Ohio!

We made it and we are doing great! Our house couldn't be any better. The kids have run nonstop with our huge yard and their own private play room (it has a door that can shut and we aren't allowed in). We live in a great neighborhood with amazing neighbors who have all been so nice to us. And our ward is amazing!! We have never felt so welcome somewhere. We have been going constantly since we got here and don't get to bed until 9 or 10 (the kids), which if any of you know me very well, that is late and rarely happens! But when you are having so much fun and the kids are playing so well it is hard to get them in! Plus, we have fire flies galore! We thought we had lots in Missouri but we were wrong. They come by the hundreds here and the kids love catching them!

My wonderful mother in law came for a week to help us move in. It was so great having her here. She got us all unpacked and it really feels like our home now. Thank you a million trillion times Char! We miss you already. Now we have September to look forward to cause Grandma Borrowman comes out to help with the new baby! It really is hard living away from family but it is so great to have them come stay with us and have lots of sleepovers.

I will update more later and I will post pictures as soon as I pull my camera back out and start taking them! Until then, we miss all our family and friends and hope many of you get to come visit us sometime while we are here. You will love it!

Dad...

Did you know that you are amazing? We are so proud of you for completing the first 2 years of Medical school. And congrats on finishing the big Board test today! You continue to astound us in all that you are able to do. We sure love you and are so excited for the next 2 years with you in Ohio

Dear Annie...

I got a little note from your primary teacher today and I just wanted you to know what she said-

"i taught annie in church today. LOVE HER! she was so reverent and so smart. just wanted you to know you are doing an amazing job:) and you must have the hardest time telling her no because she's so darn CUTE!!!"

I sure love you Annie and am so proud to be your Mom. Oh, I found this picture of you the other day and it made me smile.

Update

I guess being out of town doesn't make for a good excuse to not update the blog. We are alive and happy and enjoying being around family right now. Tyler is studying away and takes many breaks to hang out with us. The girls live in the pool and both are getting really good at swimming underwater. I think Annie was meant to be a fish, she is much happier when in the pool. Hallie just loves being able to cool down from the hot sun. And Barry finally figured out that he loves to swim. A little late for this but better late than never right!
Here are a few fun things that the kids have loved about being here:

-Barry has found his second half. It comes in the form of a dog named Izzy. Remember how he doesn't talk at all, he now says Izzy all the time.
- Hallie figured out that she can take a shower all by herself. She washes her own hair and puts conditioner in. She keeps saying "I am really big now uh Mom." I have to admit that it is really nice to have her do it cause now Annie wants to follow and be like Hallie.
- Annie has reconnected with her cow chocolate milk and has it every morning with her breakfast. She also has become the queen of sleep overs. I thought for sure that she would not make it a night without me, but she has no problem at all with it and begs for one every night.
- Cousins are the best thing in the world. We love having them around and get to play with theum everyday! It is fun to see how much fun they have just running and being together.
- We go see the horses every morning and we have now figured out how to tell the difference between a girl horse and a boy horse, thanks to one that took a pee in front of us. Annie loves to point out the boy ones!
- Swings on the front porch are the best invention ever. Especially when it comes with a singing Grandma. Even Barry is hooked now.
- Hallie has become aware of the fact that she loves her hair curly like the big girls. Good think Mom knows how to curl hair, somewhat!
- We also learned the difference between a cut and a trim. Aunt Kensi gives the best hair cuts and the girls loved the "Girly" night we had with her. They both got a trim cause they want their hair long like a princess!

We will post pictures later of all the fun things we talked about. We are excited to come home and back up and move to Ohio. Hope the summer is good for everyone else cause we are sure loving it!

It is official

We found a place to live in Ohio and we are beyond excited. It will be perfect for our family and the Landlords are super nice people. We really were blessed to find this place. Tyler even drove through the neighborhood when he went out there in March and said it is really nice. And...ready for it... we live only 2 miles from a huge mall! Good Bye Budget!!
Here are a couple of pictures of the outside of the house. And did I mention that our landlord will be our neighbor across the street. So fun. We even will have our very own coat closet by the front door. This will be a first in our 8 years of marriage. Actually, this will be the first time not sharing a wall with someone. Home sweet Home! When I told Hallie that we would have 2 fireplaces in the house she said "Does that mean that Santa will bring us double the presents?"

Are you ready?

We are having a baby Girl!!!! And we are all so excited! Well, I am not sure if Barry is excited or not. I bet in 10 years from now he won't be too excited to be the only boy!

oh, and her name is going to be Natalie!

What will it be?

We find out what the baby is on Tuesday at 2:45! I am so excited! I really thought it was a boy (had a dream about it) but Hallie has been so sure that it is a girl that I really have no idea anymore. Just for your info.- Hallie has been correct on the last two so I kind of trust her opinion! I have asked Tyler but he said he only knew the first 3 and has no idea on this one. Annie is for sure it is a boy but that is because we already have 3 girls and now we need 3 boys! She likes to make everything even. And as for Barry, I don't think he even realizes that his life is about to change. He just thinks that I have grown him his own personal chair to sit on when cuddling with Mom.

So.... we want to know what you think we are having!