Cornelius Chronicles

A picture of Mommy (me) by Xavier, drawn June 2014 A signed picture titled, "The Savior," by Xavier.  It's a picture of Jesus.  Xavier says you can tell because he is so glowing and bright, drawn June 2014 Xavier has picked up on a love for drawing.  It's fun to see how many pictures he can color yellow (his hands-down favorite color) and how happily he draws all of his subjects.  I love my kids' art.  :) Funny Xavier Quote: While watching a Peg Plus Cat episode promoting the idea that sorting (i.e. cleaning) one's room is lots of fun, Xavier (age 4) says under his breath:  "Sorting is dumb.  I hate sorting.  I sort things under my bed." It's true.  He sorts (throws everything on the floor) his toys under his bed whenever we ask him to clean his room.  Gotta love an honest kid.  :D

We have been having all sorts of fun with visitors this summer.  We started off the month with a bang.  Grandma and Grandpa ,P and Grandma and Grandpa C, and Uncle Jason all came to visit and to be part of Rebekah's baptism.  We had lots of fun taking our family to visit the beach, see some of our favorite parks and water spray grounds, visit NASA, eat at lots of yummy restaurants, and celebrate with Rebekah in decision to be baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  It was lots of fun for everyone! Uncle Jason, Loyd, Rebekah, Xavier, and Maeve at Rocket Park in front of the Saturn V rocket. Loyd and Xavier experimenting with sidewalk chalk on the wet cement.  Maeve is showing off her squirt gun. We also enjoyed some happy, warm rain storms.  These rainstorms are perfect opportunities to get a swim suit on, grab some chalk and squirt guns and have lots of fun playing in the rain! Playing in the water is the best! Loyd displayin