All I Want for Christmas!!!

For the last several weeks, ever since I posted about the new accommodations a our house, Gene has been telling me not to put pressure on Greg and Jessica to come here for Christmas. I've always known that someday they would decide to stay in Provo for Christmas, and I wouldn't blame them. When they married in 2001 we had an open house here for them just before Christmas, and they spent their first Christmas together with us. Each year since then they have faithfully travelled down here to be with us and get warm for a while. But this year they had finally decided to stay in Utah.
I was really trying to be brave and not sad, saying that I really understood that they wanted to be at home and start their own traditions. Inside I was sad though. Every time, "I'll be home for Christmas, you can count on me," came on the radio I'd get teary, missing them so much. Like I said though I was trying to be brave. We bought gift certificates and got them to them so they could buy whatever they wanted as gifts from us, and hoped they'd have a great time in Utah.
Yesterday, Friday, Brandi and her kids were going to meet Gene, Julie and I at our Del Taco for lunch. As we were waiting outside for Brandi to get there Gene managed to maneuver me into a position were I couldn't see the parking lot. While we were just standing there chatting, I heard a familiar voice and little voices chiming in. It was Greg and Jess with their little ones. Boy, did they all fool me, what a surprise!
I just started to cry and hug and kiss them. This is truly all I ever really want for Christmas, all of my kids with their families together with us . . . it's the best season ever!!