Friday, Nov 26
The Syddall 2nd Biennial Gingerbread House Showdown
Two hour time limit.
$100 prize money at stake.
Ready... set... go!
Bill and I helped the kids.
Things I've learned: next time pre-assemble the kids' houses hahaha
Everyone worked so intently... I couldn't tell if it was fun or not ;-)
No smiles here:
These two look a little happier:
The last-minute flourish of finishing touches...
...and the clean-up nightmare haha.
The final results:
(the winners)
(Shi and Kody liked the back of their house better than the front)
A huge thank you to our neighbors, the Rowleys, for judging the houses. They took their role very seriously. There was, once again, a tie. Britt and Austin won the literal showdown, but they kindly shared their winnings with Mar and Jonah, who had tied with them but lost the final judgment.
Next time I will figure out a no-fail system for judging so there are no tied scores.
And I really think everyone should leave a winner of something, so I might do categories.
And I will assemble the kids' houses pre-activity.
Thanks to my family for being cheerful participants.
You are all amazing and have mad gingerbread house skills.
