first annual gingerbread house competition

We got a gingerbread house making kit in a white elephant gift exchange.  The kit contained all the makings for two houses.  So we decided to make our family craft into a contest.  I mean who doesn't love a competition? 

So we divided into teams, Team A was Luke and I and Team B was John and Mark.  The whole worked fine in theory.  However, my helper ate half of our decorations and left without doing a thing. 

John and Mark refused to help me with my house foundation because it was a 'competition'.  But then they thought better of that strategy and helped me.

I think our houses turned out great!  And since there was no one to judge whose was better, the first annual gingerbread house competition ended in a draw!

And all were happy!!  It actually was fun to do, so there may be a second annual competition next year...