At Our House, Baby Jesus Is Pretty in Pink and Protected by Jedi Masters

A couple years ago, the kids got super jealous of my Christmas village. I don’t even know how I got so into having a village as part of our decorating tradition.

I’d cobbled together my set from church pieces my mother didn’t want, a random wedding gift and a few odds and ends I’d picked up over the years. But the set really came together when we inherited a few pieces from my mother-in-law’s set: a school (my favorite), a candy shop, a bistro, etc.

I finally broke down and bought a newspaper building I had my eye on. (I had to have something to go with the newsboys and newspaper boxes from my mother-in-law’s set, didn’t I?)

The kids’ interest (or I should say burning desire to raid the village and pilfer all my pieces) came at a perfect time. I was running out of space to display all the buildings and new figures (left over from a holiday snow globe craft).

To keep the peace, I let the kids set up villages in their rooms. They did a nice job last Christmas. But the displays this year will be hard to beat.

Check out Bella’s (an explosion of pink lights and pink garland – saved from her first Christmas at Omi’s):

Note the baby Jesus, with wise men, guard dogs…oh, and a few shells, a sled and a fireman with a dalmatian. I must have missed that part of Sunday school.

My son’s village just cracks me up every time I look at it. Not to mention, he adds a new element every day, so there’s always something quirky going on. The latest is a skateboard for Yoda. Who needs wise men when you have bobble head Yoda (left), Anakin (right) and a t-ball trophy (right behind Anakin)?