Annual Gingerbread House Competition

The holiday season would not be complete without gingerbread houses, and what better way to celebrate and display your holiday spirit than with a competition? On Saturday night Evan and I braved it through the unpleasant weather to the warmth of Sean and Nick's Third Annual Holiday Party and Gingerbread House Competition. Over the years things have gotten pretty serious. People plan ahead of time. Houses get more outlandish. There is more yelling. This year also showed the best contestants I have seen, with creativity and innovation.

As per usual, each team was given a few boxes of graham crackers, two tubs of vanilla frosting, and a whole lot of candy. This year we were told in the middle of the competition that we could use "anything in the kitchen" and one team used eggs, to the discontent of some.

I won't tell you who won - you be the judge:

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