Our Colorful Christmas nativity!

Our Christmas nativity this year was well . . . a little colorful!

We had the sweetest Angel ever! She even came with a pink feather boa and purple wings! This is Rylenn to the tee! She twirled and danced and flew around the room through out the whole story! Even though I'm sure the Angels on that night were a little more reverent I'm sure they were just as excited to be there as she was!

and Haydenn, well, she wanted nothing to do with it! We tried to make her a Shepard and let her hold a sheep, NOPE! We tried making her a wise man and letting her hold a treasure box to give to the baby, NOPE! This was about as much as she participated! Little stinker!
Tucker was a perfect Joseph and Emmy a beautiful Mary, and their cousin Bryly was the best baby Jesus! She just sat there very still through the whole thing and every once in awhile would look up and give Emmy the sweetest smile!

To sweet for words!

It brings tears to my eyes to see this picture and think of Mary holding her sweet baby Jesus, and the smiles that the two of them probably shared!

All together (minus our Shepard or Wise man, Haydenn).

Even though our nativity wasn't as reverent as it should have been, I'm grateful for the opportunity that it gives my kids, and me, to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. I have to admit that I find myself considering just skipping the whole, dressing up and letting them act out the nativity. We just get so busy! But then I realize that this is what is most important and the other things will just have to wait! And it always turns out to be one of our most favorite parts of Christmas! It's scary how the world just creeps in and before you know it Christ is completely out of Christmas! So I'm determined to keep, and set more traditions that help us remember Christ through out Christmas!