Duplos and Baby Jesus

The girls made a duplo creation tonight with Mary and Joseph and Baby Jesus along with some wise men and shepherds.  Joseph was riding an elephant and Mary was riding a dinosaur . . . but it sure was cute and creative!  From there, it turned into Hope re-enacting a lot of the story of Jesus' life on earth complete with phrases like "then He went to the garden to pray . . . " and "the disciples were together in a locked room when suddenly Jesus appeared".  The memory that Hope has for Bible stories, catechism answers, and prayers and songs absolutely amazes me.  They also made a cross out of duplos and I heard many sound affects as they were nailing Jesus to the cross.  They had 3 nails and Hope reminded me that the soldiers weren't nice to Jesus at all. I wish that I could have heard more of her acting it out but if she knows we are watching/listening she will get embarrassed and stop playing.  I also wish I would have gotten a picture of the whole set-up but by the time I got around to it, most of it was taken apart. I just love how Hope has such a heart for Bible stories and Jesus.  It makes this Mommy's heart happy!