Nativity Play & Craft Idea

Long family tradition: dress up in costume & act out story from Luke. This year we did it on Sunday. We delegated out assignments to the children. They turned it back and asked John & I to be Mary & Joseph!

This Nativity is for Luanna to see--we all thought of her and her craft exchange each December. Black & white photos against white background and floor, individuals decopauged on wooden blocks. Cow costume, sheep, etc. I want to do this! Make one with family members, maybe even extended family members...How fun would it be to have cousins acting out parts? Siblings, what do you think? We have a year!

John is doing another NIH vaccine study, this time with malaria. Suzu made this sweet glow-in-dark mosquito "Malaria Man" t-shirt!

Suzanna played "O, Holy Night" for birthday celebration dinner.

Grandma's House

Sandy Mom, my husband's birth mom (yah! THANK YOU FOR HIS BIRTHDAY!), collects Nativity figurines. She has a whole village--elaborate set-up every year. Suzu helped, and I gave her the camera last night to document the village.


I can't remember his name, but I think the spotted lamb follows a Christmas story book Sandy read to our children one year. I altered him, gave him his spots, gifted him to Sandy one year. She has over 10 cats througout the village, lots of birds. She loves animals.

I like the carpet seller. I think his rugs look like great quilts!

This year she added Salt Lake temple square to the collection. That's John Wayne standing behind the temple!