Grandpa is still hanging in there. Mom told me today that they had some very sad moments today, but also so happy ones. Lots of memories being shared, laughs, but lots of tears. I guess Grandpa just isn't quite ready to leave yet. Perhaps he's enjoying having all his kids together again. Maybe that was his secret Christmas wish. Who knows? As of 10:50 this evening, I have yet to receive a call saying that Grandpa has gone home.
Despite these current events, we did have a very Merry Christmas. The big boys had a lot of fun this morning. Liam got very overwhelmed. We figured this would happen. It happened last year when Spencer was a similar age. Liam opened his first gift and that was it. It was all he wanted to play with. I ended up opening a large portion of his gifts because he couldn't focus! Poor guy. We may change it next year and open regular family gifts on Christmas eve and then save the stockings and Santa gifts for Christmas morning. One of my friends does this and I didn't see why until this morning. It spreads out the festivities a little more. The little kids can deal a little better, and it helps with the chaos of gift opening and playing. Spencer really enjoyed all his gifts. He was able to handle the chaos a little better. He still tired out pretty quick and was ready to just play after a little bit!
Dinner was fantastic, despite the fact that I forgot to get cranberry sauce! Oops! We had pie for desert and everyone was satisfied and full at the end of it all! Today was a success! There were a few tears shed, but also memories shared.
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