The Banners

Family.

This past weekend my sister Echo came to my parents house to visit and plan her wedding she is having in September. It was a very emotional, happy, sad, mad....every emotion a body can almost feel kind of weekend. But at the end of the day we all remember what is important and that is that we will always be there for each other no matter the situation. Our family is the furthest thing from perfect....we have more imperfect quilities then perfect BUT those imperfect things are what make our family perfect. We are defiantly all our own individuals and bring our own little pzazz to the table. But we make it work. On Saturday we were all at my parents house minus my brothers (we missed you Josh and Luke) so we decided to pull out the camera and get some much needed pictures.

My mom, my sisters and I.

(I dont think we even have a picture of all 5 of us like this)

‎"A sister is someone who is there and understands who you are. She will be there with you no matter what situation you have been through and going to hit in the future. A sister is your family, best friend, and your friend forever. She is the one you tell your deepest secret to."

Bobby and my sister Echo's fiance.

Bobby really knows how to make people feel welcomed into the family. :) lol

this picture is an inside joke and an awesome way we will always be able to make fun of our dad.

"you want some of this?!?!"

too much fun to be had!

all the guys minus a few.

never a dull moment in this family.

all but six of the grandkids.

Growing up my sister Echo was never really part of my life, well over the last year we have worked out our differences, said what needed to be said and have got closer then ever before. My sisters are some of my best friends and although we dont always get along I know I cant always count on them to be there for me when I need them the most!

"We may not have it all together, But together we have it all."

fun in the sun!

WE have been LOVING all the warm weather we had for a couple days and made sure we took full advantage of it. I think one day we even seen the 100's! I wish that it wasnt such a short visit from the warmth. But we defiantly looked forward to it as the summer goes on.

My boys are the best. They are the best of friends and I hope more then anything they will stay that way forever.

Kolter

Kegan

its always a good time when dad joins in on the fun.

my little daredevil.

a good tan line to go with an awesome day in the sun.

Our niece Bridget spent a few days with us and we LOVED having her here. and the boys loved having her around to play with. Shes moving to Idaho and we're going to miss her so much! Good Luck on your new adventure Bridget! We're always here if you ever need anything! :)

EASTER WEEKEND!

This year for Easter we didnt really have anything planned but last minute we decided to make a trip to Idaho and surprise everyone. We left Thursday night when Bobby got off work and stayed in Rupert for the night. The next morning we got up and the boys spent sometime with Grandma and Grandpa Banner and then it was off to Blackfoot. We went into my moms work to surprise her. (I think we got her pretty good) ;) Friday we didnt really do much to hung out and went to dinner with my parents. On Saturday things were busy. We got up and took the boys into the Easter Egg hunt that they have at Jensens Grove. Then the boys had appointments to get their hair cut. Kegan kept asking to ride the horse so we decided to go catch Flash and let him ride....he was in heaven! After riding we colored easter eggs with my sister and her kids. Then Saturday night we took the boys to Downata to go swimming. On Sunday morning we woke up the boys opened their basket( we decided one big basket was better then two) from the Easter Bunny, we had breakfast, a small egg hunt and then that afternoon we were off to Rupert for dinner. There was a lot going on in a little amount of time and although it was exhausting we loved every minute of it. :)

At Jensens Grove for the Easter Egg hunt. There were sooooo many kids there. All together the boys only ended up with like 6 eggs.