The Fanning Four

Happy 5th Birthday Bethany! 4 was an absolute delightful year with you. You thrived in pre-k and bring so much sweetness and love to our household. You keep us on our toes and constantly remind us how your intelligence can be used for good and to get what you want, haha! Soft-spoken and shy in public, and loud and outspoken at home- you are the spunk in our family! You weigh 38 pounds and are about 42 inches tall. Your favorite foods are pizza, chick-fil-a, spaghetti, shrimp, quesadillas,fruit, smoothies, salad, and of course, candy. You wake up between 6-7am and only take naps occasionally but you are very good at taking a rest time. You are in bed by 7:30 unless you take a nap. Every night you like for us to stay in your room for 5 minutes, plus 1. The last thing I hear from you most nights is, "Please scratch my back and sing me church songs." You finished pre-k this year and will be starting kindergarten in just a few weeks. You love school, made some great...

Happy 4th Birthday Caleb!!!! This picture sums up your personality! You love to make us laugh! Funny faces, dances, jokes, laughing all the time, you are our joy! Over the last year, your personality has blossomed and your comfort as a part of our family has settled as you have come to trust that you are a part of a family forever. Today we celebrate you, our little buddy!!!! You weigh  34.6 lbs. and are 40.5 inches tall which means you are only 1.5 inches shorter than your older sister!!! Your favorite foods are cereal, crackers/chips, bananas, applesauce, lasagna, PB,J and overall you're a good eater. You wake up about 5:00am and play on the Ipad and eat cereal until we wake up. You take an afternoon nap for about an hour and are usually in bed by 7:30pm. You completed a year of pre-K this year and are ready for another in the fall! You LOVE school!! Your best friend is Sophia. You just started gymnastics and are in the tiny tots group. You love the movie Car...

"If you were a boat, my darling A boat, my darling I'd be the wind at your back If you were afraid, my darling Afraid, my darling I'd be the courage you lack If you were a bird, then I'd be a tree And you would come home, my darling, to me If you were asleep, then I'd be a dream Wherever you are, that's where my heart will be Oh, do you know we belong together? Oh, do you know my heart is yours? If you were the ocean, I'd be the sand If you were a song, I'd be the band If you were the stars, then I'd be the moon A light in the dark, my darling, for you" Boat Song- JJ Heller Two years ago he placed his little red hand print on the official document and became a Fanning forever. My heart is his... After all the paper work was done, in a very emotional exchange, Caleb was placed into Tom's arms and quickly fell asleep. When he woke up hours later, the fun began as we worked hard to earn his trust and show ...