Our Tale of Two Cities by two manhattan kids: catherine & rachel

November 29, 2010

I love to hear about different family Thanksgiving traditions. One of my friends told me that after dinner her whole family puts on flannel onesies (with the feet) and get in front of the fire. Another friend said her family decorates the Christmas tree after their feast in preparation for Santa. As for me, we bake and decorate our gingerbread house every Thanksgiving. It’s a tradition my Mom started when I was 7, so it’s been going on for quite some time! As we (my brothers and I) have gotten older, the houses have become more “legible”. Meaning you can actually tell there is a house under all of that candy. I wish I had pictures from every year, they’re floating around somewhere. Here are a few to share with you…

My aunt made this amazing one last year:

2009:

This year:

-C