Flash Back ...

The boys are 17 months on the 30th and here is a flashback to this time last year.... at 5 months old.. they have changes so much!

Spring clothes but where is the spring?

The boys have new spring gear but man we wish we could get outside in them! We have been looking for the sun but it never comes out :(

Happy 16th Birthday Vince!

March 24th 1993 Vincent Timothy was born... he taught me what love really really was all about. As I type this it makes me cry because of how much I truly love him.

My poem for my Vince…

I felt it…
You were growing inside me and you kicked me hard… I felt it
You turned one year old your cake was sticky on your cheeks and … I felt it
You were a toddler and you bumped your head… a goose egg and … I felt it
You were four and you went to nursery school, you made a soft bunny and ... I felt it
You had your first day of kindergarten and you had a heavy backpack and... I felt it
You said Mommy “my first tooth is loose”… I felt it
You held my hand crossing the street….I felt it
You got your first skateboard and you thought you were so cool… I felt it
You were so sick with the flu and burning up on your forehead so. .I felt it
You got your permit and you drove me almost off the road and… I felt it
You’re an awesome, amazing son .You make me so proud, not a day has gone by that I have not… felt it
You are turning 16 today, I love you so much it hurts Vince … It hurts my heart so much I really felt it.

I love you buddy!
xxoo Mom

It is official... we open on Monday

After so much work,shopping,ordering,planning,hauling and lack of sleep we did it! On Thursday we received our license to operate at the new center.
Monday morning hundreds of little feet will dance upon the floors and fill the rooms with laughter. One little boy Brody was visiting while is daddy was volunteering his time and Brody said "Mrs. Anna this is the best place in the whole wide world"! That little boy had no idea how much that meant to me!
Well... here's to 20 more plus years of Anna's Bananas in good old Farmington!

Boys will be Boys!

The boys sure have fun together! They are getting big so fast and if you look at Beau's new hair cut you will love to know his DAD did it! I WAS SHOCKED and hope those bangs grow back FAST!

Beautiful DAY!

Today after the boys went through the snack cupboard Shelby took the boys out on a walk. Finally the weather is getting nice so they can get out of the house! Beau's new thing is to run around the house and say " go-go-go" so Shelby tells me when they are on the walk if she is not going fast enough Beau chants " go-go-go"! Funny boy!

Daddy Dresses Beau

So this is what you get when Daddy dresses Beau... he is in a freshly cut off tee shirt and his pants are now cut off into shorts...
ohhhhhh well I guess the kid is dressed right!

Braxton goes to school!

Today Braxton went to his very first day of school. He got to go to Anna's Bananas school.. I hear it is the best child care center in the world so I thought we would try it out ;0)
The funny thing is when we got there a little boy named Lane Cook was in his class and was wearing the SAME outfit as Braxton was! Too funny!
Then this happened... I went to take their pictures and the old "See no evil" "Hear no evil" and "Speak no evil" just happened as I was snapping the shots!
Braxton had a great day and his Teacher Mrs. Anitra said he can come back any time.


SEE NO EVIL
HEAR NO EVIL
SPEAK NO EVIL

HEAR AND SPEAK NO EVIL....WE ARE GOOD BOYS!

Finally my Chandlier !!!

This week my beautiful chandlier went up.. and I LOVE IT! Our interior signs went up and here are some of them. Every room has a name.. NEWBORNS are the BUNNIES and so on,
Also you can see our logo behind the chandlier and that looks great too!

Mom and Ashlee take a road trip with the boys

This weekend we had a Mom and daughter get a way. We packed up the boys and jumped in the truck. Ashlee and I find we have the deepest convos when we are driving... we like to call it "cleanse the soul" We can take a two hour drive and turn it in into a twenty minute drive because we get so deep we lose track of time and everything around us.
Once we got to our destination you can see Braxton just can't get enough of his sister. We love you Ashlee xxoo!

16 months old and loving it!

Now that the boys are really toddlers they are on the move! They love to run all over the house and explore. In the cupboards,up the steps,and if they had it their way... out the door! As every month passes they just become more active and more entertaining! They still have their own language that they truly seem to understand.

One other thing becomes more and more evident as they grow is that Beau is just like his Daddy and Braxton is just like his Mommy!
God is good!