses down the main street of Enumclaw :-) We all had a great time, however, it was bit chilly!

Good thing for family connections...we had front row seating! Thanks Jon!

Enthralled Parade Faces!

Warming up the festivites, snuggling with Grammy!

Mom, why does Auntie Brandi keep taking my candy canes? (Cause mommy told her to, hee hee)

The gingerbread kids...Megan and Isabella!
Cutest girl in a gingerbread house ever!!
I had a great time working on this costume for Megan and she was so excited to wear it. Hopefully it will last for a number of years. After all, there is a bit Nana on there...we used her beads to decorate!

Friday, December 4, 2009

Gingerbread House

Well, it's not your traditional gingerbread house, but it makes for a great costume! Megan will be walking in the Christmas parade with her Campfire group, and they are to wear costumes. The only way she would agree to a costume involving cardboard was to be a gingerbread house. Thankfully, we got the idea from our friends Leandra and Isabella, and I finally had a place to start! She is very excited to wear it and we can't wait for the parade! And to top it off, Isabella is going to be a gingerbread girl and they will hopefully walk together...how cute will that be???

Starting point...

side...

back...other side... front!
I'm thinking of adding this to my front porch decor! We'll see :-)