So far we've been spreading out everything pretty well. Last week we came home from Thanksgiving on Saturday instead of Sunday and that really helped because we were able to get the tree up on Sunday. I think we are going to forgo lights this year even though the kids keep asking and Charlie thinks he can get the nets on the bushes, because now there are really only two weekends left and who does something for just two weekends? Today we did Gingerbread houses and next weekend I think I will be in the kitchen most of the weekend making cookies and other chocolate dipped goodies for all the teachers and then most of the stress will be done. Oh yes, I still have to wrap all those gifts and get a few boxes shipped to my parent's house, but let's not think about that.
How about I just show you some lovely pictures of my kids and their Gingerbread houses? I would have to say this was by far the best year in all of our house making years. We decided to invest the extra $9 so each kid could have their own house and nobody would whine or cry that they had to share a house or that "she didn't make the roof the way I wanted to". Yes, they should learn to share, but not when it comes to these houses. We've had way too many bad experiences to mess with it. Everybody was so happy and creative and now they are old enough that all Charlie and I pretty much had to do was help them open the candy and squeeze out the pre-made frosting. Even Andy had a hard time with that. We've gone the super easy route at this point and buy the pre-made houses with the frosting already in a pouch with a nozzle and it even came with snowmen and gingerbread men and trees. Easy peasy lemon squeezy! For this first time it was actually an enjoyable experience.
Here's hoping the next few weeks go just as smoothly!
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