Santa lives in a house made of candy.

If you've never decorated a gingerbread house I would highly recommend it.  We set out to conquer Santa's house last week (it was a kit that I ran across and let me just say the way to go, you get to jump straight into the fun part which is piling on the candy).  Getting started looked a little something like this...

We added a little coconut for a snowy effect...

And then it was time to bring on the candy...

A couple of Hershey kiss bushes on either side of our front door...

A roof adorned with icing swirls and the perfect mix of M & M's and gumballs...

It all came together quite nicely, except for one little icing drip that made our house look a little sad....

But not to worry, it is no doubt a happy place...

Complete with Rudolph the red nosed reindeer...

Santa is one lucky dude to get to live in such a fabulous house made of candy...

I've had a blast the past couple of weeks entertaining Carter with Christmas activities and enjoying the company we've had in our home.  I love this time of year!  Hope your holidays have been a happy one.  We're still soaking up all they have to offer and taking advantage of another week full of fun and family! Oh, and just in case you needed it here is a little random Emerson cuteness to get your day off on the right foot (her chubby cheeks have been getting lots of grandparent love this past week!)...