Play Date

We had a playdate with Ali and Jackson Clayton. It wasn't until the end that is Sarah and I realize that Kate and Ali were little twins. They had a great time. It was so fun to watch them playing together.  It was a little crazy when Ali called out " hey Kate?" And Kate answered "Yeah?"  I don't know why this little exchange struck me so much, but it just sounded so grown up.

Just now

I've had a hard time working on my Relief Society lesson all week. The neighbor kids are coming in an hour so I can watch them. The house is a disaster. The past several days have been really discouraging. But just now I'm sitting on the couch, the door is open to an absolutely beautiful day, Kate and Daniel are in the backyard playing in the water table, and for some reason I feel a unique calm.

... Seconds after I finished writing that paragraph, Kate dumped a container of cold water on Daniel's head, he started crying, Kate ran to hide, Daniel came crawling toward me across the cement, dripping wet and freezing cold.  Kate ran back to him once I'd picked him up to pat him on the head and say "Sorry Baby Daniel Oden Cornish!"  Such is the calm of life right now - short and sweet.  I'll take what I can get :-)

The Swan

The Swan strikes again on a double date at the Hale Center Theater in Orem. Turns out it's the perfect snack holder.

First haircut

I'd wanted to get Kate's hair trimmed for a while, and with family pictures coming up I thought it was a good time. I'm sure I could have done it, but decided not to risk it before family pictures. So, I told Kate what we were going to do as we drove to the salon. She was very shy the whole time we were there, and didn't move an inch during the whole cut. I saved a lock of her hair and smiled at how little she looked in the chair. On the drive home she was very excited about the whole thing. It was a fun little activity for the day. Love her sweet little soul. 

Family Tree

I love before and after shots. This one isn't exactly an accurate before because we did have a collage of pictures on this wall that I didn't get a picture of. However, this is the blank wall before our family tree FINALLY was put up. It's been about 2 years since I started thinking about this idea. I met with grandma Simmons; borrowed Doug and Rosemary's book of remembrance from grandma and grandpa Cornish; sent out emails, went through tons of pictures from mom and dad's stuff, and bit the bullet to actually buy the vinyl tree and some frames. It took several hours to get it all up, but here it is. I love it. Next step... make a book about each side of the family with a few more pictures of each individual and some more information.

Happy Nap

It is usually so fun to go get Daniel after a nap or in the morning. He's so chipper (sometimes he wakes up crying, which is sad. But he is quickly comforted as soon as someone is holding him).  Here he is after another happy nap.

Book Buddies

For the last month or so Kate has been requesting to keep the books we've read to her when she is going down for a nap/bed. She likes to line them up on the edge of her bed (between the mattress and the guard rail) or snuggle with them. She still stays in bed after she wakes up and sings or chats until I come get her. She is a joy. Sweet Angel.

The Gate

We have these gates up to keep Daniel from crawling up the stairs (which he's actually very good at... until he turns around to check his progress or to smile proudly at whoever is behind him - then he comes tumbling down).  Neither he nor Kate likes the gates. I went upstairs to put some things away and after a few minutes I heard both kids burst into tears simultaneously. When I came down to see what was wrong, this is what I found.  They had both come over to the gate and sat/stood by it and cried.

Lunch with this Little Lady

Ever since we had peanut butter and honey sandwiches for Kate's birthday dinner, she has requested a "honey sa-wich" for lunch. Of course that is with a side of any fruit we have in the house (apples, peaches, grapes, "banas," pears, mandarin oranges, apple sauce, frozen raspberries, fuferries (aka blueberries), etc.  And "ice wado" to wash it all down.

Canning Carrots

One of my favorite things in the world is watching Matt work with our Littles.  He's wonderful.