Christmas card 2013
Merry Christmas!
A Magical Trip to Christmas NYC
Rusty gave me the BEST PRESENT EVER this year. A trip to NYC at Christmas time. It was a magical whirlwind. I apologize in advance for all the selfie’s. There aren’t many perks of a traveling husband, but tagging along on business trips is certainly a big perk. He had lots of meetings and work…
An Epic Thanksgiving
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…
Can’t stop tradition
Even temps forecasted to be hovering around 0 degrees couldn’t stop us from attending one of our favorite holiday traditions—The Denver Parade of Lights. We stayed over night at the Hyatt again this year, and despite almost freezing to death, we had a great time. Denver was a ghost town. Usually we have to stake…
Multiple Piano Festival
12 pianos. 24 bodies. 48 hands. Spectacular!
Happy 7th Josh!
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,…
Double Digits
Dear Halle, Wow! How the years have flown by! Today you are 10 years old. What a proud moment for me, as your mom, to reflect on what a wonderful, special girl you are. You are such a good sister to your brothers. You are kind and gentle (mostly) to them, and they look up…