Party --- 12/13/2008 --- Ithaca

Holiday party at my house. Beth and Mike and I prepared six batches of gingerbread dough in advance, then baked all of it just before everyone arrived. My first time making gingerbread anything. What can I say... it outside of my cultural heritage.

We ate lots of food, then had a gift exchange. Finished the night by playing a bunch of games.

Beth and Mike rolling the dough. (Category:  Party)

Beth and Mike rolling the dough.    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Baking the pieces. (Category:  Party)

Baking the pieces.    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Beth, (Category:  Party)

Beth, what do you do with the baked gingerbread?    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Ben making an elephant. (Category:  Party)

Ben making an elephant.    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Josh, Xander, Emily, Emily, Greg, Anna, Beth, Iori (Category:  Party)

Josh, Xander, Emily, Emily, Greg, Anna, Beth, Iori    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Three Emilys and a Josh. (Category:  Party)

Three Emilys and a Josh.    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Kara (Category:  Party)

Kara    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Indy (Category:  Party)

Indy    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Guy and his Purfect backpack! (Category:  Party)

Guy and his Purfect backpack!    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Guy and his Purfect backpack! (Category:  Party)

Guy and his Purfect backpack!    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Emily and Katie (Category:  Party)

Emily and Katie    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Emily and Katie (Category:  Party)

Emily and Katie    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Beth, Greg, Anna, Jess, Katie, Katie, Emily (Category:  Party)

Beth, Greg, Anna, Jess, Katie, Katie, Emily    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Emily (Category:  Party)

Emily    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Emily, Jen, Emily, Katie (Category:  Party)

Emily, Jen, Emily, Katie    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Emily, me, Greg (Category:  Party)

Emily, me, Greg    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

The winter camping book says, (Category:  Party)

The winter camping book says, "Bring your digging tool inside the shelter at night in case you have to dig your way out."    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Emily and Katie's house. (Category:  Party)

Emily and Katie's house.    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Sugar Pants and Sugar House. (Category:  Party)

Sugar Pants and Sugar House.    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Katie and Emily (Category:  Party)

Katie and Emily    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

So lady, the problem with your roof here is that you don't have enough caulking and flashing. (Category:  Party)

So lady, the problem with your roof here is that you don't have enough caulking and flashing. Now what's gonna happen is that water is going to get through all the joints and cause rot in the whole of the interior of your lovely home. So you got either a small repair bill now, or a big bill later. Your choice. I'm just sayin'    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Xander (Category:  Party)

Xander    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

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The "Habitat for Gingerbread Humanity" crew hard at work.    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Greg and Anna (Category:  Party)

Greg and Anna    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Emily and Katie's house. (Category:  Party)

Emily and Katie's house.    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

The Other Emily and The Other Katie's house. (Category:  Party)

The Other Emily and The Other Katie's house.    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Beth's sleigh (Category:  Party)

Beth's sleigh    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Kara's house. (Category:  Party)

Kara's house.    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Xander's house (Category:  Party)

Xander's house    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Gummi Santa (Category:  Party)

Gummi Santa    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Katie and Emily (Category:  Party)

Katie and Emily    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Anna (Category:  Party)

Anna    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Katie and Emily with Ben's elephant. (Category:  Party)

Katie and Emily with Ben's elephant.    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Xander and Josh (Category:  Party)

Xander and Josh    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

Playing dreidel.  Why is my cultural heritage so lame? (Category:  Party)

Playing dreidel. Why is my cultural heritage so lame?    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

I love this photo! (Category:  Party)

I love this photo!    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008

This is so Charlie's Angels. (Category:  Party)

This is so Charlie's Angels.    Ithaca -- 12/13/2008