Merry Sugar-mas To All And To All A Good Night!

It's that time of year again when everything with sugar in it some how becomes "ok" because it's Christmas.   No wonder America is obese.  Oh, it's December?  Sure.   I'll have that sample of peppermint mocha with whip cream and cute chocolate drizzle on top.  And hey, because dropping of this package at the post office was so tough, I'll most definitely take a piece of holiday chocolate.  Oh wait, it's taking too long, I better take 2.  And thanks Wells Fargo for the cute bag of red and green m&m's you sent to me in the drive through tube.  I'll be sure to add it to the other three trillion calories sitting on my hips right now. 

Seriously?  Who thinks like that?!  

Not me. Thank God.  I just say no thank you and walk away but when it comes to my kids, I'm much more fun and much more Decembery.  

So in the spirit of Christmas and the spirit of sugar, I once again tackled graham cracker houses with the boys this year.   I really have absolutely no idea why gingerbread houses are even considered Christmasy (I probably should google that) but they are fun, always make a mess and taste yummy yummy. 

Although, I don't remember them being nearly as difficult last year.  I don't know if it was the icing I bought or my lack of construction skills, but mine kept caving in.  My plan was to built ones for Sam and Max and then let them decorate them but because I took way too long to build anything that stood up, Sam's attention span was long gone as were fist fulls of jelly beans and about 1/4 of his icing jar.  I'm still surprised he didn't puke. 

But Bo stuck with it and really worked hard.  He got frustrated a few times but did a great job and did it ALL by himself.  He kept asking me if he could lick his fingers or did he have to use a napkin (so cute).  He also chose to put candy he got from school on his even though he knew it meant not eating them. 

He calls his a Lean-To with Chimneys and a Fence

When Wes got home Bo was all excited to show him what he built and Wes said, "Oh no, it fell over".  (Oops.  Way to go Dad.) 

And here is Sam's.  Yes, I know its lame but it's all I could get to stand up.  And for what he had to work with, I think he did a fantastic job. 

 This is the one I constructed for Max that became the community project.  Everyone did a little. 

It was fun, we made a mess like usual and now we have 3 tacky sugar houses sitting on the counter taking up room that I don't have either the heart to throw away or the stomach to eat.  Man I love December!