Cornelius Chronicles

We had a guest come visit this week. Her name is Flat Olivia. We are all very glad she came. The picture above is with her and Rebekah by the NASA rockets on NASA Rd 1. Flat Olivia is here for a school project. We are suppose to show her around town and teach her a little about League City then send her back home. Wish us luck! A very nice couple in our ward was cleaning out their attic and came across the table/chairs above and a small pretend kitchen complete with dishes. They kindly gave them to us. The kids are in heaven! Loyd learned how to climb up on the chairs by himself in about 5 mins . He also learned he can drive his sister nuts by pushing the table around the kitchen while she tries to put "food" on it. They crack me up. Now Bekah insists on baking in her kitchen all day long and pushes plates of "cereal" and "pancakes and hash browns" on the family all day long. (Note: My menue is more extensive. She just has an obsession with

Ok, so I thought I would be brave and cut Loyd's hair (but not too brave I did give myself some time for mistakes to grow out before Loyd goes in for his first birthday pictures). All I can say is that we REALLY miss Aunt Lizzy and her fabulous hair cutting skills. Thank goodness hair grows! Here is a funny picture of Bekah sporting her flawless fashion sense. She cracks me up!

Yesterday we went to the Houston Children's Museum . The kids had a ball. They had a building zone, a pretend grocery store, giant puzzles, a puppet show theater, live chicks, and a giant water works exploration zone. They even got to paint their faces. Rebekah's engineering and grocer genes showed threw. She adored the little grocery store and got pretty good at building pipe systems to direct water flow. Loyd loved the table that blew small beach balls into the air using air pressure. He loved to grab the balls and then make them float again. We made it home happy and tired. Here are some photos of their silly face paint.

NOPE! I am loving this warmish weather in January! I think we would all go crazy if the kids and I were cooped up all "winter" long due to snow and cold. I am very grateful we can go outside and ride/run around until everyone is good and worn out for a nap. To all those who must endure a long, cold winter, I send my condolences. We will think of you as we watch the butterflies start to come out.

Loyd and Rebekah are looking more alike every day. It's fun to see how similar they are. Rebekah has taken to hiding in the small hutch thingy we have in our front room. She yells, " Shh , sleeping," and then closes the door. It doesn't take long for Loyd to crawl over and swing the door open and giggle at his sister's silliness. They think this is a great game of "hide and seek." Loyd is developing more of an interest in books. I can often find him pulling out some of the board books I have cleverly stashed in baby friendly locations and then he practices his page turning techniques for a few minuets. He is beginning to take an interest in the pictures too. Maybe one day I can get him to sit on my lap long enough to read 2 books in a row!