Feb is usually a very slow month. But not this year! It began with a Vex Robotic tournament for Blake at Soaring Heights. I was impressed! This was quite the set up. And for first timers, Blake’s team did great. Then, a glorious 70 degree Sunday nap. Everyone needs one of these in Feb. But…
Blake chopped his long, luscious locks. He has the best hair. I like his new, edgy look. He had a fun basketball season, even though his team wasn’t the best this year. Mr. Smarty pants with another 4.0 to add to his collection. Modern Band performance at the talent show. Mrs. Harvey offered a modern…
Our last day in Munich started with us cooking breakfast in the Guest Kitchen. This was such a fun feature of our hotel! We were all ready for a break from bread so we had scrambled eggs, kartofulpoffer, fresh berries and juice. It was protein heaven for our carb soaked bodies. We stopped to show…
Rusty here. Christmas Eve skiing went so smoothly this year! The secret is preparing ahead. I had gotten out the ski stuff a few days prior and made sure everything fit. Tara made sure everyone had coats and gloves. We got up and were off to A-basin. It was an easy drive with 0 traffic….
Ending the decade with a bang! First up, making little goodie bags to hand out at our Stake day at the Denver Giving Machines. These youth banged out 750 bags in under an hour!Blake gets to meet an eagle!Making Christmas Peep houses. Josh’s is more of a horror house….Teacher giftsMiddle School band kids playing Christmas…
It was a Denver weekend! It started Friday with the kids performing for the lunchtime crowd at the Denver Giving Machines. This was so much fun! Halle and Josh had been practicing some clarinet/saxophone duets, and Blake learned a few tunes on the Ukulele that we all sang along to. I just love the Giving…
This is the first time we’ve traveled at Thanksgiving since Josh and Halle were tiny. As we are going to Germany over Christmas, we wanted to be able to spend some holiday time with our Banks family. It was a great trip! The night we were leaving Blake cried and cried saying he wished we…
Blake has been growing his hair for months so he could be a very authentic Thor. And I had to buy and return no less than FOUR costumes until we landed on the exact right one. I also got to help with Blake’s school Halloween party in the afternoon. It was my very last elementary…
This race was So. Much. Fun. It totally exceeded our expectations. And Halle was a ROCK STAR! She went in with the best “can do” attitude, and she accomplished things she’s never done before. She had so much grit and determination–it was a joy to watch her. She scaled walls, threw tires, ran through mud,…
We all slept in the next morning, and after a very slow start, we headed out on our self-guided food tour of the East Village. But first, Blake earned $2 yesterday. I kept him busy watching for dogs so he wouldn’t mind walking so much. He got $1 for every 50 dogs he saw. So…