The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Every December we like to act out the Chritmas story with our kids.  We usually have a challenging time staying focused on the story, but this year was especially exciting. Leia was, of course, Mary. Peter was Joseph because Talmage really wanted to be the donkey. Ammon ended up having a dual roll of shepherd and wiseman.

The story started nicely with Grandpa reading from Luke, Joseph leading the donkey with Mary on its back, and the wonderful angel bringing glad tidings (I was the angel, of course).  But for some reason, halfway to Bethlehem Joseph started trying to bite the donkey, so it was a very bumpy ride for Mary.  Once they arrived in the stable, the donkey had to take over reading from the scriptures because he couldn't stop wrestling with the shepherd.  In the end, it was quite evident that Mary and Joseph both loved the newborn babe as they tugged and fought over who got to hold the child.  The Christmas story becomes more and more interesting each year in our family.