Gingerbread House

Collin and I made a gingerbread house today. I used to do this with Dustin when he was much younger. Now, it's Collin's turn. He was eager to help too. I asked him to empty the candy into different bowls and he had a great time doing that since he likes things to be in order and put where they belong. He looked up at me and asked if he could have one, I said yes knowing he would not like it and then he took a bite. The piece of candy came right back out because it was sour. He did not try another candy the entire time we made the house. He helped put the bushes on the side of the house...then must have not liked were he put them because he took the candy back off. Collin liked shaking the candy on the roof of the house and down the walking path the best. Then, he took a knife to spread it around which ended up taking off most of the candy. He took a break lay next to Daddy while Daddy took a nap on the couch (see the one in the background).

We took a break making the house and Daddy snuck in and made a brown pile of icing in front of the house. This later became dog poop and that's all he wants to talk about when he sees the house.

Here is the house as a centerpiece on our dining room table. Yes, we do now have a dining room which is really nice to have. You can barely see the "poop". It's on the right side of the path in front of the house. I had to make sure that the snow was not covering it.