Here’s to another great school year!
(Josh and his best friend Ezra, ready to conquor preschool!)
Well, Joshua’s first birthday was pretty nuts. To give you some background, the poor kid has had something funky going on in his digestive system that is giving him multiple, very gross diapers every day. This has been going on for almost two weeks. Well, on Fri, the day before Josh’s bday, Halle threw up…
Ok–so my kids weren’t spooky at all, but they sure were cute! Halle and Josh were a cowgirl and cowboy respectively, and little Blake was the cow. Halle loved her pink cowgirl hat and Josh loved his gun. I can’t believe they had any energy left after their party, but they were gun-ho to go…
Despite the stomach flu that swept through our ranks, Thanksgiving this year will go down in history. All the Cornells and All the Banks (Minus Brett and Kami’s fam) sojourned to Colorado to spend the holiday with us. As we are all aware, having family visitors ranks #1 on the list of Banks Kids favorite…
I had been bugging Rusty for a few days to take an NYC road trip. As we were driving home from Cape Ann I could tell he was tired and not up for a 3.5 hour road trip with the kids. He suggested that I go by myself. I was tempted, but unsure if I…
It’s AUSTRALIA DAY!! And Banks family Christmas morning. Even with our impending trip, Santa still found these big kids on the nice list. A new monitor and gaming chair for Blake, a (new to her) laptop and new coat for Halle, and a Raspberry Pie and new shoes for Josh. Blake turned his presents into…
Spring is coming! As evidenced by these adorable baby lambs we got to go visit the other day. My friend Kara is friends with the nicest farmer, and he let all our kids come hold his newborn lambs. Halle soaked up every minute of it. I’m pretty sure she was devising a way to sneak…