Kozodoy Christmas

Every year we go to Mark's mothers house for Christmas Eve. Things have changed allot in the 10 years I have been going. A major change has been the addition of three of their four grandchildren. For years Julian has been the solo kid. Even when the girls were born there was still very little for Julian to do with them. This year though, this year was different. The girls, and Moses, could not get enough of their favorite older cousin. They chased him, attacked him, loved on him, in short he was their hero. I found him hiding from them a couple of times, just to get some rest. He was all the things an older cousin is supposed be, times 10! He was brilliant.

This year was also special because we were all there. Everyone in the family was able to make it, with the exception of our dearests Will and Jim. There were 12 adults and 4 children. A party to be sure.

At times in the past the night could get late quick. This has become hard with the small kids. This year Robbie catered the meal and instead of letting Jay do all the dishes, we all pitched in and finished in record time. We were able to get right to presents, much to the glee of all the kids. This year all the "big kids" gave each other donations to the charity of their choice. It was a great alternative to was has turned into exchanging gift cards.

It was a fun Christmas Eve.