THE BANANA STAND!!

Last year, after watching some Arrested Development (the TV show) Andrew got the idea that he could run his own Banana Stand selling chocolate dipped frozen bananas. He would talk about it all the time. “Once I get my banana stand running I can buy this... or I can pay for that.... etc.” And after he talked about it enough, we thought why not?

Realizing the Provo Farmer's Market (every saturday at Pioneer Park) would be the perfect place to set up shop, we gathered some supplies and bought a load of bananas, and debuted last Saturday. It was actually a lot of fun. But the cool part was that Andrew took total ownership. He wanted to do everything, and run the whole thing. He wanted to prepare the bananas, he wanted customers coming in (he would stand there and shout out "chocolate dipped frozen bananas!"). One lady even commented that it was nice to have such a nice helper, and he didn't hesitate to correct her telling her that he was the owner of The Banana Stand and that I was working for him. Even when it was time to clean up, he was great loading up the dolly with stuff and carting it to the van (even though we only have pictures of Emma cleaning up.)

All in all it was a lot of fun, both Emma and Allie wanted to participate, well except the time Allie had wandered off on her own, and didn't seem to care. I think it will be a memorable summer experience!