Gingerbread adventures

Last week Landon was learning about the Gingerbread Man in school.  They did several activities associated with gingerbread.  They decorated paper gingerbread men, baked a gingerbread man, and on Friday they got to make gingerbread houses and take them home.  I was super pumped about the gingerbread houses (probably the artist coming out in me) and had been talking about it with Landon.  He seemed excited too.

Well, let's just say it didn't go as planned...Landon threw a fit when they were putting icing on his graham crackers to "glue" it to the milk carton for him to decorate.  He didn't want to have anything to do with it, and even cried the whole time they did it. :(  Oh well....maybe next year??

Needless to say, Heidi and the teachers tried to get him into it, but Landon refused...so Heidi made us a gingerbread house.  Thanks Heidi!!! :)  Here's a picture of her masterpiece. :)

We also went to therapy with Ashley last Thursday and gave the therapists their gifts.  I ended up finding some cups that have the insides where kids can make a picture and put it in the cup.  I had Landon draw on some construction paper and we put their names on each.  On the back I put "love Landon", but instead of his name I put one of his school pictures.  They turned out pretty cute and all three of them loved them.  I just wish I would've remembered to take a picture of them first...dang it! :)

Anyways, Penny ended up giving Landon a gingerbread house for Christmas.  I thought it would be a cute family thing to do, so we've been waiting for Braydon to not have to work 12 hour shifts in order to do it.  Sigh.  He's getting some days off soon so we'll take advantage of that and do the gingerbread house...hopefully without tears. :)  Wish us luck!  Here's a couple of pictures of Landon opening his gift from Penny.  He had fun ripping the paper, but was still pretty gentle with it. :)

Stay tuned for pictures of our family gingerbread house! :)