A Christmas Tradition, Perhaps?

Kari had an absolute blast decorating a gingerbread house this morning.  It was all she could talk about; I could barely get her to finish her breakfast, she was so excited to work on it.  I envision taking a picture of her next to her creation each year to see how her sense of style, creativity and decorating develops over the years.  To that end, please allow me to introduce Year 1:

Yes, those are elephant animal crackers donned atop the roof.  When she ran out of gum drops and Starlites, I scrambled and started digging through the pantry.  And no, donating Joe Joe's  to the project were not even a remote option.

We also enjoyed some Indiana wildlife while eating lunch.  Apparently we were the only birdfeeder serving lunch today.