Pixar's 'UP' Gingerbread House - 2009

Since my family and I loved the movie UP so much, I decided to recreate the movie out of gingerbread for the Port of Bellingham's annual gingerbread house contest.  The title of my creation was 'Up and Away on Christmas Day'. 

Figuring out how to elevate the house to make it look like it was floating was a daunting task!  Luckily my ever-so-supportive-husband could point me to the right tools and do-dads that I would need from Home Depot.  The rest was up to me in replicating the UP house and characters.

As it turns out, I won first place in the Professional division and the coveted People's Choice Award!  Thank you Port of Bellingham.

Gingerbread House Display at the Seatte Sheraton

Our trip to the Seattle Sheraton to view the Gingerbread house display did not disappoint! The theme this year is ‘A Reel Christmas’. As a proud owner of a leg lamp, I was thrilled to see my favorite Christmas movie ‘A Christmas Story’ recreated out of gingerbread. From ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ to ‘Polar Express’ we were awed by each gingerbread creation.

Since little Ralphie has a dear spot in my heart, my favorite vote went to ‘A Christmas Story’ created by the DLR Group. Fa ra ra ra ra, ra ra ra ra!

To DONATE to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and VOTE for your favorite house, go to http://www.gingerbreadvillage.org/

Where: Sheraton Seattle Lobby, 1400 Sixth Ave., downtown Seattle
When: Tuesday, Nov. 24 to Sunday, Jan. 3

Admission: Free. Donations are accepted on behalf of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.