All Aboard the Gingerbread Express

My mom found a gingerbread train on sale at Bed, Bath & Beyond, so one Saturday that was their activity of choice.  They made it in the morning and then napped while it "set."  They got to taste it after they woke up.

The architects.

Kneading the icing.

Laying the groundwork for the gingerbread.

Our train before decorations.

The bright candy bowl...mmmmmmm!

The bright green icing kind of made it look a little more like a haunted house than a gingerbread train...

...and there may have been some structural damage along the way.

Here's what the intended finished product was supposed to look like.

Here's what ours looked like.  I see no difference.  Must be a mother's love.  :)