Once again we used a gingerbread village kit from Bed Bath and Beyond, and once again they were a great success. I know some of you have had problems with those kits, but I wonder if the problems come from the bigger houses, because the smaller ones work great? Just a thought.
You'll notice in these pictures that Audra was MUCH more willing to let me take pictures of her.
Then I need to tell a story of what happened on Friday at our church Christmas party.
The teenagers put on a little nativity story. Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus went up on stage. We were sitting in the back, and Claire said: "I want to go see Baby Jesus."
Audra and Claire went up to the stage while Ben and I stayed back. Soon we saw Claire's head pop up high above the stage. Audra was picking her up to get a better view. We see Claire's head pop up again. And again. Then, all the kids who were sitting nice watching the play got up so they could have a better view. It sounds bad, but it was really cute.
Then on the way home Claire started whimpering and said, "Mommy, I miss the Baby Jesus that wasn't real!" (it was a doll). Ben and I started chuckling and I told her she could name her doll at home Baby Jesus. It's not sacrilegious if it's a three year old who calls her doll Baby Jesus, right?
3 comments:
So fun! Gingerbread houses are probably my favorite Christmas tradition. I can't wait to do ours!
I miss feeling holiday-festive enough to want to do fun stuff with my kids. This year with the sickness it all feels SO HARD.
Your Christmas card was cute, btw. I hope ours arrive someday soon so I can actually send them out before we leave town...
I love the gingerbread houses too - the kids have a blast and they can do WHATEVER they want with them. Then they get eaten slowly and then I throw them away!
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