Beginning the Johnson Family Christmas

Today Hy brought home the Christmas tree and we had fun decorating it. Lily was totally lost and confused the entire time, so I was forced to make her all glittery from some of the ornaments...Hy was not pleased!

I got.....

1. I got.... a haircut...a big one...



2. I got.... a second degree burn from sugar blowing...



3. I got........a husband who likes to eat my chocolate show pieces...



4. I got.......a naught little puppy who looks so sweet...

Mahhh!

5 days left of school before I am done officially!! ALl that is left is a sugar show piece, that has to be blown, poured, rocked, all that good stuff. Crazy.

That time of year...

We had a gingerbread check off this last couple of days and mine was finished today.

The little school house is gingerbread.The 3 small windows on on the front of the house are poured sugar. The roof is tiled with tempered chocolate shingles. The tree is white and dark modeling chocolate. The swing is marzipan and royal icing. The little lovers are sitting on a gingerbread cut out of a snowflake. They are made of marzipan and fondant. The snowman behind them is made out of pastillage. The walkway is marzipan with lavender buds to look like gravel. The snow is royal icing and powdered sugar with silver luster dust. Wow that is a mouthful.

Johnsons and more...

I had a great time in Utah but it felt natural to sink back into my baking world. Been making candies and all sorts of goodies all week long. Next week?? I have a practical involving a tempered chocolate box, orange squares, and jellies. Followed by 5 whole days of structural gingerbread work, using atleast 10 other recipes(Fondant, Marzipan, gum paste,Pastillage, the works). I am really excited.

We hung our Christmas stockings above our fireplace and are just starting to get everything out of storage to go holiday crazy.

Picture Frenzy:

1.Some of my chocolates....filled with cinnamon white chocolate ganache....yum...



2.You are officially classy if you have a fireplace...



3.Our stockings...



4.My nephew Jax at Hy's family farm.....



5.Picture of Grandpa and Grandma on our way out of town...



6.My favorite Hulk....



7.The large ones are white chocolate peanutbutter filling...



8.Lily was passed out on the couch with Hy...



9.Filigree for class... assigned daily...