My mom had this idea to do a Gingerbread House Contest this year! We drew names to pair us up into teams, we were timed, we had barriers up so that we couldn't see the other teams' work, we even had judges (friends of my parents) stop by to make the official ruling on first, second, and third. It was organized and FUN!! We had 5 teams....two of the teams had two adults on their team....the other three teams had a kid paired with an adult. We decided to do it the same day we celebrated Dad's birthday.
Papa and Emily were a team and their house looked awesome!! Em was so proud of it!!
Brett and Jacob were also on a team and did great!! Brett said Jacob got a little less interested after he ate all his gummy bears, but he was still a big help! Brett built an awesome deck on the side of the house. They came in third.
Katherine and I were on a team and even though we didn't place we felt like we did a great job!!:) We even had a pool with a diving board in our backyard!!
All 5 of the Gingerbread houses just before judging!
Kim and Jai Hudgins came by to pick the winners! It was sweet of them to come join in our fun and it was good to see them!!
Uncle Stanley and Hannah were a team and came in second. They used the cups that were holding the candy, which none of the other teams thought to do!!
Mimi and Bert came in first and as you can see from the picture below they were quite proud of themselves.:) Bert built a fire pit in the backyard that he was still talking about last night. Ha!
After the contest we had a great lunch and celebrated Papa!! His birthday was Tuesday (16th). Mom made a lemon pound cake (which we were all very impressed with)!! I just love my dad so much!! I'm so thankful for the way he loves his kids, sons-in-law, and grandkids. We're so thankful for him!! Happy Birthday, Papa Stan!!
We also took some family pictures on the big sled at Paul Anderson Park in Toccoa. Mimi has been wanting a picture of the grandkids there for a couple years now, but until this year we haven't been able to coordinate our December schedules to make it happen.
The three "big" kids.
Mimi and Papa with their grandbabies. Can't wait for Ressie (Katherine and Brett's baby on the way) to be here in just about 2 months!!
Watts family photo!
The whole Roberts crew...I love it when we're all together!
We were all worn out when we got home, but it was a fun Saturday with the family!:)
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