So it is tradition to do the nativity at my parents family Christmas in the "Land of Milk and Honey." I am usually the director and my creative talents have become legend in the my mom's family tradition of the nativity. Some of my creative juices have produced the brightest Angel of the Lord this side of the Mississippi River. I have been so busy baking and doing Christmas goodies for my Christmas plates (and every time I think I am done someone brings us another treat plate and I have to make another)...making a list and checking it twice...secret Santa...and not to mention cleaning cleaning cleaning, that I couldn't figure out how to get it all in. Even though I am away this year from beloved family celebrations in the Land of Milk and Honey, the show had to go on! "J" is getting to the age where this stuff is right down his alley so I just had to for him and I wanted to make an impression on him what Christmas is truly about...not the ribbons, bows, pretty presents, the perfect Christmas tree, Christmas goodies, no it is about the Babe born in Bethlehem, our Savior, Jesus Christ. Obviously I was short kids so I called my friend yesterday at noon and told her I just had to continue the tradition and when would it work in her schedule for her kids to participate so we had enough to do the Nativity, plus she had a little girl perfect for the part of Mary. It was decided the only time it would work was last night, December 23rd, at 6:00 p.m. I only had a couple of hours to prepare and Carson, the perfect Angel of the Lord, was still asleep and missed his debut, but we pressed on and pulled it off. Costuming consisted of my sweaters due to a shortage of bathrobes (sure did miss mom's costumes)! So here is our best effort Christmas Pageant! Loved it! Our actors loved it and this morning when "J" came in to wake us up he didn't yell and scream that it was finally Christmas Eve but he just put his arms around me and said "Mom, thanks for doing that program, it was the best ever!" And that my friends was worth all the scrambling and schedule stretching in the world! Merry Christmas and remember the "Reason for the Season!"
Here is "J" being Joseph and "Pooh Bear" Mary.
My Comp. Barb was the narrator! And Big D and Little M the wisemen and Shepard's...they were double duty since we were short on cast! They did an excellent job changing fast from their costumes....Big D loved my fur vest that he has on to be a wiseman!
We had Janet over as a supporting audience, she found out about it about 5:00 but was excited to come!
The boys!
(Yes Jay walked through the door 5 minutes before starting so he got the cheap seats!)
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