August 23rd

Today is a great day!
Today is the 23rd!
You may not know it but 23 is one of my favorite numbers!
I absolutely love the 23rd of every month!
On April 23rd in 1999 I started dating an amazing guy!
On November 23rd of 2002 he surprised me like you can't imagine and proposed to me.
Finally, on August 23rd, 2003 he said "I do" in front of our family and friends!

I am one blessed wife!

So, today you will see me grinning from sun up to sun down!
I don't grin because my life is perfect.
I don't smile because my marriage has been easy.
I am glowing because on this day my life changed and I am forever grateful for what God taught us on our day of marriage 7 years ago and continues to teach us each day since!
I am happy because I am his and His!

So, on this day, I present you "our song" along with some pics from our marriage!
Enjoy!

P.S. Bobby, LYU!!!!

Don't go changing, to try and please me,
You never let me down before,
Don't imagine, you're too familiar,
And I don't see you anymore.
I would not leave you, in times of trouble,
We never could have come this far,
I took the good times, I'll take the bad times,
I'll take you just the way you are.




Don't go trying, some new fashion,
Don't change the color of your hair,
You always have my, unspoken passion,
Although I might not seem to care.

I don't want clever, conversation,
I never want to work that hard,
I just want someone, that I can talk to,
I want you just the way you are.


I need to know that you will always be
The same old someone that I knew,
What will it take till you believe in me,
The way that I believe in you?


I said I love you, and that's forever,
And this I promise from the heart,
I couldn't love you, any better,
I love you just the way you are.

I don't want clever, conversation,
I never want to work that hard,
I just want someone, that I can talk to,
I want you just the way you are.

We are pleased that we had a successful birthday party to celebrate Bryleigh turning 2!!!
We invited some of Bryleigh's friends and our family out to enjoy this "sweet" celebration last Saturday and even though there were rain showers, it was still a blast!

Here are some pictures of the decorations:

(Top Left: Yummy cupcakes that Brenden made. Top Middle: Fun wreath that Mommy made. Top Right: Cute watermelon cookies Papa made. Bottom Left: Goody bags that KK helped make. Bottom Middle: Watermelon cake that Daddy made. Bottom right: Happy Birthday sign that Hopie made)

(We had pizza, grapes, and chips for lunch...more was served, but these were Bry's favorites!)(The kids enjoyed fun outside in between the rain showers. Nana's cars were a favorite for sure!)

(Bryleigh LOVED her cake! She couldn't wait to blow out the candles but didn't want to sit still long enough to eat a piece.)

(We brought our pool from home and it was a huge hit...by huge, I mean big splashes, not lots of room! Ha!)

(This is the face of 1 happy birthday girl! She is very blessed with good friends and family and you can tell she knows how lucky she is every time you looked at her grinning from ear to ear! We are so thankful for everyone that came to make her day special. Most of all, we are thankful that God has blessed us with such an amazing gift...such an amazing Bryleigh!) :)

Bryleigh's Year in Review

As promised, here is a glimpse of Bryleigh from the past year.
As you can see, she has not only been busy with her fun adventures each month, she has also grown right in front of our eyes. A year ago she still looked like such a baby. She wasn't even walking, has such short/wispy hair, and the cutest snaggle-tooth grin. Now, she's still our baby, but she's running everywhere, has enjoyed her first haircut, and lights up the room every time she smiles.
We are so blessed and couldn't love her company any more!!!

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Happy 2nd Birthday Bryleigh!!!

Yes, we can barely believe it, but it's true.
Our little girl just turned 2!

We are so proud of her and all that she has learned in her little life.
We love to hear her sing, watch her dance, and hold her hand!
She is an amazing girl and we're very blessed!

We'll share more about her year and birthday over the week ahead.

Happy Birthday Bobby!

We miss you and hope that you get lots of love and hugs on your special day, even across the miles! Hurry home and we'll celebrate with you very soon!

Love you!

More Bitterness!

Now...

I SERIOUSLY miss this face!

Bobby left yesterday for a 10 day trip to visit some friends and enjoy some sights in Dubai.
Yes, 10 days!
Today is day 1 and I miss him already!
Please pray for him during his traveling and for those traveling with him.
Pray that they will have a safe, healthy, and enjoyable visit.
Also pray that these 10 days will not pass too slowly! ;)

Can't wait until July 25th!
That is going to be a great day for more than one reason....

Bittersweet

So...today...these 2 faces kissed us good-bye and headed East to spend some quality time with MawMaw and PawPaw!
It is such a blessing that they have grandparents that play such an active role in their lives.
It is also a blessing that we get some alone time to date and catch up with each other.
It is also a tremendous blessing that I can start the school year off without feeling pulled in a million different directions with tons of guilt while I'm at school.
However, this makes us a little sad too!
Our house is extremely quiet and our van is extremely empty.
It definitely is hard to hug your kids and see them go away from you, but we are so glad that they are getting to have this amazing time with our family!

"Let's Go Bulls!"

As all of you should know at this point, one of our absolute favorite things to do during the summer is to head out to a Durham Bull's baseball game. We have been very busy this summer and haven't attended as many as we would like, but we've still managed to squeeze in a few here and there. Last week was one of those times. We loaded up the whole family and headed out to the DBAP. We enjoyed $1 concessions, lots of laughter, tons of sunshine (and heat), and F-U-N from start to finish!! The night was a huge success and here are some of our pictures to prove it and give you a glimpse at our evening...(Above: Brenden's pose during the National Anthem.)

(Above: Bryleigh trying to tolerate the sunshine in her eyes.)


(Above: Brenden reading the line-up.)

Finally, my favorite part...Brenden's version of the 7th inning stretch...

Happy 4th of July!

Our family had a very fun and blessed 4th this year! We spent our morning at church, our afternoon at the pool, our evening with family, and the entire day with each other! It was one of my favorite for sure!
On the 4th our family is very thankful for all of the men and women that have served or are currently serving to give us the freedoms that we too often take for granted in our country. However, we have to be honest and say that the 4th is also a day when we celebrate our ultimate freedom that was paid at a great cost!

"For freedom Christ has set us free, stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery." Galatians 5:1
This sacrifice for our freedom is one that we try to remember every day of the year and that we feel unbelievably blessed and humbled as we think about it daily!

We hope that all of you had a great 4th as well and that you also daily celebrate your freedom!

Love, The Farrs

(Above: The Farrs - July 4th, 2010)

(Above: Pool fun with the family and friends)

We Are The Champions!

"We are the Champions!"

That's right, The Expos are NDLL's Rookie ball champions and Brenden is obviously
THRILLED!!

Unfortunately, Brenden was out of town during the championship games so he didn't really get to witness all of the winning excitement first hand. However, this is a blessing too because he didn't get to witness the drama or debating as well. (Got to love little league ball!)

We got together with his teammates the other night so their coach could pass out trophies, recognize the players, and celebrate the season!

It was a great night but more than that...we had an amazing baseball season!
When we started this season out we said that what we wanted most for Brenden was for him to have a blast. He has always loved baseball since he was teenie tiny so we were fearful of seeing this passion dissolve. We had also said that if Brenden did a great job or improved his skills along the way, then that was a bonus for us. Little did we know that Brenden would absolutely LOVE this game after his first season. On top of that, we couldn't believe that he was surrounded with teammates, coaches, and families that were amazing! Even more than all of that, he rocked some baseball skills occasionally! The season was sprinkled with moments of absolute delight when he would come of the field super excited about his success at batting and fielding.

To say that we were pleased or proud is putting it lightly compared to our true feelings!
After 1 season, we're amazingly appreciative and thankful!
We can't wait for spring to come around again so we can play some more!!!

(Until then...enjoy these pictures from the celebration and stay tuned to info about soccer soon.)

(Above: Brenden with his two trophies!)

(Above: Coach Brad giving "Muscles" his trophies)

(Above: Brenden enjoying pizza and a great slide show from the season.)

(Above: Bryleigh enjoyed some pizza too)

(Above: "Go Expos!!!")

(Above: Bryleigh's reaction to all of the celebrating...ha!)