The Holy Family Comes To Stay

We've been wanting to get an outdoor nativity set for several years and finally this year we took the plunge! So early one Monday morning at the end of November, I got a phone call from the delivery man. "I'm almost at your house." I looked out the front window and the truck was at the end of the driveway. I guess one minute is calling ahead.

So that night Dan unpacked Jesus, Mary, and Joseph and brought them into the house. The kids were extremely excited and we all admired the Holy Family.



Joseph was enthralled with Baby Jesus and gave him many kisses.



Then over the next week or so, Dan spent almost every evening, after the kids went to bed, out in the big shed, building and staining a stable for the Holy Family. Go to this post on his blog, Haus of Brungardt, if you want details of the stable-making. So on the second Sunday of Advent, we moved the completed stable with Holy Family to the front yard for display, complete with spotlight. It has been awesome to see every time we come home, especially at night!