Cornelius Chronicles

What do you do during the hottest July in SE Texas history? Leave town, of course! We just got back from a wonderful trip to Utah. We got to visit Grandma and Grandpa P and Grandma and Grandpa C and all of our cousins and uncles and aunts. We had a terrific trip and found lots of wonderful activities to keep us hopping! Here are just a few of the pictures we took in no particular order. The kids thought Grandma and Grandpa P.'s house was wonderful. It took nearly the 2 full days of the drive back home to convince Rebekah she was ready to leave. She loved sleeping in the nice cool basement, eating yummy snacks and treats all day, and picking peas and cherry tomatoes at her every whim. Besides, nobody loves you like your Grandma and Grandpa do. My mom was a saint and spend way too much time helping me to make curtains for all the bedrooms in my house and making yummy food for us to eat. We all came home a bit fatter than we left. :>) Grandma's backyard is beautiful ...

So, what do you do when it's over a 100 degrees outside and it's the 4th of July? Why, spend the afternoon outside at the park, of course! We had a fun 4th of July. They really know how to celebrate here in Texas! We went to the church for a joint ward breakfast. Then, we went over to League City park where the city provided free hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy, snow cones and sodas for lunch along with free entertainment. We ate our yummy lunch and then the kids went to the petting zoo and took a pony ride. Bekah loved touching the geese and Loyd was sure his job was to stay on the pony all afternoon. Then, we got our balloon animals and went to the face painting. Rebekah had a seashell put on her arm and Loyd had the batman bat put on his arm. Sufficiently tired, we went home and everyone took a long nap. After we woke up and ate dinner we went to watch the fireworks show at the Kemah boardwalk. It was an awesome show that kept Loyd "Oohing" and ...