12/3/16...Went to Bay City, Went to Living Nativity and it was amazing as usual

Kenzie an Peyton

Kenzie and Isaac

Vikki, Kenzie and Peyton

Jacob and Vikki

Eli showing me his missing teeth

All of us waiting to get into the church

The beautiful church

Peyton and Nana

Peyton and her mommy

Jacob

Peyton

Papa, Adam, Lupe, me, Kenzie and Peyton listening to our shepherd

Listening to the shepherds tell us about the star and that they heard a king was born

Kenzie, Jacob, Papa, Adam and Nana

The kids getting their scroll stamped

It was cute because Kenzie stood here for Vikki to take a picture and the camel came and posed behind her.

Jacob, Eli and Adam with the cute camel

The kids knocked on the innkeepers door, but there was no room in the inn.  He sent us to the stable where another couple that were having a baby were sent

What a touching ending when we see Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus.  Live donkeys and cows too.

Jacob, Kenzie and Adam at cookie and cocoa time afterwards

Kenzie and Adam

Vikki and Kenzie

Peyton, Isaac and Jacob

Peyton, Isaac and Jacob.  Jacob is trying to pose for the picture and try to stop Kenzie from putting her two fingers up behind him.  Thought it was so cute.

The boys each got a Bible.  Adam started reading his right away.  I thought this was so precious.

Nana, Kenzie and Papa

Me and Bill

Isaac, Nana, Kenzie, Peyton, Papa and Jacob

Bill, Penny, Lupe, Matt

Peyton, Eli (with Kenzie's hand in his face), Jacob, Kenzie, Adam and Isaac

Peyton, Eli, Jacob, Kenzie, Adam and Isaac.  Love how Eli is watching Kenzie move her hand.  So cute!

Close up picture

Peyton by the Happy Birthday Jesus cake

Thought these were so cute

Isaac and Jacob

Kenzie and Eli

Love this picture of Adam, Corey and their baby.  They were Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus at BayShore for the Living Nativity.  They came to our church until they moved to Sebewaing where her family is from.  She used to help me in my Sunday School class.  Very sweet family!

Got up and went to Bay City to get the under the Keurig Storage shelf that we saw yesterday at Goodwill for Kimmy.  It was gone boo hoo.  Wanted to surprise Kimmy and get it for her from Mocha.  I went to Salvation army to see if they had one but they didn't.  Came home and ate and then met Vikki at PetSmart for the doggie Christmas treats for our dogs.  Mocha was nervous the whole time she was there and shook because of it.  Lenny was pretty excited though.  Vikki came over after that and ate some meatballs I had made yesterday.  She left and I got a text from Kenzie and she wanted to come to the Living Nativity, so I got ready and went to pick her up.  We stopped at Tim Hortons for french vanilla cappuccinos and she got a Nutella cookie and gave me part of it to try.
We were early getting to the Living Nativity by about 15 minutes so we just sat in the car and drank our capps.  We got a call that Vikki, Rody and the kids were there so we all went in.  Kimmy came shortly after.  We saw Wes and Joel in the foyer.  They already had seats in the church.  They let them in at 5:30 even though it started at 6.  We sat in the overflow for a short time and then got in the church.  Bill had gone to Bill Smith's surprise Birthday Party so he wasn't with us.  He told me to text him and let him know where we were sitting in the church.  We went in and told him we had one more coming.  Most everybody sat in the last row on the right, but Jacob, Peyton and I sat two rows ahead because there wasn't room in the last row.  Vikki came and sat with us for a while.  The kids were all so good.  There were some beautiful solo's and duets and then they played the Christmas Story from the Bible.  When it got to the part about the angel, a big angel was shown lit up on the ceiling and it moved to the wall.  The kids always love this part and so do I.  We sang Christmas songs while we waited to go outside.  Bill texted me that he was on his way and Lupe and Matt were coming with him.  They got there about 10 minutes before we went outside.  It was beautiful weather this year.  Didn't even need a hat.  Everything was so wonderful and I love walking and reliving the Christmas story.  This was our 10th year and what a blessing it always is.  Such a wonderful tradition for our grandkids.We missed Melissa and her family as they had the Boar's Head so they went last night.  Not the same without them.  I was so happy Bill, Lupe and Matt made it.  I took Kenzie home.  We stopped at Meijer's to get her a cucumber, a mango, an avocado and little ham rollups.  I sure was glad I have the Prius.  This was my sixth trip to Bay City in three days. Love getting the great mileage it gets.