Christmas 2015

Christmas 2015 was our most magical Christmas to date. We decided to stay home in Pennsylvania rather than fight the crowds at the airport, the jet lag, and only limited time off from work. We definitely were missing our families back home in Utah, but it was so nice to have our first Christmas alone as a family. Maddy walked down the stairs and was so excited to see her new baby doll and her new stuffed animal doggie, Ralph!

Leading up to Christmas it was so tender to read Christmas stories and talk about Jesus with Maddy. Every day she wanted to go over to the nativity on the piano and "See baby Jesus!" She may have broken his arm a couple of times. Oops! But nothing a little superglue couldn't fix.

On Christmas Day we drove up with our friends the Fagans and the Evans to a cabin in the Poconos. We stayed there for the weekend ice skating, playing games, going on carriage rides, and eating lots of yummy festive food. We had such a wonderful time. One of our best Christmases for sure!