Gingerbread Houses

The Dear Hubby and I went to the exhibit of gingerbread houses at the Fort Wayne (Indiana) History Center yesterday.  It's a yearly thing, and it's a contest.  There are several categories, including those for children, teens, adults, and professionals, working individually or as a team.

We were delighted by the wide variety of gingerbread constructions.  What follows are just a few of the pictures we took. These are not necessarily the "best" or the winning entries, but rather a sort of cross section.   Sadly, we did not think to make a note of  the names of the authors of each creation.

Those of you in the Fort Wayne area really should make an effort to go to this because it's lots of fun to see all the gingerbread structures -- not to mention that the whole place smells like yummy cookies!

This one was my husband's favorite.  He said he chose that one because of them all, this was the one he'd most like to live in.

They weren't all "people houses"; these birdhouses are all made of gingerbread.

One of my favorites, partly because I can identify with the character (she's baking and I love to bake), but mostly because of the charming details.  See the broken egg on the floor?

A more winterish, rustic take on the whole gingerbread thing.  Very refreshing.

A Nativity in gingerbread -- one of those things you'd never thought of before but which seems obvious when you are presented with the concept.

Mmmm, chocolate.  My husband might want to live in that pink castle, but I think I'd choose this as a residence.

A castle with a detail I just loved:  gingerbread men wrapped in aluminum foil to make knights! 

Being "in the doghouse" wouldn't be so bad if the place were made of gingerbread ...

Isn't that twisty pretzel tree just fabulous in this one?