Gingerbread houses and Christmas cookies

My mom came shortly after Alexander was born. True to my childhood tradition, we made gingerbread houses. Family traditions really bring out the joy and magic of Christmas.

LaMonte and Jacob

Keith and his Taj Mahal!

Oh yeah, Ben!

A sweet house and a sweet girl.  I love you, Sarah!

While the kids were at school, Jacob, Kevin, and Sam made sugar cookies.  It was an exciting, messy, and somewhat unsanitary production that left me feeling overcome with the joy of family...and the knowledge that we had better not share these cookies with our neighbors!

Decorating cookies for family home evening.

Jason's creation