Frosting, candy, and 21 five and six year olds - god bless you Kindergarten teachers for being willing to make gingerbread houses with our kids, because that's one bit of chaos even I don't want to try at home.


After I took this photo, I confiscated the cup of frosting, knowing that it was only seconds away from being licked clean.  In the two seconds it took to move the frosting out of reach, I looked up to find Martin chugging sprinkles right out of the jar.  It was a proud moment.


As I looked around the room I could see that there were two kinds of houses - those that were carefully decorated with candies lined up and orderly, and those that had loot piled high.  Guess which kind Martin made?  The kind that includes licorice whip slides for elves, a candycane mailbox for letters, and secret peepholes made out of lifesavers.  It was fantastic.


And, in case you need one more holiday playlist before the season is over, Martin made one as a gift for his classroom - feel free to download the CD cover and playlist for the Room 22 Remix.