Christmas 2009

Well, it's the end of a whirlwind holiday season. We celebrated Christmas at home a day early. Zak seemed to enjoy it although he had no idea what was going on, and Isabel loved the gifts, even the ones which weren't hers. Actually, everyone seemed to like their gifts and it was a lovely Christmas Eve morning.



After breakfast, we packed up (our sedan is getting too small for all of our stuff!) and hit the road for Cleveland. The kids loved playing with their cousins and grandparents, and the weather was actually pretty nice - no lake effect snow, hooray! Everybody opened gifts Christmas night after visiting Kyle's Grandma. Saturday, Kyle and I continued our tradition of having a "grownup" night out at the movies/hotel while the kids enjoyed time with Oma and Opa.




Sunday, Kyle and I had to go back to Columbus because we had to work. Since the kids' school was closed, Kyle's parents graciously volunteered to watch the kids. I hope Isa and Zak behaved themselves! It sounds like they had great fun with their cousins as well as a trip to Chuck E Cheese. While the mice were away, the cats (that would be Kyle and I) got to play by taking in another movie (Two movies in a week! Unheard of these days!). But we missed the kids terribly and smothered them with kisses when they got back.

I had to work the next day but Kyle, his parents, and the kids went to a New Year's eve event at the Community Center. They had a bouncy house, juggler, arts & crafts, even a countdown at noon. I'm sorry I had to miss it, sounded like fun! Neither Kyle nor I managed to stay up til midnight on New Year's eve, but we did celebrate with champagne and friends on New Year's Day while watching the Rose Bowl. Happy New Year!!!