First day of School

“Whoever does not visit Paris regularly will never really be elegant.” –Honoré de Balzac First up on the docket today was the Opera Garnier to take a picture for miss Halle.  She’s obsessed with Phantom of the Opera right now, and I was excited to snap her a picture of this impressive building.  I wish…

Here’s our Ragnar video. Kristin did an amazing job. When I’m old and gray I’m going to watch this video and remember the glory days 😉 Ragnar So Cal 2011 from Tara Banks on Vimeo.

Halle is now 8 1/2 months.  Time is flying by.  This has been a big month for the little munchkin.  Her second tooth popped through, so now she has two cute chompers on the bottom.  She has also learned to scoot!  It is so cute.  Daddy was home with her one morning and all of…

We created a new tradition this year.  One that I hope will endure through the ages.  The first annual Back to School Bash. Ice blocking and LaMar’s donuts.  Can’t imagine a better way to end the summer.  Or a more awesome group of friends to be with.  So blessed.  Moms’ turn!

Dear Joshua, Happy 7th birthday!  We love you to the moon and back, and are so proud of you.  You are such a special little boy.  You are smart as a whip, often trumping your sister as we quiz math facts :).  This year you had a rough start to the school year, but now,…

Per usual, we celebrated the 4th of July a little early. For some reason our neighborhood always does it’s big celebration a day early. The festivities started with a Firecracker 5K run. Kami always inspires me with the stories of her races, so I had to try it out. I was lucky enough to take…