Gingerbread houses!

We had our annual gingerbread decorating contest at Lisa's house.

Girls vs. Boys.

Here are the girls with their house. They made and decorated the North Pole complete with elves and presents inside! They even decorated one side of the roof with an 80's style pattern, hoping to appeal to the judges!

And here are the boys with their gingerbread "house." The boys declared before the contest began that they felt as though they have been "ripped off" in past years because the judging panel (the mom's) don't always appreciate their designs. Reminder: last year they decorated the death of Osama Bin Laden complete with army men and blood and Santa holding a gun as the shooter. They tried to explain that would mean world peace, but still lost to the Girls.

So this year, the boys went for full out judge manipulation! They made a decoration in honor of Seour Pearce, who is serving a mission in Paris France, and "sharing the Gospel, and spreading Good will and Peace!" heehee.  Notice the church building (where Jordan attends church and the "Called to Serve" (in french) banner at the top.  Obviously, they played the heartstrings and it played off.  It almost brought Cindi to tears.

The girls were very good with detail and workmanship.  Every year it is amazing to see how creative both teams can be.  Definitely a lot more fun than your typical gingerbread house.

The boys celebrating their victory!

The judges. We have told everyone we will start accepting bribes for next years contest, beginning....now