Project365: Day 332 - Gingerbread Grandeur

'Twas the night before Christmas / and all through the house / not a creature was stirring / except for a MOUSE!

My employer, Brooks Borg Skiles Architecture Engineering, entered the 2011 Gingerbread Grandeur Competition hosted by Salisbury House & Gardens in Des Moines. These photos are a sneak peek into the construction process and final result for our gingerbread creation. I don't want to ruin the magic by blabbering on about it, so I'll let the photos do the talking now.



























Over a dozen people in our office helped out with the design, fabrication, and construction of this sugary mouse house. Finally, a huge thanks to the folks over at Salisbury House & Gardens for hosting this excellent event. We had a blast creating the gingerbread mouse house!

Project365: Day 331 - Meredith Holiday Lights

Day 331 - Meredith Holiday Lights, a photo by Tim Bungert on Flickr.

Project365: Day 330 - Lakeville Arts Center

Day 330 - Lakeville Arts Center, a photo by Tim Bungert on Flickr.

Project365: Day 329 - Christmas Tree Farm

Day 329 - Christmas Tree Farm, a photo by Tim Bungert on Flickr.

It's a tradition for Brittany's family to go out and get their fresh-cut Christmas tree on the day after thanksgiving each year. Here is Brittany guarding the chosen tree while waiting for her brothers to start cutting it down.

Project365: Day 328 - Thanksgiving Aftermath

Day 328 - Thanksgiving Aftermath, a photo by Tim Bungert on Flickr.

Project365: Day 327 - National Farmer's Bank

Day 327 - National Farmer's Bank, a photo by Tim Bungert on Flickr.

Project365: Day 326 - Fill 'Er Up

Day 326 - Fill 'Er Up, a photo by Tim Bungert on Flickr.

Project365: Day 325 - Harmon Fine Arts Center

Day 325 - Harmon Fine Arts Center, a photo by Tim Bungert on Flickr.

Project365: Day 324 - Twinkling Lights

Day 324 - Twinkling Lights, a photo by Tim Bungert on Flickr.

Project365: Day 323 - Upcycled Coasters

Day 323 - Upcycled Coasters, a photo by Tim Bungert on Flickr.

Project365: Day 322 - Jefferson Telecom Company

Day 322 - Jefferson Telecom Company, a photo by Tim Bungert on Flickr.

Project365: Day 321 - Pressure Check

Day 321 - Pressure Check, a photo by Tim Bungert on Flickr.

Project365: Day 320 - Letters and Numbers

Day 320 - Letters and Numbers, a photo by Tim Bungert on Flickr.

Project365: Day 319 - Construction Tour

Day 319 - Construction Tour, a photo by Tim Bungert on Flickr.

We kicked off our 2011-2012 season for the ACE Mentor Program in Central Iowa a few weeks ago. Today our team of high school students got to take a hard-hat tour of a local elementary school renovation project.

Project365: Day 318 - Red Caboose

Day 318 - Red Caboose, a photo by Tim Bungert on Flickr.

Project365: Day 317 - Vault

Day 317 - Vault, a photo by Tim Bungert on Flickr.

Project365: Day 316 - FroYo

Day 316 - FroYo, a photo by Tim Bungert on Flickr.

Menchie's Frozen Yogurt opened near us recently. This is peanut butter and chocolate froyo with vanilla wafers and (because I'm still a kid inside) sour gummy worms.

Project365: Day 315 - Shadowgrass

Day 315 - Shadowgrass, a photo by Tim Bungert on Flickr.

Project365: Day 314 - New Specs

Day 314 - New Specs, a photo by Tim Bungert on Flickr.

A self portrait for you. I don't typically like to do these--they always seem very awkward and MySpaceish--but I'm happy with how this one turned out.

Project365: Day 313 - First Snow

Day 313 - First Snow, a photo by Tim Bungert on Flickr.