It’s that time again… for one of our favorite holiday traditions: building and decorating the gingerbread house! I’m finding that it gets more and fun with every year, as Mio becomes more capable and involved in the decorating process… she placed a lot of the candy herself this year, and gave us some art direction! Mirei was asleep this year (probably for the better, since she probably would have tried to wreck our creation) but maybe next year she can help decorate, too!

building the gingerbread house
Getting ready to start the gingerbread house! (Mirei asleep in the background)

 

building the gingerbread house
I see you eyeing that candy, Mio…

 

decorating the gingerbread house
Watching it all come together…

 

decorating the gingerbread house
Mio placing the candy all over the house.

 

decorating the gingerbread house
She loved being able to do a lot of it herself!

 

the completed gingerbread house
The completed gingerbread house – a collaboration between Mio, Dan and I. I love that it has character!

 

Mio with the gingerbread house
Mio admiring (read: drooling over) her creation.

 

In the days since, she’s been asking if she can break off a piece of candy off the house to eat almost daily. Eating it is part of the fun, too! 😉

See past years’ gingerbread houses: 201320122011