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Alex
To say Hannah was delighted by the wavy curls she had when she woke up and we removed her braids would be the understatement of the year. She refused to let us anywhere near her hair with a brush for fear it would ruin her beachy waves, so Josie used her fingers to gently style it.
We incorporated hair braiding into her nightly bath and bed routine, and I had even managed braids over the weekend without Josie’s help. When Josie was there, she dazzled Hannah with complicated braids, like French and fishtail. I stuck to the basics. Although I wasn’t nearly as adept as Josie, there was no denying that I was getting better at it.
On Monday morning, when Josie arrived, Hannah came running out to announce that it was only two more days until game and movie night.
“I know, and I can’
