away in a manger

My mom came up on Monday to watch Lydda Grace while I ran errands and got some Christmas stuff done (thanks Mom!).

She surprised us with this adorable nativity scene for Lydda Grace to play with. I feel like this is such a wonderful way to make the story of Christmas more tangible and real to Lydda Grace as she grows and learns about Jesus.

As you can see, right now she's more interested in chewing on the cow. But we're working on giving Baby Jesus kisses... maybe next year :o)