Tuesday, November 28, 2017

The Gingerbread Masterpiece!!

I was surprised to see this beautiful tree in Mike's place 
when we arrived on Wednesday.
Apparently, it has been up since right after Halloween.
- Seems Mike and Lila are all ready for Christmas -

They had purchased this in advance for us to put together...

it comes like this and none of our pieces were broken.

The boys did a lot of watching...

a little helping...

but mostly...

smiling!!

This was really fun and not extremely challenging with the kit.

Lila made us hot chocolate while we finished up,
it was yummy!!

Here it is all done, this was lot's of fun!!

We played Racko, this is my winning rack!

Skip-Bo

I have never played this before and it's really fun.
We also had a few games of Uno,
enough so that everyone got a chance to win!

Here's Mike and Lila...I love them to pieces!!

20 comments:

Marie Smith said...

A great family get-together! Christmas should be loads of fun too!

Sally said...

How fun! The gingerbread house is really beautiful. Cute couple too! :)

xoxo

eileeninmd said...

Hello, Debbie. Looks like you had a fun visit with your son and his gal. The gingerbread house is cute. I love hot chocolate with marshmallows, yum! Cute photos of your family! Happy Tuesday, enjoy your day!

Pam said...

Been many years since I played Skip-Bo. I remember it being fun. We used to play a lot of Scrabble! I cleaned out that closet a couple yrs ago and sent all our board games to my daughters house. And would be believe that as creative as I am, I have NEVER did a Gingerbread house?

Beside a babbling brook... said...

That kit looks like it would be fun. And the result is so cute.

Hooray for them! Decorated after Halloween! They are into it! So nice to see young people, who are.

I don't play any games, so I can't appreciate your game fun. But I'm sure it was for you.

Happy End of Nov. hugs...

Linda said...

What a clever idea to do the Gingerbread House together! I love to play games but, alas, Louis Dean doesn’t and no one seems to have time anymore. My favorite is NUTS! I used to play the very same ones y’all played!

Farm Girl said...

What fun Debbie, its a lovely gingerbread house. Oh Skipbo is my favorite game in the whole world.
I love seeing that sweet couple. What a lovely tree and house they have. I am sure that you and Chuck had a wonderful time. Have a lovely week.

baili said...

Gorgeous tree dear Debbie!
thank you for sharing such a full of fun pics!

adorable house !!!

what a lovely couple Laila and Mike make :)
hot chocolate looks DELICIOUS ,a perfect gathering!

Conniecrafter said...

Glad you were able to go down there and had such fun, I have wondered about those kits and that turned out too cute!, I like how the boys did a lot of smiling :) Oh wow I have not played Rack-o since I was young, our family likes Skipbo and Uno too!
Cute pics of the kids!

Unknown said...

I have this very same gingerbread house, Debbie!
My son made it for me last year. It's been in my freezer all year, and it is now back out and on my dining room table.
xo.

Lowcarb team member said...

What a lovely family get-together.
The gingerbread house looks good.

All the best Jan

Michelle said...

Looks like a good time! My daughter bought a kit and made Ninja Bread Men. Funny looking and fun to make!

Ruth Hiebert said...

The tree is beautiful and the Gingerbread house turned out very well. Looks like you had a lot of fun.

LeAnn said...

What a fun trip for the two of you. The tree is adorable and it looks like they love Christmas just like you. Making a Gingerbread House together is so awesome.
It turned out so good. Family games is so much fun! I loved seeing the photos of your son and his girlfriend and of course, your smiling hubby.
Blessings and hugs for all!

The Furry Gnome said...

We always made gingerbread houses when the kids were young. Baked the gingerbread too!

Prunella Pepperpot said...

So much family fun! I loved the gingerbread house and the tasty looking gingerbread figures.
Have a great day :)

Jenn Jilks said...

What a lovely thing to do together!
On our way home from our trip (Friday) I'll post photos of a child-sized gingerbread house at the airport. And it was real gingerbread, smells wonderful!
I used to play Skipbo with a client. I loved her.

Brian King said...

Glad you all had a good time! They've got a really nice tree!

21 Wits said...

Awe, pretty tree and what fun times to share together!

Sue (this n that) said...

Lovely! A great job on the gingerbread house... always beaut spending time with loved ones isn't it :D) xx