Blake hiked his 1st 14er(s)! And of course, with zero training, he scampered right to the top. Grey’s and Torry’s for the win. But maybe his favorite part was driving the truck on the dirt roads leading up to the trailhead. Or perhaps it was picking up two cute girls whose car couldn’t navigate the…
I got so behind on blogging, so I’m using Rusty’s journal. I think he must have been a little behind too, because he didn’t say much! Suffice it to say, we had such a fun time being together in Steamboat. Love this family of ours! Was happy to turn my phone off and leave to…
Between our Hawaii trip and Josh’s mission stuff, there’s not a whole lot else to report. But here’s a few more Jan happenings.
Mopeds and MaKena Cove–Rusty A few days before we left, Tara had a really strange backache. Then a few little rash spots on her stomach. By this morning, the rash was all over her stomach and back and was huge and red and awful. Poor Tara had Shingles on our trip to Hawaii! So I…
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Dear Blake, Wow—16 already! This year has been another whirlwind of growth and joy. You absolutely nailed Driver’s Ed and earned that coveted permit—hands down one of the proudest “I still can’t believe I drove a car today” moments. I loved watching you in your first driving lesson at the airpark; you handled it like…
It’s AUSTRALIA DAY!! And Banks family Christmas morning. Even with our impending trip, Santa still found these big kids on the nice list. A new monitor and gaming chair for Blake, a (new to her) laptop and new coat for Halle, and a Raspberry Pie and new shoes for Josh. Blake turned his presents into…
If I refuse to believe it, does that mean it didn’t happen? Just kidding. Nothing has brought me more joy than watching you grow up. You are so smart, driven (you woke up super early in Australia to take an interview for an internship!) and just plain fun to be with. Our family always feels…
We told the kids if they could swim 500M without stopping they could get scuba certified and we would take them diving. And I wanted to spend more time with the kids. Josh took us up on it so we went diving. We basically repeated Tara and I’s trip to Cozumel because it’s the best…