The baby Jesus disapeared.
Sunday night the children and I went to a church service where families participated in decorating the sanctuary for Christmas.
Okay, this is a horrible photo.
Just squint maybe it will look better.
Toward the end of the service, all the children took turns placing ceramic figurines from the nativity on the altar.
I took this photo afterwards, so people were milling about.
During the service, after all the shepherds, Wisemen, Josephs and Marys were placed, my son tugged on my sweater.
He pointed over to the adjoining pew.
A lone figure remained.
The baby.
Who my son picked up and started poking at the babe’s rear and saying “there’s his booty.”
Super.
After the service was over, I looked again and baby Jesus, booty and all, was missing.
Did someone steal the babe, all ceramic and wrapped in swaddling clothes?
Seems like some sleuthing is in order.
To be continued . . .
Linking up with Greta @Gfunkied and Julie @Mamamash for another Wednesday’s iPPP.
Anticipating the follow up to this! And kids just crack me up with their lack of filter. “there’s his booty” lol
That is too cute! I wonder what happened to it?!
Over to you, Sherlock Holmes! Where is the baby and the booty?
Lol, that’s priceless! Never a dull moment, eh?
Jamie, thanks for stopping by my blog and always leaving such encouraging and nice comments (and I am the first born in my German family ;))
I thought that traditionally baby Jesus wasn’t added to the nativity until Christmas? Maybe they got him out, forgot about that, and hid him in the pastor’s office? Hope they don’t forget they did that. I forgot about an Easter egg once…
Maybe your right Julie. I thought he was always there before. We have a new children’s director so she could ascribe to that way of thinking re nativities.
Thanks Kerstin. But I am completely serious. I can’t imagine learning a new language much less be a very skilled (and emotive) writer in that second language. That is huge and we need to drop those first born expectations.
I’m intrigued and must know what the truth is!!! Please do continue when you have more information although Julie’s suggestion seems likely (albeit boring) lol.
HEe hee the booty.
Kids always finding the funny in everything.
Oooohhhh, a Christmas mystery! Also, your church looks EXACTLY like my grandparents church. Are you Lutheran, by any chance?
BWAHAHAHA – Jesus booty!! Love it – sleuth away, mama!
No Greta, we are Methodist and that building is over a century old. We just had her tuned-up/restoration at great expense (every girl needs a facelift every 100 years or so) so hopefully she’ll last a good bit longer.
LOL!!! Not the baby Jesus!!! I mean maybe a camel or a wiseman, but the baby?!?! Just so long as it isn’t in your sons pocket, right? Good luck with the sleuthing!