A Few Days Before Christmas

Yesterday Anna started her morning just after 4:30.  Oh me!  JuJu got up with her and I went back to bed for awhile.  After I was up again, we did one of our morning activities... a gingerbread tree!  Here's Anna in her tutu and jammies 'helping' with the tree.  She kept trying to eat the cookies, so she didn't get to help much.  ha

 Last night we had Cousin Nathan and some family over for Christmas story and nativity.  The players were quite humorous and couldn't sit still, but were entertaining.  Here it looks like Mary has spilled Jesus on the floor, but really he just rolled over and was completely happy.

This was the closest I could get to a group shot!

Joseph really wanted to play with the Fisher Price barn, so we added that to the nativity.

Here's a video of the action.  Stephen is reading the Christmas story while the wildness occurs.  Joseph is rolling on the floor, Mary is wandering around and Baby Jesus needs some comforting from the angel.

 Then we sang a little Away in a Manger.  Mary had motions she'd learned when we went caroling the other night. :)

I believe it was the most entertaining nativity I've seen!  And much fun with family!