There is barely an ornament on this tree that is in the same place I originally put it:
If you look closely you’ll see that the garland only goes halfway down.
The other half having been snatched off by a certain little someone.
Meet Someone.
But I couldn’t help but laugh when yesterday I spied something a little unusual resting in our fake pine-y goodness:
Seems as though our certain little Someone felt the need to add some holiday bling of his own.
Welcome to my life, folks.
Last night was our annual Gingerbread decorating gig. Yesterday I had what I thought was the most amazing idea ever, and I was excited to incorporate into last night’s festivities.
Using a glue gun to make the graham crackers to stick together!
What can I say? The amazingness found within my brain sometimes impresses even myself.
23 years of weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth trying to get our gingerbread houses to stand with mere frosting for mortar could come to an end!
However it seems as though most of you had already come up with this idea eons ago.
Thanks for sharing.
We had all sorts of family bonding going on last night:
Some of my kids actually even worked together.
My head. It is still reeling with disbelief! Oh, the miracles that the holidays can bring!
Only at a house full of Hodsons will you find a gingerbread house complete with a speared gummy bear.
A creation straight from the rather disturbing mind of my 14 year old.
Hey, I just give birth to them. After that, the world is on it’s own.
We had Temples made from graham crackers.
Complete with bride and groom. Notice the wedding dress?
McCall, who is working to become a Nurse Practioner, created a hospital.
She couldn’t spend time writing on her house in actual frosting. She needed to study for her Math test.
Which I am pretty sure translates into needing to text Derek.
The nurse is even in!
However she is downstairs studying……texting Derek.
And Bailey’s offering of the evening:
I nixed the whole idea of using chocolate frosting to make a teeny little hand print on the door knob however.
This is a family blog.
While our gingerbread houses may not be what most would consider traditional,
the joy of the evening made sweet memories to last the whole year through.
But my kids dang well better get all the mess cleaned up.
Glue Gun! Why didn’t I think of that!
Brilliant!
Cute! I usually just make the little standard square gingerbread houses for my kids, then let them decorate them. I use boiled sugar as the “glue”, so that it is actually still edible. Only no one ever eats the actual houses, they just pick the candy off. I like the glue gun idea, and let them fashion whatever kind of house they want. Only I think I’m out of glue, and that would mean an extra trip to the craft store. But thanks for the suggestion, I hadn’t thought of that before.
How fun! I am horrible about making gingerbread houses! It is a MUST this year now!
So creative! Happy holidays.
The speared gummy bear? Priceless. We are all smiling and laughing at your creative houses. Way to go Hodsons!!!!
LOVE the glue gun idea. Perfect. Nobody eats the graham crackers and the house (at least ours) ends up falling down anyway because we can’t wait for the frosting to harden. Fun times.
Cute!!!!
LOVE the gingerbread creations. Your kids certainly have great imaginations! What a fun post. Love that “innocent” look on Parker.
You have a bunch o’ cuties there!
Ummm…FYI, I was NOT texting Derek at the time! I was honestly working really hard on my homework! Promise!!!!
very cute!!!!!
TAMMY!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS POST!! Hi Parky
Sweet guy!! I LOVE your addition to the tree! Parker knows his stuff because it looks so much more complete now 
What a DOLL!
And just look at your beautiful kids having fun with that gingerbread house!! Oh my goodness, I LOVE IT TAMMY!!! Your family rocks! I love those houses! Okay, that is IT, this weekend, we are doing a gingerbread house here! I love it all! Your son (Parky’s twin
) is getting so handsome! I will have to go back and look at this again 
Love and hugs to all,
Amy