Our annual Banks family Christmas party was pretty special this year. My mom had helped me scan over 600 of Alan and Sharon’s old picture slides at the Family History Center. Then, I pulled my favorite ones and made them into a photo book. All the members of the family included notes of love and…
Many nights of Dec Josh goes to bed licking his chops, dreaming of Christmas Eve dinner. Ribs and Cheesy Potatoes. His FAVORITE! And it lived up to every expectation. So yummy. My mom even changed up her recipe a little to make it Gluten Free for me. She also went to Cravings and bought me…
What a fun month this was! Learner’s permits, dog sitting, and Josh’s first trip to the temple! Blake got to bring home a few of his class Beetles over the break. They escaped 2 times and one of the times one just crawled across Blake’s foot as he was eating breakfast. It scared him to…
This Thanksgiving began as they all do….at the Broomfield Turkey Day 5k. It was a medium weather day. Not super cold, but definitely not warm. This year I got to be with Blake, which was so fun. Rusty and Josh ran together and Halle took off on her own. Blake’s side was hurting, so we…
This Fall we have designated Wednesdays to be hiking days. And we have had an absolute blast. We have done some challenging hikes, had some great talks, and enjoyed being outside in God’s beautiful world. Mt Sanitas: Flatiron loop at ChataquaTop of the 2nd Flatiron. This hike was AMAZING. We took a break from hiking and…
Josh joined the Cross Country team this year. I am so proud of him! He stuck it out even though it wasn’t really his favorite thing. He always tried hard and he improved so much. It was so fun watching him run at meets with his good buddy Ethan. I’m so glad he tried something…
Puppy sitting Captain, our neighbor dog. He is the CUTEST, sweetest thing! He almost makes me want one of our own. Almost. The kids absolutely loved having him for the weekend. Hilarious sign at the airport…Our annual Labor Day trip to Elich Gardens. Sarah and I went to see Beautiful for a belated bday present…
This summer is NON-STOP. A week after returning from Yellowstone, Halle and I flew to Utah. She was headed to BYU for EFY. We flew in on a friday so we’d have a few days to spend with the Schofields before they left on to follow their dreams in Berlin! A few days before we…
Chippy passed away on Aug 2, 2018. She had been sick for a couple of days. Her eyes got glassy, and her little body got bloated. We were watching her and planned on take her to the vet soon. The sweet thing passed away in the night. We were all heartbroken. She was our first…