Candy houses are a family tradition for us and with the hubs being gone last year it meant all that much more to him and the kids this year. So we prepped the houses this morning and then I let all the kids (including the old man) lose on the candy this evening. We generally use old halloween candy but we didn't  get as much as usual this year so we went and got some cheap stuff and the family had so much fun and if you look closely at the finished products you will see Alaska's influence on my family!

Giggles showing off his finished product! Below is the Alaska influence I was talking about. Each house had its own salmon addition. His was a pond of bear riding salmon. ;)

Daddy's house also had a little Alaskan influence. His was a drying rack of salmon!

Gabriel had a mix of items on his which included a helo landing pad.

Harmon also had a pond full of salmon. I think our trip to Valdez may have made a lasting impact to this family.

 Sassy was also influenced and created a river of salmon with bears sitting on the side waiting for them.

The finished candy village will stay on display in our home until New Year's Eve when I will give each of the kids a hammer and allow them to eat anything edible!! I think that is their favorite part!