gingerbread lane

i made gingerbread! can you believe i BAKED? so i wanted to be festive this year and do a christmas "activity." i made the dough on friday, baked on saturday, and we made the houses and decorated tonight (all the while keeping a clean kitchen - it's totally easier to clean while you work . . . who knew?) :)

it was a little interesting when the pieces didn't quite fit together and some improvising had to be done. i was a little worried that my roof pieces were too thick and would be too heavy, but after propping and letting the icing dry, they cemented in pretty well.

here is our little gingerbread neighborhood - it's a new subdivision, that's why there are only 2 houses so far :)my house is on the left and weston's utilitarian model is on the right. he told me nobody could see his because he's a visual arts major and he should have been more creative or something :)

now what are we going to do with them? the gingerbread tastes amazing, but who wants to eat it with all that icing and candy? not me! not weston, either :)