Gingerbread...

Every year, one of our little

traditions

is that Jon and the kids make a

gingerbread house on the

weekend closest to

St. Lucia Day.

We always plan ahead and buy a

gingerbread kit on the 75% off After Christmas sales...

Because James is a little

over bearing at times

{or maybe all the time!}

Jon and Elsie waited until he was in bed before

decorating the little house.

The first few year of gingerbread making,

Jon got very frustrated

with the house building part...

He now uses hot glue...

it keeps the house together much better than the frosting!

Elsie was very excited to stay up

super late and have

alone time with just mommy and daddy!

Elsie carefully decorated and got everything just right...

The 2 gingerbread house makers...

This cute little

gingerbread house now sits up on the

counter...

and maybe I have found James laying on

the counter more than once

attempting to pick

the little candies off the house and eat them!