Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Hail, Bathrobe Mary!

You'll be glad to know the Christmas season has only strengthened Cody's obsession with love of Mary. He has spent tons of time before the manger. He's not so much worshipping as rearranging. And sometimes adding some rather...surprising characters.

("Mommy! Patches is IN the manger!")

Today he got a revolutionary idea: He came up to me and said, "Mommy! Get bathrobe Mary please! Get crown Mary please! Get other Joseph please Mommy PLEASE!" (If you'll recall, these are the two broken Marys that live on my kitchen window. The Mary in the blue robe has somehow become "Bathrobe Mary" and the one with the half-broken crown is "Crown Mary." He now likes to greet them by saying, "Hi Crown Mary! Morning, Bathrobe Mary!") Anyway, he thought the only way to improve upon the Holy Family in the manger would be to add more of them. Look closely and you'll see three Marys, two Josephs, and two Baby Jesuses.


It's slightly disturbing that he chose to hang Joseph by the head on the nail that, historically, has been reserved for the angel. But he didn't find anything odd about this arrangement. As soon as he went to bed, I restored everyone to their rightful places above the sink, so we can do the whole thing again tomorrow.

Night night, manger!

4 comments:

Granny said...

This is the most precious child ever. no, really.

Shannon Last said...

So precious you'd be willing to take him for my birthday weekend? I'll bring him to you... : ) Really, should be easy. All you have to do is vacuum and then go to Five Guys.

Granny said...

gazettHA! Ofcourse! But it would be much easier if I came to you!

Kelly Pruden said...

No fighting, you two! You could compromise and land in Philly! :)