Nativities

It's Christmas day, so instead of shoes, we're going to talk about Jesus.  Well, not talk so much as look at.  For tonight's post we'll be taking a tour of my mom's nativity scenes.

Mom made this one, and I love the patterns.  The characters are so cute.  But dang Jesus is a big baby.  Poor Mary!

 

I'm not sure where she got this one, but Mom's joke is that there is a Noah's ark toy somewhere missing a zebra and giraffe.  Why else would a nativity have a zebra and giraffe?!

 

This is the one the kids can play with.  We don't have any tiny kids right now, but in years past we used to find pieces of this scene all over the place.  I can't believe we still have them all.  Last year Laughter had a whole plot going where the kings had kidnapped baby Jesus and Mary had to go kick some butt to get him back.  That kid kills me.

 

This one is my favorite.  The angels aren't part of the set, but The Bean and I decided to add them anyway.  Hmmm....come to think of it, I'm pretty sure the angels for this set are at my house.  I bought them, I did NOT steal them from my mother!

 

I love this one, too.  The Holy Family used to be in an egg shaped thingie with an opening and a light, but the egg shaped thingie broke a long time ago.  I didn't break that, too, did I Mom?

This Holy Family is a candle stopper that is on a candle under the jingle bell tree.

Another one Mom painted.  I have the same set that I painted, but mine is nowhere near as good as this.   Mine looks like a 2nd grader painted it.

Mom-made.  This is the same Holy Family pattern as in the first one, and here you get to see the angels that go with this set since they aren't visible in the first set.

I even put one in the bathroom this year!

This one is a tea set.  The sheep are cups and the angel's and shepherd's heads come off.  Which is a little creepy when you think about it.

This sampling doesn't include everything.  The stained glass nativity Mom and Dad made years ago doesn't come out anymore because there isn't a place big enough to display it anymore.  Or the nativity tree skirt Mom made.  Or Grandma's set that is under the tree to Mom's room.  OR all of the various ornaments on various trees that are nativity-themed.

Finally, here is my confession.  I torment my mother at Christmas.  Many years ago I was being a dork and switched out various figures from nativities and had them go visit other nativities.  You know, so they could hang out.  Mom was not appreciative, so of course I had to do it every year, and then I taught the nieces.  This year I was sooooo good and didn't move anything until last night when I switched around all of the baby Jesuses. As you can see, I put them back where they belonged today before I took pictures.  Sorry (not really), Mom.  I wouldn't give you crap if I didn't love you!

Merry Christmas!