Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Happy Holidays!!

We  had a great visit with the Wank family as they made their way down to southern California and the kids got their first exposure to Hanukkah with an impromptu banana menorah! 


In the Kozuki household, it never quite felt like Christmas until the sugar cookies appeared... so last night the kids helped Tantie decorate our traditional Christmas cookies.  


Though we always thought they were candy canes, Jason quickly found all of the "J" cookies, which he thought were for him.  Given that inspiration, how could we resist creating a few letters of our own?


Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!

Monday, December 1, 2014

Happy 8th Birthday, Kara!

How time flies... we were talking about how we thought there was a chance that Kara might be a Christmas baby, since my due date was mid-December and we weren't sure if she'd be late... but knowing it would stress me out thinking about how we'd get back to Parlier for Christmas, Kara was born early and at eight years old, she is obsessed with time and never being late.


It was a back-to-school morning, but we managed to have some of Kara's favorites for her birthday breakfast.


Over the weekend, Kara celebrated her birthday with some of her friends...


We knew her actual birthday would be a busy day.  We were at school in the morning to celebrate both Kara and Ben's birthdays and then after school, Kara went to KCAPS for her weekly volunteer duties.  Then it was off to soccer practice and dinner out with the family.  Good thing Mrs. Boyd gives out a Homework Pass on your birthday!

We had to stop at Yogurtland on the way home because no birthday celebration can be complete without something sweet!


Our little birthday babies have been busy these past few days... it has been Lego central at our house.  Ben built the Millennium Falcon and the Star Wars Republic Gunship.  Kara built a shopping mall, cruise ship and beach house.  The Legos have definitely kept them busy and entertained.  I think the hardest part is trying to keep Jason's little hands away from all of the masterpieces!