Ginger bread house

We just got home from sunday dinner at Joe's parents' house. We celebrated Jesus' birthday with birthday cake and everything. After dinner the kids got to assemble and decorate a gingerbread house. They have been looking forward to this for the past 3 weeks, and were super excited the whole way through. With a little help from me and mom, I think it turned out pretty nice! Also, Joe's grandma Benac is back home from the hospital (she recently broke her hip) and we feel so blessed to be able to see her so frequently.
I can hardly believe that Christmas is just over a week away. I am very excited though, because Joe's brother Mark and his wife Kelly will be coming to visit, and it's been entirely too long since we have seen them. I just can't wait to see Kelly's pregnant belly (she's due with a baby boy in March)