This is my all-time favorite nativity scene, and I wanted to share it with you.  Mike and I love Latin culture–the festive colors, the simplicity, the beauty–it’s all so great.  I love the imagery of this scene, the love of music and life in the midst of the Christ story; it’s not sacred vs. secular, life events vs. quiet-time moments – for our family, it’s all sacred, and it’s all an expression of our love for others and Jesus.

Quick story: Noelle says, "Hi puppies," and "Hi Jesus" when she walks by the nativity.  Last week, Mike was carrying Noelle upstairs to bed, but she really didn’t want to go.  She yelled out, "Mommy, mommy" but she realized that wasn’t working, so she pointed at the manger scene and yelled "Jesus, Jesus!"  Mike said, "You’re already calling on the Lord!"  We had to say one thing that we love about our child last week at MOPS (that was hard), and mine was that Noelle is FUNNY!

Our child is extremely tactile and inquisitive, so this year, I decided to do a table tree.  I had so much fun.  I told my mom it was like having a little model to play with.  I don’t think I’m good with interior decorating at all, but I love my little tree this year!