We had been talking about Baby Jesus for a while now, referencing him in the nativity sets and in Anna's books, so Anna had an idea as to who Baby Jesus was. She was asking to be read books about Baby "G's" (as she calls him) and we would often see her carrying around the Baby Jesus from her nativity set. When we had told her at dinner Friday night that we were going to go see Baby Jesus, she got super excited! She said, "Hi. I A." And we just laughed!!! Whenever we tell her she is going to meet someone we walk through how you say Hi and then introduce yourself. Apparently she had plans to introduce herself to Baby "G's" that night.
Thanks to Uncle Aaron who came over to sit at our house while Ashley slept, we made it to Rob's church 15 minutes early. Good thing we got there early because the crowd was already piling in! At the beginning Anna was really overwhelmed with the people and noise and pretty much either stood right by us or insisted on being carried by Daddy. She was also holding tightly, as if her life depended on it, Baby Jesus from her nativity set. Rob and I figured this is how she would be the entire time.
So when we split into our little group we were instantly shocked to see Anna walking by herself, leaving us behind at times, and actively listening to the story as it unfolded. It was a walking "search" for the star of Bethlehem and Baby Jesus and every time someone mentioned the baby she got the most priceless look on her face and would look around EVERYWHERE for him! Once she was so into the story she started following the group and totally left us behind! She was in awe when we found the star of Bethlehem and when we finally got to go see Baby Jesus she was too cute. The kids were allowed to go up and place a flower in his cradle and Anna jumped at the opportunity. She had the most proud smile EVER when giving Baby Jesus the flower and when she came back she told us to be quiet (yes she shushed us) and then told us she had put a flower (flaw) on Baby "G". When we left she blew him a kiss.
What a wonderful night we had and we can't wait to take the girls again. We are still amazed at how much Anna took away from the night, we didn't know just what to expect!
Much Love,
Jenny
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