Friday, December 26, 2008

Van Essen Gingerbread House Contest 2008

Merry Christmas!!! Thanks for viewing and voting on our gingerbread house contest for Christmas 2008. View the pictures in the blogs below, and then vote by sending an email to vanessenchristmas@gmail.com and listing your vote for first, second, and third place. Also, please sign your name in the body of the email, and feel free to leave any comments, as well. We will post the winner back on this blog on January 31, 2008. Please, only one vote per person.

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Creating gingerbread houses on Christmas day is a 15 year-old tradition for the Van Essen Family, and this year marks the first year going online.

Teams of two or three must create a theme, and construct that theme using items that are entirely edible. There are standard supplies provided (ie: graham crackers, frosting, tootsie rolls, etc.) and each team also gets $6 to spend on specialized items. The competition is fierce. Teams sit at the same table, where the trash talk flows freely.

Thanks for visiting our blog, and we hope you enjoyed it. God bless you this Christmas season.

-The Van Essens

Gingerbread House - Santa's Surf Shack







Gingerbread House - Candyland







Gingerbread House - March Home for Christmas







Thursday, December 25, 2008

Gingerbread House Contest 2008

Merry Christmas!!! Thanks for viewing and voting on our gingerbread house contest for Christmas 2008. View the pictures in the blogs below, and then vote by sending an email to vanessenchristmas@gmail.com and listing your vote for first, second, and third place. Also, please sign your name in the body of the email, and feel free to leave any comments, as well. We will post the winner back on this blog on January 31, 2008. Please, only one vote per person.