Gingerbread Houses

My family has a tradition of making gingerbread houses every Christmas. It’s a tradition my grandma started when I was little, and we’ve done it for as long as I can remember.

(Above) Jen and Scott.


(Above) Everybody working on their houses.


(Above) My sister and nephew making funny faces. My nephew decorated his house himself.

(Above) The finished product: a gingerbread "village" with a house for each child in my family. (All of our nieces and nephews get to decorate and take one home, too.) Since I’m the oldest child, our house is on the left end. Scott decorated this one.