This past Saturday, we had our ward Christmas party. There was a pancake breakfast from "Frosty's Diner," service projects of tying blankets, writing Christmas cards to the soldiers, and decorating cookies for the missionaries. We also able to visit Santa. We took our neighbor Marilyn to the party with us. She was very anxious to see Santa as well. I had intended for her to stand next to Santa, but she insisted that she needed to sit on his lap. I wasn't sure how long Santa could have her sit there so we quickly took a picture and moved on. On the way home Stephen was asking Benjamin what he asked Santa for. He said a "lightsaber." Then Marilyn got a bit upset when she realized she'd forgotten to ask for something. Although when we asked her what she wanted she said she didn't know. She then asked Stephen what he wanted, and he was coming up with off the wall things like broccoli and a back stratcher. Thankfully that crisis was averted!
The activity ended with a short program in the chapel of the nursery and junior primary children doing the nativity play with the senior primary children doing a play based on the book of the "Christmas Oranges." Benjamin was chosen to be Joseph although he emphatically did not want to be Joseph. I showed him how two of his friends were angels. He insisted on being an angel. That is when I told him that great his job had just been changed. He wasn't Joseph anymore he was the "blue angel" who helped Mary, and it was a very special job. He bought into it. From then on I had everyone call him the "blue angel," and he was happy about performing in the nativity.
This past Saturday, we had our ward Christmas party. There was a pancake breakfast from "Frosty's Diner," service projects of tying blankets, writing Christmas cards to the soldiers, and decorating cookies for the missionaries. We also able to visit Santa. We took our neighbor Marilyn to the party with us. She was very anxious to see Santa as well. I had intended for her to stand next to Santa, but she insisted that she needed to sit on his lap. I wasn't sure how long Santa could have her sit there so we quickly took a picture and moved on. On the way home Stephen was asking Benjamin what he asked Santa for. He said a "lightsaber." Then Marilyn got a bit upset when she realized she'd forgotten to ask for something. Although when we asked her what she wanted she said she didn't know. She then asked Stephen what he wanted, and he was coming up with off the wall things like broccoli and a back stratcher. Thankfully that crisis was averted! 
The activity ended with a short program in the chapel of the nursery and junior primary children doing the nativity play with the senior primary children doing a play based on the book of the "Christmas Oranges." Benjamin was chosen to be Joseph although he emphatically did not want to be Joseph. I showed him how two of his friends were angels. He insisted on being an angel. That is when I told him that great his job had just been changed. He wasn't Joseph anymore he was the "blue angel" who helped Mary, and it was a very special job. He bought into it. From then on I had everyone call him the "blue angel," and he was happy about performing in the nativity.
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