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Christmas Eve

 Merry Christmas Eve! Paxton made gingerbread houses at his group session today, they looked great! You’d never know he made them with his left hand. He said he made Flathead Lake. We had such a blast there this summer. 

Bray and I went to a Denver Nuggets game last night and went to the aquarium today. We’ve really enjoyed our time together and tried not to think about him leaving on Sunday. 

Bray was able to come to the hospital for his monthly sibling visit tonight. The boys played Xbox and truly enjoyed their time together. We ordered Chinese takeout which took 3 hours to get here, but it was really good. We played Trouble and I did some laundry. 

Pax and I set out cookies and milk for Santa. He’s just as excited for Christmas this year as he has been for all the previous years. Being here hasn’t changed his attitude at all. I need to take some life lessons from this kid.

Tomorrow Bray gets to come back to the hospital for his holiday visit. We are having cinnamon rolls for breakfast. He’s only allowed up here for a couple hours, so we will make the most of it.

Merry Christmas to all of you. Thank you for your love during this crazy time for our family. Hope everyone has a wonderful day. Love to all of you! 💚❤️💚❤️



Janell


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