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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is this the kid whose mom rejected him? If so- how is it going? Have things improved for him? Hope Thanksgiving was ok and that the bio mom didn't disappoint too much.[/quote]
Yes. this is us. We're doing  okay. There are good days and not so good days.  Thanksgiving was good for the most part his gf stayed with her family and he had Thanksgiving with us without much incident. He really hit it off with my Grandpa who is the  rough around the edges, ex- Marine doesn't really like anyone type.

We're trying to keep spirits up,  the little ones are pretty excited so  I'm hoping it will rub off on him. We at least want to make it a good Christmas for him on our end as much as possible. Which is why I started this thread because I  didn't know where to start.

So a very big THANK  YOU to all who made suggestions this helps so much you have no idea! Thanks.[/quote]

A hoverboard that doesn't catch fire?  ;)

OP, have you done stuff like get him a stocking made with his name?  Preferably one that matches your other ones?  My stepdaughters were oddly touched by this gesture in my house.

Does he like any particular guitarist or rock band?  You can get guitar picks online with different bands.

http://www.amazon.com/Unique-Custom-76-MM-Thick/dp/B0143J6OBW/ref=sr_1_5?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1449339960&sr=1-5&keywords=rock+band+guitar+picks[/quote]

I'm ashamed to admit I've only done a little bit of decorating :oops: . We don't have a tree up yet, but we plan on picking one out later today or  tomorrow. I usually don't hang stockings until Christmas Eve as  away of prepping for Santa's arrival, but I suppose I could change that  tradition a bit. His stocking would be different, an old family friend made us a set when our youngest was a baby, but she's no longer with us, so I can't ask her to make another. I was planning on buying a little stocking and hanging it up with the girls  as a way of telling them there's a baby on the way, maybe I can get him one that matches the baby's so it won't be too different.

Thanks again for all the ideas.[/quote]

[b]I like the idea of establishing some kind of personalized gift for each family member.[/b]  Maybe put up an ornament with each kids photo, or  buy  a personalized cocoa mug for each kid and the parents.  Get the cool ten presents too of course, but this would be sweet.  I'm sure you could find something on pinterest![/quote]

My kids get their own ornament each year that usually has something to do with big events that happened for them that year or current favorite interests.  They love unpacking them and hearing again the stories of why I picked each one.  For example, they each have an ornament that represents their first word, a school house for the start of K, some years are the thing they dressed as for Halloween, last year DS got a trumpet because he'd started playing it at school and DD got an ornament representing the sport she started that year.

Another welcoming ornament would be a personalized one with his name plus your others kids together.  Like this: https://www.ornamentshop.com/2015-family-of-6-christmas-ornament-p8849?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=prodfeed&utm_term=&utm_content=213&utm_campaign=specific&site=google_product_listing_ads&gclid=CjwKEAiAs4qzBRD4l-2w7qOoqEMSJABauikX-c1IibLRl-TZv-XluAnEzR31w2LLGOHseZ8Nqm6isxoC48fw_wcB
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