A = 2. Mexico
B = 3. My sweet baby brother
C = 7. My grandma and aunt
D = 1. Germany
E = 6. Macy's department store
F = 5. Dominican Republic
G = 8. Peru
H = 4. Italy
We have such a random assortment of little nativities. But we like our collection--it's just the right size, and each one is special.
I suppose what we are missing is one large traditional creche with the whole cast of characters. The closest we have is the Fisher-Price Little People Nativity (of which I didn't post a picture as half of the figures were in a toy garbage truck at the time), and which includes Baby Jesus, Mary, a donkey, a shepherd, a sheep, a cow, an angel, three wise men, and one camel. But no Joseph! That's right, it did not come with a Joseph! Sure, the man wasn't the actual father of Jesus, but he's pretty darn important and deserves a little respect. (Really, Fisher-Price, you're going to the trouble of including all three wise men and their camel, but you can't throw in the man God chose to raise His Only Begotten Son?) So we use the garbage man or Vacation Eddie to fill in, which works just fine--though a blond Joseph in flip-flops and a Hawaiian lei doesn't quite jive with my First Noel sensibilities...
