Monday, December 21, 2009

The Winners are after 27 randomly selected unbiased (ah, who are we kidding really) the contest was totally tainted.

The final results are in 27 people voted

Best (We have formed a committee to look into voting irregularities)
1) Pagoda 9v (silly masses)
2) Train Station 7v (possibly tainted)
3) Glass Bridge 5v (Maybe some Bias)

Most Creative
1) Jazz Arena 8v
2) Pagoda 8v (technically disqualified for not being creative or original being the fourth year in a row that a basic brick and mortar technique was used by Craig)
3) Phantom 6v

Worst Jazz Arena probably because people don't like the Jazz cause they play horrible.

Here are the architects behind each of the houses
Pagoda - Craig Call
Emerald City - Janine Call
House - Natasha Call
Castle - Jacob Call
Phantom - Jon Call
Jazz Arena - Ryan Harper
Glass Bridge - Grace Call
Train Station - Nate Larsen

A special thanks goes out to the staff who spend many hours purchasing the materials and whipping up icing for the houses.

Also we would like to thank the magician behind this blog and the surveymonkey without whom it would not be possible for there to be any winners declared no matter how tainted the end results were. We will look into other ways to improve the voting irregularities for next years competition.

Sunday, December 20, 2009


Call Family Gingerbread House Competition

Ok friends we need some help having people vote on the following three categories. Yes, the competition has become so steep that we need more people to vote than just the "Home Teachers" who always pick Dad's anyways cause they don't want to upset him

Here are the Entries. Please complete the Survey Monkey at the end so we can declare a winner and prizes may be given. Please click on the pictures to get a close up of some of the detail and thought that went into the process. Some pictures seem much smaller than they appear.


The "Glass Bridge" structurally sound and probably delicious

The "Castle" notice the many specific features like battering ram, men on horses and such


The Emerald City from the Wizard of Oz. Yes those are yellow bricks

The House "the only real house" a gingerbread structural masterpiece.


The "Train Station," look at the decorating sprinkles on the roof.


The "Pagoda," each block was hand cut and laid.


The "Jazz Arena" notice the bear's sign and Phil Jackson's "High Chair"


The "Phantom of the Opera" in the catacombs beneath the Eiffel Tower.







Click here to take a survey and vote for the winners