Angry Birds - Christmas Style

This Christmas was a Thompson year.  What that means is we get together for our most beloved Christmas tradition - the gingerbread competition.  It started when I was a teenager and has mutated over the years to adapt to the ever changing needs of our ever growing extended family. This year Angry Bird style. 

 We were given a limited of resources - a box of graham crackers, a couple of bags of frosting and some candy.  Our mission: to build a little city or town that can hold up to marshmallows that would be slingshot at it.  We worked in teams of families and we had two strips of cardboard to fill up with our creations.  Once dried, then each family would pick a name of another family.  that would be the family's creation they would attempt to destroy with marshmallows for 5 minutes.  Each vertical face of their creation would receive a point value. When a vertical wall was destroyed then the point would go to the destroyer. If a vertical remained standing the point would go to the creator.  The winner with the most points would take home the beloved gingerbread trophy to flaunt until the competition. 

These are our creations.

It looks like Xander has been electrocuted.  Ha ha, but it was what he wanted his hair to look like and hey, it is Christmas.

 Here is us with our game face on.  WE WILL DESTROY YOU COROM AND FAMILY!  No mercy!!

 And the time begins!

End Result:

Victory is OURS!! - I love Xander's expression. I wish we had more of his face. So funny!

 Here one is a picture of one going down.  Who knew marshmallows could be so destructive!!

 All in all it was an awesome night.  Zaron's family came out victorious.  We were a close second.  Our creation was the most indestructible I believe, but we also had close to the most vertical walls.  Oh well.  there is always next time!

Here is our whole Thompson clan.  We are lucky enough to be so big that it can create problems, like where to gather.  This is our second family party at the church and it works out so well.  We feel so blessed to be apart of this church and to know of Christ and especially to get to reflect of him during the Christmas season.