In an effort to have a more meaningful holiday season, we asked the kids what traditions they like & what doesn’t matter. The only thing they mentioned was gingerbread houses. We have done this once! Funny, huh? Reading the scriptures & other meaningful stories, going to see the lights, baking goodies for family & friends, singing carols, and everything else – and they remember the gingerbread house that we made last year. OK.
I took Jared to AC Moore (craft store) with me & picked up a kit. The kids expressed that they wanted the biggest house possible. (Of course (boys) would we expect anything else?) We bought the kit & unveiled the pieces. It was too small. So while out & about today, I saw another bigger kit (with fondant!) and brought it home. I found my Wilton cake decorating kit that I’ve only used 3-4 times in a short period of time. (yes!) I made the icing & carelessly schlopped it into the pastry bag. (Have I mentioned that I hate having sticky fingers???)
The directions said to assemble the house. (Wait? Did I assemble last year or just decorate?) I don’t remember ever doing this before but okay … the roof broke in half so I repaired it. House number one is structurally sound. My fingers are gooey & the icing is oozing out the top of the pastry bag onto my hand & the counter every time I use it. On to house #2 … Put the walls up & let them set. Check to make sure the roof fits… too small! Try to make it fit. Break the back in half. Glue it back together. Let it dry. Wash hands. Try putting the roof on again. Break the back in half…
Did I mention that meanwhile Christopher & I tried (successfully) to charge the van’s battery after the interior lights were left on all night? Luckily, the van starts fine now.
And I am resting… and contemplating going to Publix & buying a preassembled house from the bakery department.
Why am I doing this? Because most of the magic at our house has died down, except Jared is so excited that he has been carrying the box around & talking about the gingerbread house & how he’s going to decorate it for days and days. I guess this is why I do a lot of crazy things … because I love to see my kids’ delight.
4 comments:
Words from another mom, buy more candy than the box gives you. When Andrew was 5 we made one from a box and when we were done he looked at our house and looked at the house on the box and said, "That's false advertisement, they have A LOT more candy on their house than we we on ours." Have fun.
Ahahahaha! I have been there! Those silly things are a lot harder to keep together than it looks. We make one every year and it is always way more fun for the kids than it is for me. Maybe when they are parents they will understand the frustrations we survived so they could have a memory.
Soo....where's the finished product?? (Store bought or homemade?)
can't wait to see the completed houses
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