Getting ready for Christmas

We decided to stay home for Christmas this year. (We partied hard for Thanksgiving instead.) There are actually several families who stayed around during the holidays. We went to the Crawfords to make "gingerbread" houses. This is a special tradition to Marci and she wanted to make a party of it. We had a lot of fun. I really only remember making these houses when I was at mutual activities and maybe an fhe at college. As you can see by Rhylan's face, she wanted to play instead, so I finished her house for her. People got really creative.

Marci, Wheat Thin shingle roof, round-a-bout driveway, green Christmas tree.

Brittney was very precise with her frosting technique, she put frosting shingles on her walls and a cobble stone path in front with skittles!
Rhylan and my house: My most creative decor was the two Gummy bears roasting marshmallows over a fire (lower right corner)
Riley was having a great time. He had snow tubing bears, ice fishing bears, and a chimney with a smoke stack.
5 m&m's and she was done!!
Rhylan and Milly


After that we headed to Ceneral park to check out the light show. I really liked the dancing trees. Rhylan enjoyed "driving" the car. We drove nice and slow stopping at times to watch each different display. It was a nice little Christmas activity. Then of course we went and drove around to see more Christmas lights on houses. Thank you crazy people for decorating your house with hundreds and hundreds of Christmas lights, Rhylan and Gracin think you are awesome.