We are involved as a family in the "Return to Bethlehem" project at our church. It's a "walk-through nativity" where our church has recreated the village of Bethlehem, and we have a cast that makes up the people of the village. There are fires, roasting food, shopkeepers trying to get people to buy their wares, Roman soldiers pushing people around, and of course Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus. Tonight was the first night, and even though it was cold with a strong wind (windchill around 20!) everyone did a great job with their parts. Many thanks to the Buttril and Fields families for all their hard work, and to everyone else that worked so hard to make this a reality. It was a lot of fun! (And thanks, Mom, for making the outfits for us!) Now we get to do it Friday night and Saturday night...
You can learn more about "Return to Bethlehem" at http://www.returntobethlehem.com.