So Baron and I bought this Nativity set from Hallmark a few years back, with the intention of adding pieces to it as a tradition. I thought that every year, after Christmas, we will buy more of the Willow Tree pieces when they go on sale. Little did I know... Willow Tree items NEVER go on sale. So we only have the vital pieces. Which is Jesus, Mary and Joseph. And come on... thats all you really need! LOL! I can not bring myself to spend another $300 for the entire set. Not going to happen.
This year is the first year that Little Miss Fingers (AKA Reese) has noticed the nativity and has been rather smitten with it. If the pieces arent pushed all the way back to the wall, well she gets her hands on them. My mom was watching her a few weeks ago while Baron and I went to his office party and noticed she had a little sheep. The convo went something like this...
Mom: Oh Reese, thats a really cute sheep you have!
Reese: Baaaaaaa!
Mom: Yes, what a genious you are, that is exactly the sound sheeps make
Reese: Baaaaa!
About 20 minutes later my mom was making her way to our kitchen and noticed that the nativity looked very similar to that sheep that Reese was playing with. By this time it had made it into the toy been. It was found, no worries. The Amber Alert for the sheep only lasted a few minutes.
Everyday I walk past the nativity to find some fun additions that my family members have made to it. Reese likes to add her toys to it, she figures if you cant beat em, join em! So here is one of Reese's most recent contributions to our Nativity.
I guess the sheep do have to eat. She is so sweet, sharing broccoli. Don't worry, this was a toy broccoli.
Then just this morning I was walking to the kitchen and found this...
Now some may think that this a bit sacrilegious, but its all in good fun! It was just random that Mom's margarita landed on this table next to the baby Jesus. Hey it was a party right?
So there you have it, alittle sneak peak in to the Bettenhausen's Christmas decorations. If Reese will leave my tree alone, I will get some pictures of it lit up and post them soon! Oh the joys of toddlerhood! :)
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