He got his Christmas wish the country for Christmas and playing in the snow.  Truly priceless!

 

City of Hope Christmas

We have put a lot of thought into how we can give back and celebrate the true meaning of Christmas.  We settled on making pillow cases and buying and making some blankets for the hospital.  It has made the season more meaningful helping us to focused on what is most important.  Mr. Blue Eyes has been sewing his little heart out.  So touching even for me,  I was not sure if it would take hold in my children but it has especially for him.  So this is his tower of peace, love and good will to the children at City of Hope!  For me as a mom it has been therapeutic remembering the blankets and pillowcases we were given during this truly difficult time.  We all can make a difference one step and one day at a time. Tonight my ache fingers would say one pin prick at a time!
It truly matters and I know more than ever that these gifts for the children transcend the actual physical representation that they hold.... They offer hope, thoughts of  love and good will of others for there healing and recovery.

 

The above pillow cases were made by a youth group from our church friends that we took for them. 

 

Here are a few of the pillowcases that we took. 

Shepard

He is really looking grown up..... Maybe it's the Hair

Mr. Blue eyes is on the right as a Shepard!

The sun is out and it is not nearly cold enough outside but we are enjoying the season and a healthy boy.  He still really struggles to focus in school but the greatest event of this week that is very positive is that he has fallen asleep a couple of time on his own at night. I go check him frequently and that seems to reassure him that he is OK.  He still sneaks into our room sometime during the night but we will celebrate baby steps..   Last week he was a wise man in our own church nativity, and we also attended another nativity in our community that was beautiful he really loved the music. What a great time of year it is more tender and meaningful after the year we have had.

 

 

Documenting with Photos

 

 

 

We love the pictures and always want to remember the Mr.Blue Eyes that fought and won his battle with Cancer.  Thanks Cherri Anne for taking these for us.

Reflective

 

A sweet Friend to our family offered to take pictures for us to document this season of our lives.   I love this picture of Mr. Blue Eyes and his sister.  The picture is reflective and that is how I feel today.  I sat down to write our Christmas letter and tears poured down my checks.  What a year it has been, what news to share.
  We have all grown so much this year.  Ways we would not have guessed we could have.  Especially Mr. Blue Eyes and his parents have seriously experienced our soul expanding.
I just happened to look at the overview of Mr. Blue Eyes blog today I have written 100 post.  I was so shocked but even more shocked that we have had over 20,000 page views his blog and journey.  It makes me feel so translucent to be this open as it is truly not in my nature.   I quickly remind myself that  this is for someone else too, for someone who may need to not feel so alone in there own journey with this disease.  This disease is bigger than the transparency I wish I could hide.  It is not a journey anyone should travel alone.