I'm so happy to hear that he's made it home safe and sound! That, in itself, is a wonderful gift!
The order states that
DH has
SS from 10am on Christmas morning to 7 pm 2 days later on odd years. On even years, he gets him 2 days before Christmas Eve and has to be back by 7 pm on Christmas Eve. Which meant that SS has NEVER slept here on Christmas Eve or woke up in his father's house on Christmas morning.
But last weekend,
BM told DH that, since her other kid was going to be picked up at 7 pm (by ex #2) on Christmas Eve, he could pick up SS, too. She also knows that we can't have SS the 2 days after because we can't take the time off. Just having him wake up here on Christmas morning MORE than makes up for the time lost! Plus, we'll have him New Year's Eve, too. We know that BM wants to 'play' and we have no problem if she 'thinks' she's using us as babysitters............you can't 'babysit' your own kids, but she doesn't understand that.
DH and BM split when SS was 2.........he is now 13, so it's been 11 years since DH has actually seen SS first thing on Christmas morning. I can't wait to 'capture the moment'!