December 25, 2019 "Christmas"

December 14, 2019 "Shriner's Christmas Party"

Rayden always enjoys the Shriner's Christmas Party so much but this year was the BEST yet! He loves the clowns and refers to them as 'my clowns'. All Rayden kept asking for was to 'become' a clown. When I reported that wish to the Shrinettes a week before the party somehow they made it happen. We were overwhelmed with emotion when they gave Rayden a special box to open. It contained an adorable, little red clown suit that was just his size. He immediately wanted to put it on. But the surprises didn't stop there! Boo, one of the clowns, brought in his face painting box and sat down to transform Rayden into the newest Shriner's clown. We were all completely stunned watching Rayden sit there that long and not even budge! He enjoyed every single second of it. One clown came running in with a Dunn Sudan Clown hat and another went home and returned with a genuine red clown nose! But the best is yet to come!!!

All the clowns escorted Rayden outside to the parade bus. The music was blarring and Rayden immediately transformed into a real clown! His adorable dancing melted every heart in the parking lot! They even allowed Rayden to climb aboard the bus (only REAL clowns can do that!) We enjoyed a nice meal, games, cake walk, crafts, and of course, Santa. I hope these wonderful clowns know how much they mean to Rayden and just how much they made him smile. He talked about becoming a clown to everyone he saw for weeks after and continuously asks to watch the video on my phone. PRICELESS!!!