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December 31, 2019December 31, 2019

Gingerbread Houses

Gingerbread houses are another tradition. This time around we built 3 houses so the kids did some pairing up with cousins. Since we arrived back in Wisconsin so late in December there would not have been time to bake all of the pieces so Crystal made them well ahead of time in Saudi and we carried them over in our luggage. Enough of the pieces survived to make a go of the houses.

Gingerbread house making

The best part of gingerbread house making

Kai

Gingerbread house making

Cousins by the fire

Nora with Teddy

portrait of Kai

Charlotte

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Kai goes all "Jack London" and lights a fire in the snow using only a small bit of dry wood and his smoldering teen angst.

Nora making the biggest snow owl ever

The snow owl takes shape

Kai is successful with the fire despite my predictions

We won't freeze this night.

Cousins around the fire

Roasting marshmallows in December

December 11, 2017

Gingerbread Houses 2017

December 23, 2014

Danbury

A few more winter pictures including the finished product on the gingerbread houses.

Nora catching snowflakes on her tongue.

Kai finds an icicle. He put it in the freezer and intends to layer ice onto it until it is "dangerous"

Crystal clears the driveway.

Nora and Kai play with "Kenetic Sand" in the dinning room. Mom did not approve.

Crystal in full bake mode in our new kitchen

Ben and Nora's Gingerbread house

Crystal and Kai's Gingerbread house

December 20, 2014

Danbury Winter Pictures

Here are a few more pictures from our winter visit to Danbury. Wrapping presents, decorating gingerbread houses and putting lights on the trees — we’re looking forward to a wonderful holiday season with family.

A cold, rainy, December day over the swamp behind the house.

Kai takes aim.

It was warm enough for Kai and Nora to pull out their foam tipped bows from summer.

Some clever hunger games caption goes here.

Crystal warm by the fire.

The lights in the rain had their own charm.

Nora can finally make a snow angel. She was unfazed by Kai's snowball to the mid-section.

When I was getting ready for the picture Nora said "wait! Let me make a blizzard" and she threw some snow in the air.

Kai makes a blizzard for the camera.

Getting ready to put the siding on the gingerbread house.

Crystal and Kai working on Chez Gingerbread.

Nora and Ben work on thier Gingerbread house.

Nora reading the paper by the fire.

HDR shot of Danbury house as seen from the detached garage.

December 10, 2013

2013 Gingerbread Houses

This last weekend we hit Tamimi early and raided their candy aisle for anything that would fit on a gingerbread house. Crystal had already baked the walls and roofs so it was just a matter of slathering on the frosting and sticking on the candy while the Christmas tunes played in the background. It is a holiday tradition we love!