Backyard Live Nativity

The Geddes Family hosted a fun backyard live nativity for their neighborhood, and invited the kids of families from our ward to join in. 

(Esme, Bradley P, Sophie S- who gave me life by wearing one of Sloane’s old dresses with Esme’s old ballerina leggings and star sweater, cousin Lily M, and Kensington neighbors were angels.)

Bear was cast as wicked King Herod and ran around with a sword all night. 

We didn’t know most of the people there, but the kids didn’t care in the slightest. Everyone found a friend or a younger person to care for. Esme and Sloane were very sweet with little Sophie.  

Look at these cutie cousins! Pretty sure Lily was born to take the stage. My cousin Mattie lived 45 minutes away from us for 1 year when I was middle school age. Mattie is 5 years younger than me, but was my closest cousin by age. Literally all of my memories with her are of us putting on theatrical productions on our step down living room “stage”. I vividly remember rehearsing our songs for Little Mermaid and Pocahontas, and elaborate costumes and sofa cushion set design for The Princess and the Pea. It is so fun that our next generation of kids get to create the same memories together!  After the kids had a 15 minute rehearsal, the parents came outside to watch. 

Soren kindly volunteered to be a sheep and was enthusiastic about his costume enough to convince cousin Ollie and Jordan to play along. 

Their little shepherd herded them around. 

It was the CUTEST readers theatre style nativity narrated and directed by Zara G. Hans G and Isabelle P were the most reverent Joseph and Mary (who was carried in on the back of Beau G, the donkey). Ellie G’s little doll for baby Jesus went missing, and a beloved stuffed puppy was generously contributed by another child as a stand in. “And besides, no one can tell once it’s wrapped in swaddling clothes, mom!” Some of the sheep went to bed early, and King Herod was off sword fighting during the group photo. It was the best Christmas Pageant ever, and if was precious.