Our annual gingerbread building day was absolutely wonderful! Early in the morning I whipped up the royal icing
and then I assembled the houses.
putting the chimneys on last
The troups showed up with their bags and bags of candy and started to work.
Here they are about half way through.
And here are the finished homes.
I love this yearly tradition. This year we wrapped up with home made pizza courtesy of the DH
At a recent dinner party, the hostess, my amazing partner Cheryl, made just the most delicious buffet for the kids’ table.
She put together a platter of veggies and dip, cheese & kielbassa, potstickers, shrimp and meatballs with dipping sauces. She laid the platters down the middle of the table and armed the kids with ‘frilly picks’. With this novel eating implement the kids tried everything and the food disappeared. The adults got an entire 30 minutes where the shrieks from the under 12 crowd didn’t rattle the chandelier. Note to self: next party I will have a similar buffet for the kids. (think New Year’s Eve).