Three years later and our adult children still have the photos, and yesterday I bought two more soft, fuzzy $5 holiday blankets for DS10 and I... this time with even more appreciation of them!!
I also found a Charlie Brown Christmas coloring and activity book and yummy fruit smelly markers that are already being well enjoyed by DS.
DS has his birthday near Christmas and I don't know how any of the details will be worked out this year, but I'm trusting more and more in LIFE continually getting better.