Multiple Piano Festival

Rusty was in NYC for Valentines Day, so I had 3 cute little Valentine’s instead of 1.  I love how excited my kids get for holidays, and I love coming up with fun, special ways to celebrate.  We did special pancakes for breakfast, and they each had a little surprise waiting at their plate.  …

Salzburg.  All the love for Salzburg.  What an incredible city.  It just reeks of history.  And it is beautiful.  The city we think of today was built under the rule of the Roman Empire but there is evidence of human settlement as far back as the Neolithic Era.  I don’t even know where to begin. …

A few weeks ago Halle was the “Star of the Week” at kindergarten.  For those of you who have or had kindergartners, you know what a big deal this is. Halle has been looking forward to this since the first day of school. As part of being Star of the Week, the kids get to…

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It’s no secret at the Banks house that the kids’ birthday time usually means giving back in some way.  We’ve done Toys for Tots, local toy drives, Samaritan’s Purse and most recently, Kids Against Hunger.  They are so blessed and so lucky and it is really important to me that they get a tiny glimpse…

I’ve been so excited to take my Dad to the Nederland Carousel.  This carousel was originally out at Salt Air.  My mom heard stories from her mom about all the fun they used to have out there.  After a big fire it was moved to Fairyland in American Fork.  Fairyland was at the Developmental Center…