Thanksgiving and the holidays...

Happy Thanksgiving everybody! What a great lazy day for us to be together. No work, school, places to be. We loved spending time together cooking, playing games and snuggling after the triptophan (sp?) kicked in. I've been reflecting on what I'm most thankful for and it's always the really basic things like my family, the gospel of Jesus Christ, our jobs, our food and shelter and good friends. As this holiday season kicks in it's always tempting to load up on "gifts" galore and spend money on all things the kids want. But we're going to focus on what we can give to others. The kids are going through their old toys and we're brainstorming on what we can do to help people in our community that don't have this season. May we all pause for a moment and look around us. Be thankful and grateful for all you have. You are so blessed! Enjoy this holiday season and focus on the faith, charity and love it is meant to be about. We love you all!

So haven't update my blog forever! It's been a crazy last few months and it's not slowing down at all.

Halloween was so fun this year! Ben went as a scary doctor, I was a witch, Sam was an army guy and Max was a mummy! I made his costume this year and it was so awesome! I'll post some pictures of the fun day on here for all to see. We had a great time going to some good friends house and trick or treating with their family.

Other activities we are doing this fall include the following:

Max is practicing 2 days a week and this week he gets to be goalee! The thrill of his life, he says. He came home with all the hockey pads, goalee mask etc and wore them for hours practicing his stance! He is adorable. He is a great student and is learning to read!

Sam is doing great in school and growing so fast! He is constantly reading new books, building new lego inventions and surprising us with his witty and funny sense of humor. He is also working on getting his Faith in God award before he goes to Boy Scouts in Feb and turns 11.

Ben is moonlighting for other hospitals and urgent care centers. As if he doesn't work enough! He's making extra money and it sure helps! He's got 2.5 more years left of his residency and he is done! It's been almost 15 years of marriage and 15 years of schooling! It's been great though and well worth all the sacrifices we've made.

As for me, I'm still working at Quicken Loans and have been promoted to Executive Mortgage Banker. It's been a great job and has provided some awesome opportunities for me. I'm also an avid reader, shopper and scrapbooker so I keep myself busy.

That's a quick update on the Farr family...check out the Farr Funnies as I've updated them with some recent stories! Ciao for now!