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Family makes detailed gingerbread houses

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These aren't your average gingerbread houses.

Each is around a foot tall, and weighs in around 20 pounds - and of course, every feature is edible.

It's been a tradition for one Jackson County family for years now, spending days making these detailed gingerbread houses.

"We make the walls about two weeks ahead of time," says 18-year-old Makayla Thrush, "and then we spend three days after Thanksgiving decorating the houses."

The sisters started building when they were very little, thanks to Grandma, a retired home economics teacher who wanted to start a fun family tradition.

"I am used to managing middle school students in a cooking class," says their Grandmother Judy Ramsower.

It takes a lot of planning and number crunching to put the homes together.

You'll spot everything from flower boxes on the windows to edible carpet and furniture inside. The family created a gingerbread village one year.

The girls even entered a gingerbread house competition, taking first prize in the adult category, even though they were all under 18-years-old at the time.

So, why put in all the work?

"It's just really nice to be able to do a fun craft like this and spend time with my sisters and grandma," says 12-year-old Audrey Thrush.

The three sisters are considering entering another competition.

The houses are much too hard to eat, so when the holidays are over, the family puts the gingerbread houses outside for the squirrels.