Jon, I am so sorry that you couldn't spend the first Christmas with your little boy.
On the up side, he is too little to know what is going on anyway. Fortunatly, he dosen't have a clue, so he didn't miss anything. Next year, he will hopefully be with you. You'll buy him a special gift and he will have more fun tearing the paper or playing with the box.
My family all got together at my Dad's house for Christmas.
About 25 of us. I love holidays, my family is so much fun and we all get along great. How cool is that?