We attended the family Christmas Eve service at church this evening, during which J and E got to participate in a completely unrehearsed, spontaneous Navitity skit. The pastor just called all the kids to run up to the front of the stage, and for a few minutes, chaos ruled as everyone figured out what they were going to be, and put on a few simple props. Then they were ready to go! The pastor would read out what was happening, while directing the kids to move around the stage or repeat lines after him.
E was designated to be part of the host of angels and was given a little halo to wear around her head, but she would have none of that, and she pretty much ended up wandering up and down the stage as she felt like it. J was a shepherd and had a strip of cloth tied around his forehead so that he would look the part. Vaguely, at least.
It was incredibly funny. And fun to watch. At one point, the cloth around J's forehead drooped down to cover his eyes, and he piped up, loud enough for everyone to hear, "Uh-oh! I can't see!" To which the pastor quipped, "We have a lost shepherd here." One little boy who was supposed to be a sheep started waving and calling out to his mom in the middle of the skit. And another little boy who was a wise man bearing a gift for baby Jesus decided that he didn't want to part with his gift. Another wise man had to yank it out of his hands.
So much fun.
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