Cornelius Chronicles

 Summer is here and so is the Southeast Texas heat.  Here is a list of just some of the things we've been doing this month to beat the heat and enjoy the hot summer weather: 1. Swimming lessons - We go to the city pool nearly every day to cool off and learn important swimming skills.    Loyd puts his own swimming suit on all by himself.  :)  Making progress!  One day these kids will relax and swim...right?  I only had to be 27 years old before I finally learned how to swim.  I guess that means there's hope for them too.  :)  Xavier is too little to be in a class, but he gets to hang out and play in the baby pool while we wait for Bekah and Loyd to finish their classes.  2.  Neighborhood Pool - We walk to the neighborhood pool several times a week to cool off and play.  Xavier and Loyd can swim all by themselves as long as they have a life jacket on.  Bekah is working really hard to learn how to swim without her life jacket.  We play a lot of games of

We started the last week of school with a day off.  We celebrated the Memorial Day holiday with a good old fashion cookout.  We enjoyed yummy watermelon and Dustin smoked us his very first brisket.  It was delicious!  Dustin's cool smoker/gas grill  The amazing finished brisket!  Bring on the BBQ sauce! After a long year of school work and a final week of parties and partings, now we are ready for a much needed summer break.  :)