Emma's Birthday

Starting the Garden

I accidentally put these in backwards order, but we've got our plot tilled up and ready to plant squash, zucchini, beans, corn and carrots in a few weeks. We've also got some liners with basil, tomatoes and peppers that are just starting to come up now that we'll transplant once they're big enough. We've never done this before so I don't have high expectations, but we'll see what happens.

Banner Wedding Pics

These are just a few pictures from the weekend. I didn't take many because I was too busy chasing Emma, but other people got some better ones I'll post later.

Yes, We're Still Alive

Sooo, I know it's been a long time since I've posted anything. We've been really busy around the Banner household these days, not to mention at work, and I just haven't had time to get to it. I hope everyone had a Happy New Year. I didn't even make it until midnight this year. In January we went down south for Cody's brother's wedding. We had a great time with friends and family. Cody was the best man and Emma was the flower girl. Mom went with us, and I couldn't have done it with out her! After we got back, we started preparing for Emma's 2nd birthday party and our first garden. Emma turned 2 on the 27th of February and we had a great time. She is growing and changing so much - I'm constantly amazed by her! We just went for her 2 yr checkup last week and she is officially off the charts for her height and her weight. I am learning that it presents quite a few challenges having such a tall 2yr old - she's getting into everything! I also turned 30 last week, which was pretty uneventful - I spent the night making a presentation at a County Commission meeting. I'm hoping that Cody and I can get away alone sometime before the baby gets here so we can celebrate my birthday and our anniversary.

As for Baby Banner, I am almost 29 weeks along and have very few complaints to speak of. My official due date is May 31, but we'll see if I make it that far. (I have a feeling this will be the first Memorial Day in years that we won't be spending the holiday at the river.) It's been another relatively easy pregnancy - which has been a blessing since I have someone else still needing so much attention! We know we're having a boy, but he is still nameless. It almost seems like it's harder to pick a name knowing what it is. There's just nothing that seems right yet. We've chosen William for a middle name, but that's as far as we've gotten. I'm going to borrow my friend Wrenda's baby name book soon and surely there will be something in there that Cody and I can agree on! He's still voting for Awesome Banner, but I told him there's no way that's happening!