Leaving our hearts in San Francisco!

I had been bugging Rusty for a few days to take an NYC road trip.  As we were driving home from Cape Ann I could tell he was tired and not up for a 3.5 hour road trip with the kids.  He suggested that I go by myself.  I was tempted, but unsure if I…

It’s Birthday Month at the Banks house!  We celebrate 2 of the 3 cutest kid in the world in Nov.  This year, as we asked the kids what they wanted for their birthday, this is what we got.  Josh: Ipod Touch! Halle: Ipad Mini!  Woah….those are some expensive birthday presents!  Rusty and I decided if…

I just love the fall time! All the leaves, colors, and smells!  We’ve been able to do a few fun Fall activities in the past weeks.  Here are the highlights.  Pumpkins in the snow.  Holly and Dave invited us to their annual pumpkin picking party.  Unfortunately the weather had different ideas. It was snowing that…

We had such a fun, relaxing Thanksgiving this year!  Alan and Sharon drove in a huge snowstorm all the way from Utah to come spend it with us.  Thanksgiving morning I ran the Turkey Day 5k race (and set a PR!) and the kids ran the 1/2 mile Bumpkin Pumpkin Dash.  Josh was so cute—he…

Well, Boston got a post every few days, so I guess the rest of the summer deserves a post too 🙂  It’s been non-stop fun around here.  Boo for school starting.  Here are some of our favorite days: We enjoyed many a magical sunset in the backyard. Played lots and lots of Animal Town with…