We spent Christmas Eve with Nonna, Pepe, Gran, and the Ketelsens. Zach insisted on wearing his Spiderman costume all day which was very entertaining. The little guy was pretty excited about the camera we gave him for Christmas and insisted Nonna pose for a photo shoot which was also very entertaining! The boys and I made homemade pasta for part of dinner as a nod to Papa who always made lasagna for Christmas Eve.
Christmas Day started with the boys going through their Santa bags and opening up a letter from Santa explaining there would be a bunk bed delivered to our new house and they will get to share a room when we move (they had been asking for this non-stop). We had decided not to exchange gifts this year with my side of the family and instead just spend the day together. It was a very quiet day as Uncle Peter had undergone heart surgery and was not recovering well. There were phone calls back and forth with Auntie Laurie, a few attempts at a board game, lots of worry and serious conversations. It didn't feel like much of a holiday but it was nice to be all together and we did our best to enjoy the time we had together.
The next day we got together with Grandpa's side of the family. When we planned the get together we were so excited that the Great Grandmas would all be there and Aunt Penny planned a really fun gift exchange game. Unfortunately the Burchett house had been hit with a bug and they didn't make it so the boys were bummed to be the only kids but they got plenty of attention and had a lot of fun helping out with the game. It was another night that felt a little different than usual. More phone calls with Auntie Laurie each time with worse news. We all had a hard time not being able to be with her and felt guilty having any type of celebration knowing what they were going through.
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