Our (Itty Bitty) Gingerbread Village

One of my kids favorite things to do before Christmas is decorate gingerbread houses. We usually buy the pre-made house from Costco that includes frosting and candy. This year, deciding to be adventurous, we bought a kit from...I don't remember where. But, this kit came in a bigger box and had five houses - one for each of us. I thought, "This will be great! No fighting, each of the kids can have their own house and we will made a cute little village." I didn't realize that little was the key word there.
When we opened the box, Greg started laughing and the kids were saying things like, "What!!?? They are so small!" Don't you love it when the box is about four times as big as the actual product inside. And so much for not fighting - all the kids wanted the church. Fast forward through some whining, fighting and yelling, and we finally finished our village. The kids really did have a fun time decorating despite the rocky start.

Greg's house (notice he got the church because he didn't whine about it!)

Tresa's house (so boring and traditional)

Gavin's house (still standing after the candy blizzard)

Enoch's house (he was so proud of his chimney and I'm pretty sure he already ate it)

Kate's house (most colorful use of leftover candy, with Mom's help)

Our village.