gingerbread fest 2009

every year we have a gingerbread decorating party. we invite a few friends to help us with this holiday tradition. i pre assemble the houses so they are really sturdy the day of decorating. we get all kinds of candy , pretzels and cookies to decorate with . the girls get more and more creative every year making masterful creations. i love seeing each individual vision take shape. this year was a nice afternoon spend with 7 chinese girls and their parents as helpers - weilding the pastry bag of royal icing is a learned art! i feel so fortunate for this community we live in.