t has been another big year for () and her husband, Ben. Their hit HGTV show, , returns December 4; Erin released her first children’s book, ; and she and Ben share family holiday traditions in a Christmas special. “My mom makes gumbo around Christmas. That’s complicated. I’m not there yet. But I got to try my hand at gumbo for the special and surprised my mom with it,” Erin says. This year, when Erin gets out the Advent calendar that her mom created for her daughters, she’ll also set up
