Sharon and Alan came for a visit and we had such a wonderful time. The first day they were here was filled with fun and adventure. The girls got to have a wonderful day out at the American Girl Doll Store, while the boys finally got to visit the Nintendo and Lego Store. Grandpa Banks…
This week Halle attended her first ever Tennis Camp. Rusty was skeptical that 5 year olds could learn tennis, but he was wrong. She did awesome. Her teacher was great and knew just what to say and do to make the whole thing really fun. The camp was just 4 straight days, and now we…
Our little Halle Berry turned 5 on Sunday! She had an awesome cowgirl party with her friends yesterday where they got to make balloon animals, make a barn picture frame, and get animal tattoos. She got so many fun presents and can’t decide which she should play with, so she just bounces from one thing…
As a kid, Rusty was a HUGE Mets fan. He was heartbroken to find that his idol, Darryl Strawberry, was less than kind to his wife. So, it was a really fun and special experience to get to go with his Dad to City Field (Formerly Shea Stadium) and watch the Mets in action. Unfortunately,…
The first morning we were here I jumped in the shower. I was washing my hair and saw something scuttle across the shower floor. It was a COCKROACH!! EWWWW. I screamed and yelled for Rusty to come get it. Like the brave man he is, he calmly picked it up and squashed it. Pretty sure…
The kids kept with tradition of sleeping in. They didn’t get up till about 7:30. And then they ran in and pounced on Dad to wake him up. After we got Dad up and Grandma and Grandpa downstairs, the kids came out to see that Santa had come! Blake went first. He read his…
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