Shelby and I became the Official XMas Gingerbread House team many years ago.   These photos are from 2011.  A sleepover, lots of laughing and 3 bags of sugar frosting later we would be the sticky but proud owners of the latest rendition of our candy houses.  And this year, to my surprise and delight, I got a text from Shelby “Can we make the gingerbread house tomorrow?”   With her list of candies on hand, and all the bowls, gingerbread and of course frosting we needed, she and I met in “Allen’s Room” and spent the afternoon together, pasting a house, and adding all the candy it would support.   It was the highlight of my Christmas this year.