Our lovely Christmas

We started out the Christmas season by picking out a beautiful tree from the Ashley National Forest, now a Felsch family Christmas tradition.


Then we topped it off by eating naughty foods,

like pumpkin pie (made from a pumpkin from our garden), apple pie (made from apples from our orchard), and creamy pear pie (made from pears from our orchard),

decorating the tree and our home (how do you like this Christmas garland? Can you tell how I made it?),

dressing up as something different every day (okay, every hour)....

... and then dressing up baby sister,

(oh my!)

making Christmas cookies of all shapes and sizes (Abram arranged this plate of cookies.. isn't it beautiful!?),

spending quality time together as a family (this picture was 100% candid/not posed. They're always kissing Miss Heidi),

being rock stars,

reading together,

reliving the Nativity,

and playing with our toes!


And when the Christmas Angel came, oh! it was so magical!

(and, of course, it was so fun to open our presents!)


(Happy Holidays!)

Love,
Abram, Maggie, Elijah, McKay, and Heidi

Birthday boy!

The Brave Cowboy...

...turned 3!

McKay is all cowboy these days. He and his brother could hardly wait for his birthday, counting down for weeks! And when it finally arrived, the anticipation was so overwhelming...

...that even a bag of pretzels was thrilling!

But don't worry. That's not all he got. He got pretty spoiled with all his cowboy duds. And The Brave Cowboy book, which he reads every day.

It was a fun day for all of us.

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Thanksgiving at the vacation house

We got to spend Thanksgiving in Ivins with Mol, Gompy, and Sam. What a cozy, enjoyable, fun, relaxing vacation that was! The food was delicious, the weather was lovely, the scenery was splendid, and the company was delightful!

(But if you want more pictures, you'll have to get Mol to upload her pictures from her camera.)