National Gingerbread Competition 2009

What is bound to become a family tradition after Christmas is the Grove Park Inn's National Gingerbread Competition, . . . not to mention the hundreds of spectacular Christmas trees that are each decorated with a different theme. Mamma has never been more proud of herself in procuring free, classy entertainment! Our favorite was the little Catholic schoolhouse (complete with nun & uniformed school kids)! The girls also loved pointing to all of the twelve days of christmas in one particular gingerbred house as well as "The Candy Store" house. There was also first prize (the one with Santa's bookshelf and the big blue ribbon) and the "Grand Prize Winner" which was a birdcage holding the famed "two turtledoves." The girls also got to "drive" Santa's sleigh and took a long time looking at a cute "snow scene" in the middle of it all. Not to mention the beautiful mountains . . .