Easter 2010

We took a buggy ride out into the New Mexico desert and hunted for eggs in the bushes. The kids loved it. There's Porter, Payson (Kaub's cousins) and Ivy our friend. I know there baskets are a ittle funky but they didn't care. Kaub only cared about the candy inside!!!

Christmas 2009

Christmas was really fun this year. Mostly because Kaub is so fun. He loves it all. He didn't understand the opening of presents. We couldn't get him to tear the paper. In one present was a truck and dad couldn't open it fast enough for him. He knows his trucks. We spent the weekend with Daven's family. Which was really fun. There are eleven little cousins running around for Kaub to play with. Lots of yelling and banging around. I only saw Kaub if he was hungry, thirsty or tired. He loves the kids. We hope that everyone had a great Christmas and may the Lord bless you.

We had family pictures with the Johnson family Thanksgiving weekend and these pictures are the boys goofing around. They were so handsome don't cha think!!

National Adoption Month

The month of November is National Adoption Month. Everyone needs to be more informed about adoption. I found these common thoughts posted on the Families Supporting Adoption link and thought I should do a little spreading of them myself. Be more informed!

Old Think vs. New Think
*The OLD think is in BLUE.
If I find myself unexpectedly pregnant, abortion and single parenting are my only choices.
There is a third choice, one that has proven to be a success for birth mothers and children–the adoption option.
I would never consider adoption–it would be too hard.
Which ever choice you make will present many hardships–adoption may be no more difficult than abortion or single parenting.
My friends and family will think I'm terrible giving up my own flesh and blood.
Adoption is not "giving up," it is giving to–a decision you have carefully made out of love for the future of your child and yourself.
I'll never know what happened to my baby. I simply couldn't live that way.
The old way of doing adoptions (secrecy and no control) is out. The new way–open adoption–allows you to make the decisions regarding the future of your child and yourself.
Why adoption? Isn't it just for people who can't have their own kids?
Not necessarily true. Yes, some people cannot biologically conceive, but adoption provides a family for a child, not a child for a family.
Kids who are adopted have lots of problems.
Not founded in fact. Refer to the Search Institute Study. Children who are adopted have, among other characteristics, high self-esteem and positive identity concerns at rates as high or higher than their peers.
What about me? I feel it's my responsibility to raise my child.
Your responsibility is to make the very best and informed decision that you can for your child. Studies show that birth mothers who make an adoption plan typically move on with their life, finish their education, have a career, and eventually marry.

It's Autumn Time!

Can you believe it's already fall that means cold weather and bundling up. For the Farr family it means cutting down trees for firewood.

Here's Kaub checking the tires on the trailor. We went to the woods in Show Low with the family. All of this wood went to New Mexico to share with Orrin and KiLeigh. I think there's enough!

It also means the leaves are falling. This is Kaub playing in the leaves with his cousin Tyson in Moab, UT. We went on a little trip for Daven's 33 birthday to Moab. Daven rode his bike on the trails with my brother and friends while the girls took the kids to the park and played.

And of course it means you have to wear jackets, hats, and gloves. Here's us at the shop just hanging out together as a family.

One year old

Our little sweetheart is one year old now. He had his official birthday on September 9th. And we can hardly believe it. He's had so many milestones already and this is another one. He has his two bottom teeth and almost the four top ones. He says "uh oh" a lot. He's had another haircut I think that makes it four times now. He hasn't taken more than just a couple of steps, but any day now he'll just take off. We feel blessed every day to have him in our lives. We were lucky too be able to meet up with his birthmother just the weekend before his birthday. That was pretty special. I can't wait for him to grow up and know her even more. I think we'll try and see her every time we go to the valley when we get the chance. Kaub was really cute that night he just smiled and smiled and I like to say that he performed perfectly. He did all of his tricks just for her. His birthmother smiled the whole time too. It was priceless. Moments that can't even be described. I'm glad we got together. Who doesn't need more love in their life? That's what adoption is, more love for everyone involved.

Beat the August heat go out on a Joyner!!

It's another adventure with the Joyner's. We love the part of the country we live in because we can just go out in our own backyard and take them for a ride. The hardest part is loading them up on the trailor and then cleaning them when we bring them back into the showroom. Kaub loves to ride. In fact, we had his car seat strapped down and that worked the best because he was safe and he fell asleep as soon as it got dark enough. Look at him and his daddy! When riding with the boys, Daven and Orrin, we have to have a photo op. Which consists of the boys parking the joyners up on a cool hill then taking tons of pictures at all angles. This comes in handy though sometimes. One of those photo ops ended up on the cover of the new Joyner catalog. Good advertising for our business. Check it out!!! http://www.teamjoynerusa.com/2009_Joyner_Catalog.pdf