Cornelius Chronicles

1 Pink Fairy + 1 Adorable Giraffe + 1 Unhappy Robot = Way Too Much Candy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don't worry, our Robot eventually warmed up to his costume and gave us a smile.

This last week Dustin went to Washington D.C. for a Project Lead the Way conference. While he was away we kept ourselves very busy. We tried to think of something fun to do every day and I got some of my craft projects done. On Monday, we had story time preschool at my house. We learned all about big and little and the kids had a fun time painting their big and little Halloween pumpkins. On Tuesday, after we dropped Bekah off at preschool, the boys and I went to the park and then to the library for story time. I think they liked playing at the park best. Wednesday was Xavier's 1 year old well baby visit. He wasn't brave at all. Every time the doctor or the nurse would look at him he would try to burrow into my chest and cry. He was especially woosey when he got his immunizations. Poor Baby Xavier. On Thursday, the boys and I decided to walk around our little neighborhood while Bekah was at school. If you walk every square inch of my neighborhood you will have walked a

A momentous event took place this past week. Grandma C. took great pity on us and our perpetually wrong dates on the pictures and she sent us a camera. Thanks Grandma C! We are loving our sleek new camera and the great pictures it takes. Now future generations can rest at ease and know the dates on the pictures are actual and true. :>) Here are some pictures we have taken with our new toy. Loyd was my first subject with the new camera. He's such a cute kid and I couldn't pass up this moment where he was actually sitting still. Dustin took this shot of Bekah and he is quite pleased with how it turned out. She's growing up to be such a cute little girl. Check out the baby blues on this kid. I can't get over how beautiful his eyes are. Why is it that little boys always get the prettiest eye color and the longest, darkest eye lashes? Even Rebekah got in on the fun and took a few shots herself. So, here is what a 4 yr old deems photo worthy.

Rebekah started Trooper School Preschool this week. We met her teachers and saw her fun classroom on Monday at an open house. She was so excited to go the next day that she jumped right out of bed when I woke her up at 6:30AM to get ready. We got all dressed up for our first day of school and got her backpack and lunch bags all packed for the big day. Rebekah loves going to school. She cheerfully gets dressed each morning and chatters the whole car ride to and from school. She loves her teachers and is having a lot of fun making new friends. She can hardly wait to tell me all about her day and the things she makes when I pick her up in the afternoon. When I picked her up after her first day of class she exclaimed, "Mom! I got to eat two times at school, play on the play ground outside 3 times and we had carpet time 5 times today!" It is all so new and exciting. I am so pleased she is loving school and learning. I may be a bit biased, but there are few pleasures like

We celebrated Mr. Xavier's first birthday this week. We are thankful this cheerful little boy is part of our family. He is a fun little spirit and always cheers us up with his silly laugh and his ready smile. I can't believe a year has past already since he made his big appearance. The time is flying by too quickly. We love you, Xavier. We are looking forward to all the future birthdays we can have together as we watch you grow. We had a little celebration for this big event with some friends a few days before his birthday. Embracing my chance to make crazy Halloween cakes for my October baby and combining the festivities with another friend who also has an October birthday, I got brave and had Rebekah help me make a bunch of these monster cupcakes. I think they turned our pretty amazing. Xavier thought they were pretty cool too. When he finally got his cupcake he wasn't quite sure how to eat, or even touch this prickly creation. After a few hesitant attempts... He