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My parents were in town last week and we had so much fun! We got to go and spend a few days in Colorado Springs, and we wish we would have stayed longer! It is so beautiful down there and SO MUCH to do. We went to “Focus on the Family” which is a HUGE…

Dear Josh,Happy 9th birthday my sweet, wonderful son.  You are such a joy in our family and we love you so much.  Your cute face has had me wrapped around your finger since the day you were born. This year, the one word I think describes you best is “thoughtful.” You are aware of the…

We had a low key Spring Break this year.  It was so nice to kick back and relax.  There were lots of morning cartoons, big breakfasts, and staying in pajamas until noon.  But we also managed to pull ourselves together a few times to go have some fun. We went swimming at the Apex Center…

These two poems totally capture Halle’s cute personality.  My favorite is “I wish.”  I Wish I wish I had a brown and light brown wiener dog. I wish I could go outside without putting on sun screen. I wish I had a Barbie whose head wouldn’t fall off. I wish I could go to Hawaii…

This year brought our entire family (minus Cole, who had to work) to Colorado for Thanksgiving.  We had the absolute best time, and I don’t even know where to begin describing all the fun.  Everyone arrived on Wed evening and we had pizza, had fun running around with cousins and participating in our annual Banks…

We hit the road on Thursday, July 3rd and headed down to Plymouth.  What a fun little adventure that was!  I’m going to let Halle’s journal post tell you what we did. One funny story—The Native American tribe that lived in Plymouth were the Wampanoag people.  Blake came home and was telling Rusty all about…