A few weeks ago Halle was the “Star of the Week” at kindergarten.  For those of you who have or had kindergartners, you know what a big deal this is. Halle has been looking forward to this since the first day of school. As part of being Star of the Week, the kids get to…

Josh and I had a great, yet chilly, day on the 1st grade field trip.  They planted seeds, worked in the garden, learned about bugs, and had the chance to visit a beehive.  When they were learning about bees, they were told that honey is essentially bee throw-up.  This, of course, grossed everyone out, and…

The Lincoln Center puts on a neat week long event every summer.  They have a whole bunch of concerts and performances that are all done outdoors, free for anyone to come and enjoy.  We went on Family Day, and the kids had a great time participating in a very unique exhibit called Tangled.  They each…

Oct 22, 2004—Wow!  It’s been a long time since I updated all Halle’s accomplishments.  We’ll start with the Banks family trip to Mexico.  We all flew to Mexico on Aug 16th of a week of fun in the sun.  HHalle and Bridger were both doped up on Benadryl but it seemed to work better on…

Halle and her friend Berlynn performed a magic show for a ward talent show.  They were amazing!  Maybe I’ll post the video of their awesome magical talent.   Blake wishes I would stop going to the gym and give him a proper nap.  Here he is zonked out in the middle of the child care floor…