Our Gingerbread House

After much anticipation, we finally made our gingerbread house. I bought a set this year that had all the cutters and directions to make one from scratch. We decided it would be fun and were up to the challenge, and set off on making our own homemade gingerbread house. It was tricky at times, but thankfully I had a few extra hands with Madison and Sam over. The candy decorating was the best part and we all had a great time making it.
Here are what all four sides looked like- it turned out great!
Check out the cute little gingerbread men we made to go with it- they even fit through the little doorways.

Pretend Library

We discovered a new playtime activity the other day that Jackson absolutely loves-
Play Library.

We set some books up on display on the fireplace

Found a lamp and an old gift card for the self-checkout and a library card

Then checked out books until his heart content!

Try it, we had a blast.

Sled Fun

With the first significant, plowable snow yesterday, we thought we had better get out and enjoy it today by testing out the sled. I pulled Jackson down to get the mail, and then we tried out our little hill. It isn't the greatest for sledding, but we had fun and that is what counts.
Jackson was so excited, he has been talking about sledding every time it snows even a little. It only took him a few times down to figure out how to keep the sled going upright by shifting his balance. Once he did, it was great fun and he didn't want to come in. We are looking forward to much more sledding as the winter continues on. I may even have to go myself this year with my new knee.

Ready to go at the top

Making it all the way to the bottom for the first time

Expression of pure delight on his face on the way down