Christmas Part 2...

Well Christmas Eve was here in a flash and I made our usual dinner of Cheese Fondue with Chocolate Fondue for dessert. However, with mom in the hospital since Tuesday, it just wasn't the same. Before dinner I called mom and William got to talk to her. He misses her tons and it was nice for him to get to say goodnight. After dinner William got a bath and then it was time to play for a little while and get ready for bed. That morning Julie and Marcus were at our house and the boys opened their gifts to each other. William gave Marcus the wrong present at first and he got it halfway opened before I noticed. After getting him the right present he opened the Color Changing Hot Wheels track we got him, which apparently was a huge thing for him as he was almost in tears. I missed his face though.. :(
William got a Batman on the Batcycle and he LOVED it. The look on his face was priceless and we just had to open it up now for him to play with it. It definately made his day.
Before we knew it Christmas Morning had arrived and it was time to open presents. William found the Red Dino he had been wanting left out just under the tree. And then he got to open his stocking. Inside that he found some candy and a pack of bendaroos... He had been wanting those for a long time. He's made several things. I'm sure we'll be buying him more. Then after waiting "patiently" for Grandpa it was time to open presents. It was a frenzy of opening gifts when it came to William. He loved all of his gifts and just kept saying thank you to all of us and santa.. He even threw in a few "you are the best mom ever!" in there. Silly kid. I managed to get some pictures for mom.
Later on after getting some of the gifts put together grandpa thought it'd be fun to shoot William with the NERF gun he got him. Thank god William is a good sport.. He laughed and got the biggest smile on his face. It was good for a laugh. Mommy even tried on the Bumblebee Voice Changing Helmet he got and made aunt Anna laugh. I just couldn't resist. Breakfast consisted of sausage and eggs. After breakfast I called grandma back after she called us early this morning to see when we'd be up. Turns out she needed to have a quick simple surgery done and she didn't know when that would be happening. We just have to wait for her to tell us when to come visit. She doesn't wanna miss spening some time with William and us on this day.
I do feel sad for William on this Christmas. Grandma has always been here for Christmas and this is the first time that he's really experienced her being gone for something like this. We have been to visit her and he was almost in tears as we left. He just wants grandma home. He keeps asking when she'll be coming home and he was hopeful that it would be Christmas. Instead we have another 5 days with grandma gone and mommy has to do all the cooking for Christmas dinner.. Let's hope I don't mess up the Ham.. I think Anna would cry. I know I would. I am, however, thankful for what I do have on this day. I have a wonderful son, a great family, wonderful friends, and am even blessed with a wonderful man who has been a blessing this year. William too is thankful for his family, friends, school and most of all the good things he has. It's a reminder this year that even though Mom is sick and not with us at home that she's in good hands getting better, and that this day is meant for more than just presents and for some the big dinner that comes with the day.