A few days after we arrived in Utah, Diane utilized her amazing culinary skills to guide our creative efforts.
The train: pre-decoration.
I couldn't resist organizing the candy by type and then color...it's just what I do. Let me tell you, we were not tempted to eat this "candy" at all - it came with the house & train sets and was not appetizing. Trick-or-treaters would have scorned. It was colorful, and I suppose that's all that matters.
Look at Holly's joyful face! She got to knead the tube of frosting to a "toothpaste consistency."
We were so lucky to have Grandpa Cluff, a real engineer, around to guide our efforts.
He was quite the task-master!
The pro in action.
Diane taking out her frustration on some hard candy - she broke it into pieces to be used for stained-glass windows. This did NOT come in the box. :)
Our poor little gingerbread men couldn't seem to stand up straight...neither could the lamppost...
Here is Jordan adding his contribution.
Ta-da! Here is the train: final product.
Could we have added any more rainbows? I don't think so.
Don't you just love the Milk Duds coal? This was another of our ingenious additions.
And the house - what a masterpiece.
Check out those icicles! Diane is a master.
As a final touch, we added a cobblestone entry made of white chocolate peppermint bark (another delicious "neighbor gift.")We had such a wonderful time making these beautiful gingerbread creations. Thank you Diane!
1 comment:
That was so much fun! A very good documentation of the process. Except there are no pictures of you! And I happen to know that there is a cute picture of you making our ginger creations.
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