Grove Park Inn

Sunday night, Aunt Tiffany and Uncle John arrived with their dog, Tucker.  We had already decided that on Monday we would head to Asheville to check out the gingerbread houses from the national competition at the Grove Park Inn.  We had an absolute blast!  I am so glad I won't ever be asked to judge something like this, because there were so many amazing gingerbread houses.

We stopped in Asheville for some lunch.  C was happy as a clam {so was P} with his root beer.

Ever the ham, C was perfectly content to have his photo taken.

This is NOT a gingerbread house.  It's a model of the GPI.  I was just taken with the attention to detail.

These are just some of the gingerbread houses that caught our eye.  The final one pictured - the one with the pandas - was the grand prize winner.

The boys also took some time out to drive Santa's sleigh.

The best part of the day was spending time with these guys,

having some family time,

and seeing loved ones.

Grandma Paige, Poppa Fred, Aunt Tiffany, and Uncle John, thanks for traveling so far to spend Christmas with us!