Away in a Manger

We have been fortunate enough to get to see several mangers this Christmas season. First, as I mentioned before we went through a drive thru Bethlehem. Then this past weekend we got to go to another church and walk through Bethlehem. When we got to the end we saw Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus in the manger. As we watched Mary caring for Jesus, Lorelei began to sing Away in a Manger. It was so so sweet. Her little voice singing such a precious song!

In addition to our live tours of Bethlehem we also have a Nativity at our house. It is a little play one that I bought for the kids last year. I always read and retell the Christmas story using these characters to help the kids really visualize the whole scene. We really want them to understand the meaning of Christmas and how special Jesus birth was to us! So anyway, Lorelei is totally obsessed with the nativity. She is constantly playing with everyone, the shepherds, wise men, angels, Mary and Joseph, baby Jesus and more! She loves reenacting the story and of course making up her own stories! She is just too cute with it all. We have only lost baby Jesus once, we found him in the recipe box!

So today I took some pics of what you would see daily at my house. Lorelei sitting on the kitchen floor playing with the nativity people. I asked her to sing Away in a Manger and she did a pretty good job! Got a little stuck on one par of the song but ended well. So enjoy the video of "Away in a Manger." (ok, whoops I don't know how to edit and rotate the video- hope you don't mind watching upside down!)