Ginger Bread 09

Hey we had our 2nd Annual Ginger Bread get together. We have been looking forward to this activity for weeks. Each contributor brought uniqueness to our evening. There was the traditional and the strange and bazaar (in a good way). I have given each team a special award and look forward to having them return for next years fun fiasco. Oh we also had some of Mama's chicken broccoli soup. Yummy !

Heather, Stephanie and her guy friend (they have been seen together many times. I do not know how serious they are). They started with a ginger bread house kit and created a very interesting house. I enjoyed their unique perspective.

We are missing Dan and his parents in this photo. They came later after the football game.

Richie and his friend Rachel built a ginger bread castle. Their stain glass window was a tremendous addition. I would like to add this feature to our house next year.

This was easily the biggest house created this evening.

Check out the stain glass window. Awesome stuff!!

Ok Richie and Rachel here is your award / acknowledgment...... "The Biggest Castle with Towering Christmas Trees on Cream Filled Cookies". You also receive a second award. This is very unusual but we are giving your the "Best Use of Stain Glass on a Castle with Cream Filled Cookies". Nicely done !!

The faces of seasoned competitors can be observed in the image above. Returning from a successful 08 season Heather and Stephanie try to get Justin pumped up for piping.

Their finished product was stunning. One look and you think, what the heck. So you three receive the "What the Heck Award" This is not the kind of award that can be sought after. It is a gift and I give you all big time props for having the courage to create such a wonderfully strange house.

Your second award: "The Most Likely Ginger Bread House to be Mistaken as a Ghost Buster Ginger Bread Marshmallow Tan Man on the Loose" Award.

Both Rachel's are busy at work while Richie looks on. Rachel LaRae Glassford Anderson single handedly puts up the walls to her house while in the lower left hand corner Justin (Stephanie's friend) contemplates if they will put a second large tan Man in their ginger bread house. I know he wanted to, but I think the girls over ruled him.

Jimmy enjoying some of Momma G's soup and cheering Rachel on.

Here is Rachel and Jimmy's tremendous house. Your first ginger bread house together and your already experts. For your first award..... drum roll please, You get the "I can Build the Narrowest Ginger Bread House Without it Tipping Over Award".

I want all to know that Jimmy made the little Santa Want-a-be Ginger bread man. I thought the icing and the way the eyes and mouth were placed on the perfectly proportionate head was magnificent. You will have to ask Jimmy what the rest of the writing on the little ginger boy / man reads. I am not at liberty to divulge that information. Ok I love the idea with the little snow mobile pulling gifts. For this reason you receive the "I am Out of Control and Driving Into Santa's House" Award.

Here Jessica is seen using cheap generic canned foods as a stabilizing technique. This has only been pulled off successfully in 1935 by a Swedish Physicist that studied under Chris Kringle himself. I thought this process was sealed and stored in a granite vault in the North Pole. I know you are thinking 'there is no granite in the North Pole', Well they created the vault out of granite and hauled it all the way up to the North Pole to protect this technique..... some might say this is an illegal display of canned foods.

Jessica your use of chocolate, ginger bread and pretzels earns you the "I Can Create a Village on a small piece of Cardboard" award.

The three little pigs and the big bad wolf had nothing on you Jessica. You can huff and puff and not blow yours down, unlike your mother in laws heavy laden royal frosted house. One more award for you Jessica. I know you were physically hampered with contractions etc. so you receive the "I wish Dan was there earlier Award".

Nice piping Jessica..... You also receive the "You Can't Place This House at Room Temperature because Half of it Will Melt award".

It was nice to have Dan's parents come and enjoy the festivities. It would not be right of me to not acknowledge their innovations. Steve and Noreen I give you the "I Can Use More Frosting Than You Can Award". Congratulations !!

Nice Job Momma..... I was honored to be your partner. Your technique and pleasant demeanor throughout the evening allowed me to exhibit my piping talents. Now I cannot give us any awards because that would be self serving. So it is up to you readers to acknowledge our work of Ginger Bread 09

I had to pull out all the stops this evening and used my patented gooey finger tree. Yes it was unfair of me but Lynne needed me to bring game.... so I responded with all I had.

Jacob was very curious and wanted to play with the houses so we spent some time together downstairs and bounced on a big ball, played with blocks and watched Donald Duck. You Da Man Jacob.

Above and below is a front and back shot of our house. Come on guys give us an award. We deserve it.
Thanks you all for a wonderful evening and we hope you will all come back next year for our new improved Ginger Bread 2010.