KANSAS CORNWALLS @ 336

25th - Jason & Stefanie and kids arrive in Monrovia... from their base camp in Palmdale. After opening presents at 336 it was off to (Great) Grandpa Cornwall's, in La Canada.
26th - We attended church at the Monrovia Ward. Our guests included the fun Larsen boys (who had spent the night while ma and pa Larsen were attending to some urgent business at the maternity ward of Methodist Hospital).
Sunday afternoon Mom & Dad stopped by the hospital so the 3 big brothers could meet and greet their new baby sister... born 2:30 am that morning.
Sunday evening we cruised to a very good place for visiting... the L.A. Temple Visitor's center.
We paused for a sentimental photo - HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to Jas and Stef for their wedding 8 years ago.
After seeing the lights on temple hill there was strolling and HOT chocolate from Grandma.
27th - Monday morning we paid a visit to The Grove/Farmers Market at 3rd & Fairfax, one of the most historically famous spots in L.A.... so they say.
One of the main attractions (for little girls everywhere) is the American Girl doll store.
There is a special treat place at the Farmers Market. (We will have to go there straight-a-way next time we have visitors from Connecticut.)
We did a lot of window shopping... looking at all the cute things in the store displays.
We enjoyed a couple of gourmet pizzas from the Farmers Market and ate them in the upstairs dining hall.
Always a highlight is the ride on the double decker trolley through The Grove.
The afternoon was reserved for all 9 of us seeing... and loving... Disney's latest animated feature - Tangled. Then it was goodbye to the Jas Cornwalls who headed back up to Palmdale and some special Whelchel family times throughout the rest of the week for Bro. & Sister Whelchel's 50th wedding anniversary.

A few photos (taken by Uncle Dave) have been added to the Christmas Day post at Grandpa Cornwalls.

4 Years of Marriage

Marrybeth and I have been Married for 4 years today, and to use the old saying it has really flown by would be appropriate here. Marybeth is an amazing woman. There isn't anything she can't do and do really well. I love her so much and I am so lucky to get to spend everyday with her. She has been an amazing wife. She is always so sweet and always looks for ways to improve our relationship. She is very talented in her career, photography, cooking, and singing songs and making them up on the spot. I always knew she would be a great mother and she has not disappointed in the least. I could go on. But she is the B-E-S-T and I love her so much and look forward to many more years together.

Extended Cornwall Christmas

The whole group for Christmas 2010

Christmas evening at Grandpa Cornwall's


There were too many people for a group photo shot, so we did a video pan.
It was nice to have all of Grandpa's children there together. We missed the 18 (grandchildren and spouses and great grandchildren) that were enjoying their Christmas day away from California.

MERRY PEZ-MAS

Click on the above image (to go to CandyCorn) to see some fun things Santa brought to the Cornwall clan.

MERRY CHRISTMAS 336 EVE

After a day of preparing, the Christmas Eve fun began as the Dave Cornwalls, Gr.. Grandpa Cornwall and the Larsens came over for the traditional, wonderful creata-potato soup, home made bread and orange rolls, with yummy goodies for desert.

We had a full cast for the traditional nativity dramatization - the inn keeper was particularly dramatic and versatile.

We had a few fun games, some remarks by Great Grandpa, and a tour of the PEZ museum.
The traditional Christmas Eve P.Js came to 336 - fun as ever.

And the P.J. wearers... fun as ever.

Merry Christmas EVE!!!!

I know that a lot of us are all over this year for Christmas, but that doesn't mean that we can't share the Christmas moments that we have.

Marybeth said that all she wants under the TREE this year is this cute little boy.
There are a lot of things that are different when you have Christmas out east. But one of the great things about having Christmas out east is that Christmas comes so much earlier. So we have already opened our Christmas Eve PJs.

Here are the Grandkids with all of their new PJs And no PJs would be complete with out a reindeer on your bum

Being Bennetts first Christmas we are really excited for every Christmas Moment. Bennett got to open his first official Christmas present. We caught it on video but we are having trouble posting it. We will have to post a bigger video later.

Click image for highlights of BYU-UTEP bowl game from last Saturday

Nesting @ 336

It's nice to have a full house (and dinner table) with the college birds having flown back to 336 for Christmas break. We all gathered for a turkey dinner on Sunday with Great Grandpa Cornwall. Then it was off to the Stake Youth Bell Choir concert... the first time there was not a Cornwall in the group (that is if you don't count the alumni number, which included 3 Cornwall ringers!)

Joy School Program

We hope this video brings back lots of fun memories and that Grandma and Grandpa can feel like they were actually there.
To finish the grand-kids in their Christmas Sunday outfits, here are Daniel and Elizabeth.

A few Thank Yous

Thank you to Grandma Hodgkinson for making Bennett his Christmas Stocking. When we got it we took a picture of him next to it and he was so little.
Since the day we hung them up Bennett has loved them. Anytime we walk close to them he starts kicking his legs and stretching his arms out to try and grab them. He loves them and he has grown quite a bit since we took the first picture.

Thank you to Sister Graham for giving Bennett this very cute Christmas outfit. We saved it for the Sunday before Christmas which was yesterday, and it was the perfect outfit to wear.

Bennett has been doing such a great job sitting on his own. We are always close by because he still has a case of the wobblies but for the most part he does a great job on his own.

Thank you Mom and Dad for giving me such Awesome genes so I could pass them down to this cute boy. And with MBs genes we got this super cute little boy.

Thank you Dallin for taking the time to come visit us here in CT. It was really nice for you to buy a plane ticket to come and see Bennett. Stop by anytime.

And last of all Thank you Marybeth for deciding to enter a photo contest and winning. And getting a $100 Visa Gift Card and getting your picture displayed in a calender for the month of September. She is now an Award Winning Photographer.

There are so many people we could thank and this is not an extensive list. We just had a lot of things to post and cute pictures of Bennett that we wanted to post. And this was a fun way to do that.