Tonight after taekwondo, we gathered together at the local LDS church to see something like 1,000 Nativity Sets. It is called the "Festival of the Nativity," and it is really something to see!
Here's the group that came along, many of them for the first time. Daddy did a sales pitch to get them to come, and everyone thought it was well worth the visit. Everybody spent a great deal of time there, looking at amazing Nativity sets from all over the world.
There were literally ones inside a matchbox, and others like the one outside, large enough to walk amongst. Or, at least lay down as if you're a barnyard animal:
It was great to see this with friends tonight, and watch their reactions at seeing so many different sets. Many were parts of one person's collection, a real blessing to the community here. You can see Mary Shannon and Camille with Mommy here, having a great time with a neat little seasonal activity!
We met in the parking lot outside, and soon enough we were inside. It was chilly outside, but the warmth of the church was welcoming, and we're not just talking about the thermostat, of course. The people there were very friendly and happy to have us there. And there was so much to see!
It took them several weeks to set all this up, and they were up until the last possible minute last night, still working on the arrangements. But it came out really well. We love seeing this wondrous variety, with Nativity sets from all over, including this one from Africa.
There were several from Africa, and a lot of novelty ones as well, just as we saw last time. There were actually two sets of Nativity sets where all the figure included were moose.
There was much debate about the plural of "moose," by the way.
And then there were others like this one here, which Daddy liked a lot. Each time you went through this collection, you caught something new. Someone would come up and say, "Did you see this one or that one?" And we'd come back and marvel at the artistry, or occasionally laugh.
Yes, this is a "Precious Moments" Nativity set. Of course. There was a big room just packed with so many Nativity sets, and then there were other rooms filled with Nativity sets and other parts of the story of Jesus. Here's a camel, just finished a few days ago. We were invited in to check out this room as well tonight.
The other rooms focused on certain parts of the story of Jesus, and were all well done for the visitors who came. It was a nice touch.
Look at all the Nativity sets. It's impossible to get them all in one picture, as they were scattered all over, along with tapestries and paintings and ornaments. There were so many, someone actually made up a scavenger hunt for the kids to see if they could spot certain items, like elephants or zebras, or polar bears and igloos. Here's Madison with her checklist, looking for a snowman Nativity set.
It really got everyone in the Christmas spirit, something new and exciting for our guests who joined us. We were happy to do something like this, celebrating the reason for the season together.
We've got a few different Nativity sets at our own house, ones we've put out already. Ironically, the ones we have are all different from anything they had on display, except for the "Little People" one we bring up for Madison. There's a smaller version of that at this church too.
Ours are from around this area. But these are from all over the world, collected in one person's travels. I believe this set above is from Ecuador. Here's the whole group again, all of us together, including Daddy this time.
Oh, and here's one from Honduras. Each one is so remarkably different, so stylized and just incredible to see lined up one after the other. You could spend a really long time in there, looking around. We chose the first night to attend, as there would be the least amount of visitors on a Thursday night. Sure enough, it wasn't as packed as it had been.
Anyway, this was our big thing for the day. We had some time at the dojo this evening, and there was work, where Daddy was finalizing movie clips and next week's Whoville booklet. Madison was at school of course. She's been helping out with Live to Give, and assisting with the toy drive at the school. She's also working with art, doing more with the spinning table of the pottery wheel to make spin art. She did well on a math test today, and she's doing even better elsewhere with school. It's a happy season, the greatest time of year!
One more photo of Mary Shannon and Madison tonight before we close up. It was a very nice night together!
Here's the group that came along, many of them for the first time. Daddy did a sales pitch to get them to come, and everyone thought it was well worth the visit. Everybody spent a great deal of time there, looking at amazing Nativity sets from all over the world.
There were literally ones inside a matchbox, and others like the one outside, large enough to walk amongst. Or, at least lay down as if you're a barnyard animal:
It was great to see this with friends tonight, and watch their reactions at seeing so many different sets. Many were parts of one person's collection, a real blessing to the community here. You can see Mary Shannon and Camille with Mommy here, having a great time with a neat little seasonal activity!
We met in the parking lot outside, and soon enough we were inside. It was chilly outside, but the warmth of the church was welcoming, and we're not just talking about the thermostat, of course. The people there were very friendly and happy to have us there. And there was so much to see!
It took them several weeks to set all this up, and they were up until the last possible minute last night, still working on the arrangements. But it came out really well. We love seeing this wondrous variety, with Nativity sets from all over, including this one from Africa.
There were several from Africa, and a lot of novelty ones as well, just as we saw last time. There were actually two sets of Nativity sets where all the figure included were moose.
There was much debate about the plural of "moose," by the way.
And then there were others like this one here, which Daddy liked a lot. Each time you went through this collection, you caught something new. Someone would come up and say, "Did you see this one or that one?" And we'd come back and marvel at the artistry, or occasionally laugh.
Yes, this is a "Precious Moments" Nativity set. Of course. There was a big room just packed with so many Nativity sets, and then there were other rooms filled with Nativity sets and other parts of the story of Jesus. Here's a camel, just finished a few days ago. We were invited in to check out this room as well tonight.
The other rooms focused on certain parts of the story of Jesus, and were all well done for the visitors who came. It was a nice touch.
Look at all the Nativity sets. It's impossible to get them all in one picture, as they were scattered all over, along with tapestries and paintings and ornaments. There were so many, someone actually made up a scavenger hunt for the kids to see if they could spot certain items, like elephants or zebras, or polar bears and igloos. Here's Madison with her checklist, looking for a snowman Nativity set.
It really got everyone in the Christmas spirit, something new and exciting for our guests who joined us. We were happy to do something like this, celebrating the reason for the season together.
We've got a few different Nativity sets at our own house, ones we've put out already. Ironically, the ones we have are all different from anything they had on display, except for the "Little People" one we bring up for Madison. There's a smaller version of that at this church too.
Ours are from around this area. But these are from all over the world, collected in one person's travels. I believe this set above is from Ecuador. Here's the whole group again, all of us together, including Daddy this time.
Oh, and here's one from Honduras. Each one is so remarkably different, so stylized and just incredible to see lined up one after the other. You could spend a really long time in there, looking around. We chose the first night to attend, as there would be the least amount of visitors on a Thursday night. Sure enough, it wasn't as packed as it had been.
Anyway, this was our big thing for the day. We had some time at the dojo this evening, and there was work, where Daddy was finalizing movie clips and next week's Whoville booklet. Madison was at school of course. She's been helping out with Live to Give, and assisting with the toy drive at the school. She's also working with art, doing more with the spinning table of the pottery wheel to make spin art. She did well on a math test today, and she's doing even better elsewhere with school. It's a happy season, the greatest time of year!
One more photo of Mary Shannon and Madison tonight before we close up. It was a very nice night together!
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