Cornelius Chronicles

The kids do lots of things and sometimes it can be hard to narrow down just what they did that we can share on the blog.  So, here is a mish-mash of what the kids do of late.  :)  Maeve can scoot, but only backwards.  She's on the move! Bekah can read stories to her brothers and sister.  They love hearing Rebekah share a good book, no matter where they happen to be.   All the kids love playing on the tablets.  They would do this all day, every day if it wasn't for the interference from presky mom and dad.   Rebekah can sew fun toys and crafts to share.  She loves sharing her creations.  Rebekah and Loyd can kick the soccer ball, but only once or twice per game.  ;)  Maeve can eat lots of toys, including Mr Potato Head.  She traded her frownie face for a smile.  :)  The girls both can look pretty as a picture, especially on Sunday in their nice church dresses. :) Special moment from the week: Yesterday, we had a special ward activity at th

 It has been a very busy couple of weeks with a lot of fun things happening at the Cornelius household.  Here are some pictures of our eventful end of March - first of April.  Enjoy! Maeve learned to sit on her own!  She accomplished this big milestone on Wednesday, March 27th.  Now she is perfecting the art of scooting backwards.  :)  She also discovered that everything should go into her mouth.  By everything, I mean EVERYTHING. She also discovered the ecstasy of swinging.  She LOVES the swing and can't get enough of swinging back and forth.  This activity is always sure to illicit adorable baby giggles. On Friday, March 29th, Xavier had his very first dental check up.  He did a great job.  The dentist and the hygienist were very kind and gentle with him and were good to patiently explain everything they were doing.  He was a little bit nervous to sit in the big, moving chair so they let him have his cleaning and check-up on my lap.  He was very obedient and did e