Halle’s Baptism photo shoot

We woke up early in hopes of being the first people on the tram to the top of Zugspitze, Germany’s tallest mountain. We made it just in time to jump on the tram and head up the mountain.  This was one of the most expensive things we did and I was really on the fence…

Nov is always a fun month at the Banks house as we celebrate the birth of two out of the three cutest kids ever born.  Josh turned 6 and Halle turned 9.  The festivities start with Josh.  He was the happy recipient of lots of legos, a razor scooter and cold hard CASH. Later in…

             Spring break was good to us this year.  We had lots of time to relax, lots of time to get some good cleaning and de-cluttering done, and lots of time for fun!  Our favorite Spring Break activity was Letterboxing. Letterboxing is a fun little “treasure-hunt” where the kids get to follow clues that lead…

So I feel a little wierd writing a bday post about my own birthday, but oh well. We were in Utah and I had the perfect day. Rusty and the kids took me to lunch at my favorite place, Costa Vida. And seriously–drinks were spilled 4 separate times. The people at tables around us were…

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again.  Memorial Day is the best running day of the year in Boulder, CO.  And this year it was made even better because Halle ran her first 10k.  We had been training once or twice a week (plus soccer) for about 3 months.  She did the Run…