Gingerbread Showdown 2013

It's a cutthroat competition each year, full of trash talking and candy hoarding.  I'm talking, of course, about decorating gingerbread houses!  We went to my Mom's house yesterday to continue the tradition.  She had a few curve balls for us this year, the most challenging being that most of the candy was kept in a different room, and you had to get up to choose more to bring into the dining room for your house. 

Somewhat luckily, Josh kept me busy so that I was unable to participate this year, but that didn't stop Owen from jumping right in.  In fact, Owen was the hands-down winner of the Frosting Per Square Inch award this year!  Gold star!  And Aunt Beccka had a good showing in her first year, especially after she inherited the house that Owen squirted frosting all over.  A good sport, that one!

Here are some photos of the action, including Josh playing in Grandma's china cabinet: