Shelley Beatty

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Gingerbread Houses

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Gingerbread Houses

Our annual tradition is making gingerbread houses.  See my post from last year for the recipe.

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Making gingerbread houses 2017

Gingerbread Houses

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Gingerbread Houses

Making gingerbread houses has become one of our most fun traditions at Christmas time.

Each grandchild gets their own house…parents are allowed to help…and there are no restrictions…be as creative as you want AND eat as much candy as you can!  I have used the same Gingerbread House Recipe (.doc format) or Gingerbread House Recipe (.pdf format) for the gingerbread for over 3o years (it first appeared in Crafts magazine November 1982)

Gingerbread House Recipe

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses

Gingerbread Houses

Gingerbread houses, Santa Ornaments…Christmas 2014

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Gingerbread houses, Santa Ornaments…Christmas 2014

Our Christmas this year was wonderful but had some bumps along the way; a 911 call and trip to hospital for Caroline, trip to ER Christmas Eve and emergency surgery the day after Christmas for Becca H. and we had an early Christmas for B.J., Jenn and Jack since we had to share them this year and we had to say goodbye on Christmas Eve day as they left to visit sunny California.

But we did make our annual gingerbread houses.  Years ago I found a recipe for gingerbread houses that I have used for years and years.Gingerbread House recipe (.doc format) or  Gingerbread House recipe (pdf format).

Henry working on gingerbread house.

Henry working on gingerbread house.

Me helping Becca with gingerbread house.

Me helping Becca with gingerbread house.

Jack and his mom working on gingerbread house.

Jack and his mom working on gingerbread house.

Henry working on his gingerbread house.

Henry working on his gingerbread house.

Becca and Carl's gingerbread house.

Becca and Carl’s gingerbread house.

Becca's gingerbread house.

Becca’s gingerbread house.

Becca's gingerbread house-note melted snowman and ducks in the pond.

Becca’s gingerbread house-note melted snowman and ducks in the pond.

Caroline and her dad working on gingerbread house.

Caroline and her dad working on gingerbread house.

Henry and his gingerbread house.

Henry and his gingerbread house.

Becca helping make the gingerbread.

Becca helping make the gingerbread.

Henry working on his gingerbread house.

Henry working on his gingerbread house.

Henry's gingerbread house.

Henry’s gingerbread house.

Jack and his mom and dad

Jack and his mom and dad

Becca and Carl

Becca and Carl

Caroline taking a break.

Caroline taking a break.

Becca working on her gingerbread house

Becca working on her gingerbread house

And painted some ornaments:

Jack painting santa ornament

Jack painting santa ornament

Becca painting santa ornament

Becca painting santa ornament

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Caroline painting ornament with her mom

Caroline painting ornament with her mom

Henry and Becca painting.

Henry and Becca painting.

and Jack did the advent tree:

Jack putting up an ornament on advent ornament tree.

Jack putting up an ornament on advent ornament tree.

Jack’s early Christmas…before leaving for sunny California:

Jack, B.J. and Jenn

Jack, B.J. and Jenn

Jenn

Jenn

Jack, B.J. and Jenn

Jack, B.J. and Jenn

Jack, B.J. and Jenn

Jack, B.J. and Jenn

Jack, B.J. and Jenn

Jack, B.J. and Jenn

Jack, B.J. and Jenn

Jack, B.J. and Jenn

Jenn and Jack

Jenn and Jack

Jenn and Jack

Jenn and Jack

Jenn and Jack

Jenn and Jack

Jenn and Jack

Jenn and Jack

Jenn and Jack

Jenn and Jack

Jack

Jack