Padraic's Gingerbread Train

This year, Padraic got a gingerbread TRAIN kit. We found it at Target, and there was no leaving the store without it. I was trying to tell Paddy that we'd come back and get it another day, with another paycheck period past, but Auntie Jackie who was with us took pity on my son and bought it for him. Lucky boy!

Padraic pretty much did the decorating by himself. I put the pieces together, made sure there was enough frosting to hold it all up, then let him have at it. Poor kid had a hard time squeezing out the frosting, what with his hands being so little, but he did a good job nonetheless.

Owen whined and complained the WHOLE time, unfortunately. He saw all that candy, cookies and frosting... and coveted it! At one point, the candy bowl got a bit close to the edge of the table and Owen, being the sneaky little booger that he is, noticed and pulled it down off the table spilling candy all over the floor before we could stop it. I'm surprised that I didn't have a headache after all that noise from him when I would not let him eat all of his spoils! Sorry, Owen, but you'll have to wait until next year for your own gingerbread house.