It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

We enjoyed making gingerbread houses with friends (3 families) after Thanksgiving.  (Not everyone was there - four people were sick.)  We were randomly paired up and the creations (and candy eating) began.  After Julie's house was finished, we thought her garden looked like it would make a good pig pen, so I made a cute little piggy for it!  We laughed about putting the pig in their "garden".  

We took a couple houses home with us, gave one away, and then proceeded to eat the other house in about 1 week.  Some people like to make gingerbread houses and then keep them around for decoration.  Our gingerbread houses get demolished quickly and look more like castle ruins.  

We got our Christmas tree up and decorated.  The first ornament I saw was the one that Nathan and Jared gave me last year, so it was sentimental.  I had to put that one up first.  We had some fun dancing around later that evening.  Love the lights, the special ornaments, the music, and the hot chocolate!