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First Christmas In Our Home

 This Christmas was extra special because it was our first holiday in our new home. I can’t tell you how good it felt to walk down OUR stairs with OUR boys on Christmas day.

Shane was so thrilled that Santa remembered that we moved & actually found our new home that every gift he opened was extraordinary. He was so cute, on Christmas Eve I found him scooping ash from the fireplace & when I asked him what he was doing he said he didn’t want Santa to get dirty. That’s Shane as thoughtful as can be. He made sure that John, Jack & I had gifts to open from him. Little did he know our best gift was him & Jack. I am not sure Jack knew what was going on but he enjoyed his trains & cars and the boxes.

Here are a few moments we shared on Christmas.


 

 

 Happy New Year to you & your families!

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