Family Reunion

So today the family was together for a few hours, albeit in James' room. The room was a little smaller than on Friday, since James received a real bed instead of a crib. We had requested that he have a bed, since he sleeps in a toddler bed at home, and a real bed would make his play area a little bigger. And bigger means less floor space in his room. So when I arrived with the girls, we found a table and benches in one of the hallways, and had a "picnic" style supper. James was content to stay in the stroller and look out the big glass window at cars and buses and people 7 stories down. After dinner, we were about to go for an elevator ride (which are really cool because they're glass, and you look down on the cafeteria below), when Matthew arrived. With the family complete, we went down to the waterfall, but again James was content to stay in his stroller. Soon after we went back up, the kids were playing in the hall while Steph and I visited with our guests, James asked to go back to his bed. So all in all, although his O2 levels were fine (on 2L), his energy level is down, and he does not have much get-up-and-go like he used to. What was interesting was that although sitting, he would laugh at the girls goofing around. Often times it is James' cheerful soul which takes the edge off his harsh world, and certainly assists us in coping with his troubles. I have often said, and will say it again, for all the trouble that James has been, he really is no trouble at all. And that is a gift from God. How gracious He is!