This winter has really caught us off guard. In the last four years that we have lived in Canada we have not experienced such bitter cold temperatures (-25 to -30C). Needless to say that the opportunities for getting out of the house are greatly diminished, but this creates an excellent opportunity to work on my unique skill sets, like building the perfect gingerbread house. Addie and I began early in the day by baking all our gingerbread pieces...waiting patiently for that perfect brown crispness. YEAH RIGHT. Maybe one day we will start from scratch, but for our first go at it we decided to use a fully stashed starter kit. From icing to jelly beans we found ourselves nibbling away at our creation as we built. Good times had by all!