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| The Christmas Story (the religious one, not the fun one.) |
Merry Halfway-to-Christmas, America.
So the girls both participated in a kids program of the
Christmas Story (the one about Jesus, not Santa) at Kris' church, the
First United Methodist Church downtown. They had participated in something similar back in
2015, but neither kid had a prominent role (hell, you could barely see 'em.) This time around, Alayna was one of the three
Wise Men (or Kings, or whatever they were), and Abby was the frickin'
Virgin Mary.
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| Virgin Abby |
Anyway, the production was pretty funny, and I managed to get some really good pictures out of the evening because
a.) I just bought a new whoop-ass
camera lens and
b.) our family nabbed the
entire second row, right up front, without anyone sitting in front of us - you couldn't ask for better seats. For someone who suffers from considerable anxiety over successfully documenting events like children's programs, this was a pretty satisfying evening.
Anyway, check out the pics and video below to see the
Blessed Virgin Abby and a
Wise Man/King in action.
Enjoy.
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| Some angel tells Mary she's been knocked by God. |
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| Having given birth, she sets the head of Christendom in a 'manger.' |
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| The angel speaks to a bunch of shepherds and a few wooden sheep props. |
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| (I think this is supposed to be a donkey, but it will forever haunt my dreams.) |
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| Roman legionnaires don't know how to answer King Herod. |
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| Arrival of the Wise Men (Alayna at center) |
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| Frankincense and Mir are, like, incense, basically - right? I think I'd just take the gold. |
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| Herod orders the execution of the Baby Jesus doll. |
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| There's so much of this story that I just don't remember. Growing up, I think I was more into the Santa/Rudolph/Dickens' Christmas Carol scene. |
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| Returning from 'Egypt.' |
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| Abby did pretty well throughout the program, considering she was up front and center stage for most of it. Alayna also did fine, but she didn't have as much of a prominent role, obviously. I mean, do the Wise Men even have names? Do we know what country they come from? |
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| Let's hope we never have to sit through a childrens' production of the crucifixion. There's no way that would turn out well. |
- Brian
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