Cornelius Chronicles

 You know summer has finally arrived when you spend Monday at the beach, Tuesday at the spray ground, Wednesday at the pool, and every day at swimming lessons.      Time to rest up for another week of water fun!

Rebekah: "I can't wait for the twenty-tooth of this month!"  (I think we now know which day of the month the Tooth Fairy and dentists like the most.) ***** After a nap Loyd (in a dejected voice) : "Mom, my dream didn't come true." Mom (mildly curious) : "What was your dream?" Loyd: "I dreamed noodle were falling out of my wall.  When I woke up I checked under my bed and they weren't there." ***** Xavier: "Watch this happen!" - He shouts this very enthusiastically whenever he wants us to watch him do something. Xavier (holding up 1 hand, with is fingers spread wide apart) : "5 minutes!" - He declares this whenever we announce it is time to stop doing something he isn't ready to leave yet.    *****  Maeve: ...And because she can say a thousand things with her eyes...

   This week was the last week of school for Rebekah and the last soccer game for the Spring season for both Rebekah and Loyd.  Rebekah did a fabulous job this past school year, excelling at her course work in all subject areas.  I am very proud of her for her diligence and willingness to work and improve her intellect.  I am also proud of her kind heart and the warm, kind way she treats all she meets. Our last soccer game this week was also our first win of the season.  Rebekah and Loyd really grew as players and improved their listening, obeying, observation, and teamwork skills.  It was a fun season!  We were quite the sight for our last game.  Dustin couldn't come due to work, so it was just me on my own getting 4 happy, busy kids to the field on time, while toting the team snack for the week and a chair from which to watch the game.  I learned that there is no one who carries as much stuff as a three year old...

This was our last week of story time for the school year.  To celebrate we pulled out the wading pools, set up a sprinkler, threw in some sponge burst balls, and let all the kids go wild.  They played and had a great time with all their friends in the nice warm weather and the moms enjoyed some down time and a chance to visit.  We had such a fun time with story time and we are now looking forward to a fun summer of sun, sand, and swimming.  :)  Spring Soccer season is almost over.  Just one more game to go!  Our team did well yesterday. Our game ended in a tie!  Yea!