I am a fan of the Chocolate Pudding

I think if there is any question as to whether or not Christopher likes chocolate pudding, this photo will resolve that issue. He loves it so much he wears it!

First Pics of Our New Baby

We had our first doctors appointment today. The baby was quiet, which is uncharacteristic for a Banks, so Dr. Mulch had to do an ultrasound just to make sure that the baby had a heartbeat. It was beating normally in the 170's. Everything looks great. They pushed back the due date another week. We are now at 9 weeks and the baby is due on February 12th. May have a Valentine's baby! We were ecstatic to get to see the baby so soon. Christopher is hugging mommy's belly and saying "Hi baby." It's so cute!

Aunt Tracy & Uncle Jeff took us to Christopher's first trip to Chuckie Cheese's. Chris had a ball. He was not too sure of Chuckie, himself. He came out and walked around and Chris clung to daddy like a monkey. He did "give him five" though. Brian, mommy and daddy played games to win over 500 tickets so Chris could get a good prize. He got some play Black & Decker tools for his workbench at home.

Brookfield Zoo

It was a big day at the Brookfield Zoo. Christopher got to have his first train ride on the way there. He fell asleep on the way to see the monkeys. He was not alone. Even the tigers took a snooze. He had lots of fun be everyone is hitting the hay early tonight!

Visiting Friends

We are up in Plano, IL visiting our friends Roger, Valerie and Jordan. Christopher and Jordie have been having quite a time together. As you can see, they fixed dinner!

Rebuilding

The patio is starting to come together after the May 8th storms. We decided on an 18' x 18' screen room with a pad for the grill. It should be nice to spend our summer evenings in with friends.