Neighborhood Nativity

We were invited to a family neighborhood nativity this year.  The kids between ages 2 and 8 got all dressed up in the traditional outfits and acted out the nativity.

I really appreciated this opportunity to help Grant grasp the true meaning of Christmas.  This year I got a little book about the nativity to read during bedtime.  I had a few Christ centered books, but not very many.  The book I got was basically Luke 2, but with pictures and simpler text.  Grant picks it almost every night.  If you ask him who was Jesus's mother he will tell you Mary a girl from Galilee.  I think it is pretty cute!  I was glad we had read the book a few times before we went to the neighborhood nativity.

Grant insisted he be a shepherd. I was glad he didn't want to be Joseph because he was already taken.  I think Grant makes a pretty cute shepherd!  I took a ton of pictures of the whole group, but with that many kids and all the parents taking pictures from different angles I didn't get the best shot. 

I remember acting out the nativity when I was younger.  My cousins and siblings took turns being different characters.  Eventually we got a little old and we stopped doing it.