Heart of the Hasslers: The Nativity

Sunday, January 11, 2009

The Nativity

The cast!

Claire and Ethan as Mary and Joseph, with Samantha as a
willing participant as the baby Jesus.

Angelic angels, Sydney and Jenna.

Claire and Ethan, enjoying the evening.

Just before Christmas, we had a Christmas evening with our Carter cousins. We sang songs, played bells, and acted out the nativity. It is always so enchanting to watch children portray the event of the Savior's birth, it is always one of my favorite parts of Christmas.

2 comments:

Sheers said...: Looks like you guys had fun.
When you said you played bells are you meaning the ones you made?
It's fun to see all your pics - and Sam is getting so big!; January 13, 2009 at 4:09 PM
Jenny said...: That is one of my favorite things too! The calgary crew needs to start dressing up for the nativity. Fun for the kids; January 14, 2009 at 2:52 PM

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Sunday, January 11, 2009

The Nativity

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