Welcome to our new family blog!  We have started a new one cause I was having a hard time keeping JJ's updated and in his voice instead of my own.  A few things have changed around here in the last month.  First we have a new addition to our house and his name is Brunson Thomas Banks.  He arrived on October 17, 2011 at 8:55am and weighed in at 8lbs. 5oz and was 21 inches long.  He was a long time coming but we are very thankful he is here.  None more than big brother JJ.  J-man has hardly left his side since Brunson has arrived.  He stays with me and Brunson just about everyday.  Even his first thing to do every morning is to walk into my room and ask where his "Brudder" is.  He is a very good brother.  He helps gather things for me and like to hold and feed Brunson too.  Brunson is a love!  He is such a happy baby.  Pretty happy go lucky about everything.  Even when his brother is holding him.  The only time he really makes any noise is when you put a wet wipe to him to clean him up.  He is very different from JJ.  As you can see in the pictures we can't tell what color his hair really is.  Some days it looks reddish brown, some day's a tawny blond so don't ask we don't know.  He has small, brown eyes and his Papa's little nose.  He is a greedy gut and like to eat.  He doesn't mind who holds him or really what you do to him, he takes it all in stride.  Dwayne is still working at the school and is pastoring First Baptist Odenville church.  I am currently on maternity leave and trying to figure out how to maneuver two as just the one was a handful at times.  JJ held his terrible two's to come in at terrible three's instead.  We are making it work.  Since Brunson has come it hasn't been as bad with the fits, or maybe we got serious about cutting the fits out.  Either way it makes for interesting days and quite funny stories I hope to share along the way in this blog.  I already have one to post later today but I have a lump of love that JJ is going to help me feed so until then...
Laurie