Hildale Mall had some sort of gingerbread event going on Saturday, so I took the boys over to check it out. They went very reluctantly--it turns out neither one of them knew what gingerbread was, so they didn't see the point. Even Darby protested, that's Darby who a mere six weeks ago was up for anything that got him out of the house. Finally I mentioned there would be cookies involved, and suddenly they were both miraculously buckled into their carseats.
The main event was a live gingerbread house decorating contest. We went pretty early in the day, so the teams were just getting started, so that wasn't as interesting as I had hoped. But the kids each got to decorate their own gingerbread man with frosting and sprinkles and candy, so there was just as much sugar involved in the trip as I had promised.
I helped Darby decorate his cookie, but he kept eating the candy as fast as I could put it on.
Casey was a little more into the whole decorating process. He put a face and some buttons on his.
Lookin' good.
Nobody got too emotionally attached to their creations to eat them.
There was also a giant gingerbread house that the kids got to help decorate. Casey took a turn slathering some icing on and attaching a candy cane.
Neither one was hungry for lunch when we got home, but at least now they know what gingerbread is.
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