my favorite moments this week

In the midst of all the craziness it's so easy to forget all the sweet moments that fill my week. The little things that make me smile throughout chaos. My children are growing up ever so quickly, and I kept finding myself thinking this week, "I hope I never forget this! I hope I never forget this!"

G R A Y S O N

current favorite toy: blue hippo. you love to gnaw on this thing.

You've started to make all kinds of vowel sounds in your baby talk this week. And you're teething like crazy, so your onesies are constantly drenched in drool. Today I learned that you like it when I rub your gums. You also discovered how to make spit bubbles this week! I love it. :) When I fed you carrots the other day, you spit them everywhere. I couldn't help but laugh. :)I know it won't be cute for much longer. 

you're so happy in the mornings. i just love you.

You're trying so hard to sit up on your own! I prop you up with the Boppy pillow, and you lean forward to reach for toys. This week you've REALLY started to love your toys! You're starting to remember things and favor things. You prefer to play in your Jump-a-roo more than any of your other toys. I say, "Jump-a-roooooooo!!!" and your face lights up! You know what else I discovered this week?! I could be wrong, but I *think* you might be a leftie like mommy.

jump-a-rooooooo

S C H U Y L E R

she's the dog. i'm the dog catcher. and while i catch her, she wants me to sing, "DOGGG CATCHER DOGGG CATCHER TAKE HER AWAYYY" i know. it sounds a little creepy. but she made this song up by herself, and she's very proud of it.

she's the dog. i'm the dog catcher. and while i catch her, she wants me to sing, "DOGGG CATCHER DOGGG CATCHER TAKE HER AWAYYY"

i know. it sounds a little creepy. but she made this song up by herself, and she's very proud of it.

she's the dog. i'm the dog catcher. and while i catch her, she wants me to sing,
"DOGGG CATCHER DOGGG CATCHER TAKE HER AWAYYY"

Sweet girl! You have tried so hard to obey mommy all week! ...With a few exceptions like our Target trip on Thursday where you ran off grunting and running around in circles like a maniac. ;) You were quick to apologize--on your own initiative-- and in the end I was way more encouraged than discouraged. You also have been so eager to help me out. Your compassion for your brother has sky-rocketed in the past week!! When Gray cries, you run to him to try and comfort him.

Your independence has grown a lot this week, too! You're wanting to do more and more things ALL by yourself. For example, on Tuesday night, when mommy put you in the bath, you bathed yourself, pulled the plug and got out, dried yourself off, put on your bath robe & slippers, and proceeded to go downstairs for a snack. You helped yourself to some oyster crackers and raisins from the pantry and turned on a movie. And I didn't stop you, because it cracked me up. That was such a funny little moment for mommy. :)

I've been so surprised at how much you love doing "pre-school time" with mommy! You learned how to write your name this week! Except, you like to write it YOUR way, like this: "SkY FArr". I love it too much to try and tell you the "right" way to do it. We'll get it down eventually. You're just 3.

You never tire of playing "dog catcher". This week, you've ONLY wanted to play with toys that have to do with dogs. "Puppy Play-Doh" is your favorite activity right now.

Here are some quotes of yours that I've been laughing at all week:

• "Dee-doo, dee-doo, dee-doo": the sound that the blinker makes in the car
• "What's up, DABE?!": You think mommy and daddy call each other "dabe", when we're really saying, "babe". 
• "I will be content with my new gold fish even though it's not a puppy." .wow. and. thank you. 
• Me: "Sky, do you remember what the President's name is?" Sky: "Chico Farr! Hahahaha!! His name is Chico Barack Obama Farr." --You are so three.

happy sweet, sweet 6th anniversary, babe!!

My hands start to shake as I start to write this post. It's about the most important person in the world to me. It's about my amazing husband, Jonathan.

Oh gosh, the tears start already.

I'm just going to speak from the heart, here, because if I pre-meditate on what I'm going to say this will wind up being a book. And we don't want that.

So as the story goes, we met in middle school and were good friends. Our friends were friends, which meant we were friends too I guess. I liked him. He liked me later. But I didn't know. We started hanging out with each other around our families in 2002. There was a ton of flirting and I-like-you's and I-like-you-a-lot's and woah that's intense I want to be around you every free moment I have and then. He asked me if I would go out with him. So we entered into a courtship in 2003 (was it, Babe? Or 2002 still??)  he FINALLY asked me to marry him on December 21, 2004. And I... said ..."YES!" [Cool little fact: We had our son 6 years later, to the day!]

6 years ago today, on Friday June 3 2005, Jonathan and I got married. We were soo ooooo young. I guess we still are kind of young. But I feel like we were wee babes then. Jonf was 20 and I was 21, and both completely, utterly, madly, deeply in LOVE! As I walked down the isle, I remember feeling like I couldn't take my eyes off of him. Like my eyes couldn't move to the left, or the right. They were fixed. He had the biggest smile on his face, and was slightly teary-eyed, but not like bawling his eyes out like I think I was expecting. And I was a nervous wreck. Just shaking like a leaf. Then, I remember that as soon as I got up on the stage to start our vows, my nerves went away. I looked in his eyes, and he looked into mine, and I remember thinking, "I get to marry Jonathan Farr!" What a dream come true for me. For those of you who knew me in high school, you can attest to this.

Oh, Jonf. I'm SO GLAD to be spending forever with you, my sweet boy! You are truly such an amazing father. An exemplary husband. You are the most humble, patient, selfless, hard-working man that I know. You work so hard at work and at school to provide for us, and you do it with joy and diligence. You make best use of your time, at all times. Seriously I am amazed at all the grace God's pouring out on your life, my love! Your diligence makes ME want to be a hard-working wife and mother every day that I roll out of bed. You inspire me to take hold of every opportunity and work hard, here at home. Thank you for working so hard for us. Thank you for being a fun, goofy daddy to Sky and Gray. Thank you for being willing and ready to enter into family life as soon as you get home.

Thank you for all the simple things! For the back rubs, for being willing to take part in our kids' childish joys, for bringing home flowers every once in a while, for running out to the store so that I don't have to. Thank you for the way you continually seek ways you can grow as an individual, as a child of God, as a man, as a husband, as a father!

I am so blessed by you and so THANKFUL that I'm your wife! I still can't believe I get to be married to YOU, Jonathan Farr.

Happy Anniversary, Bubby. Happy sweet, sweet 6th Anniversary.

I love you with all of me.

(...more than 1,000,000 elephants.)