Dear Blog,

I feel like we don't talk anymore! I have a lot going on in my life right now and want to write it down so that maybe one day when I come back and read through this I can laugh or cry!

I am now 31 weeks pregnant with our 4th child. I start my 2 week appointments next week and this makes me so excited. It means that the end is coming soon and I will be holding my new little girl. Can't wait. This pregnancy has been good and bad but I try to focus mostly on the good. It is fun to see how excited the kids are. Annie is getting a little impatient with how long it is taking and Hallie just sits back and smiles when we talk about little Natalie. Annie loves to kiss and hug my belly and tell Natalie how much she loves her. Oh, and she loves to update me on the biggness of my belly, "Wow Mom, you belly is so fat today!"

It seems like life is going by so quickly. Hallie starts 1st grade this year and Annie will be doing preschool at home with me. It was yesterday that they were both little babies that depended on me for everything. Now some days they will play for hours without coming to find me. Hallie is starting to read a lot more on her own and loves to sit down with me and figure out what the pages say. She also loves to dress herself. She is really getting into clothes and such and I find it all so fun!

Annie is in heaven being able to go outside and play by herself. She really wants to be as big as Hallie and can't figure out why she is not. She loves to play games with me right now. Her favorite being Memory and she is so good at it. She kicks my behind everytime. I love that she likes to be with me.

Barry is growing up even quicker. He is starting to talk a little more. He says:
Please- EEEE while doing the sign language for please
Binkie- EEEE
Blanket- EEEE , wait... this isn't sounding very intelligent. Ok, here are some more
Mom- Momma
Dad- DAAA
Hallie- Haeeee
Annie- Aneeee
Plus, he signs for milk, more, all done, drink, go, and whatever else he can manage to have us guess what he means! He is really into balls and dogs right now. Give him either one of these and he just giggles. Oh, and he loves chocolate milk, just like Annie.

Tyler gets done with his first rotation this Thursday and he has enjoyed it. Not something he ever wants to do but he really liked the Doctor and loves not being in school anymore. He also PASSED his board exams. I am so proud of him. He has been learning the Guitar and getting really good at it. He also got the motorcycle up and going again and has loved riding it. Barry loves watching him leave and come home from work! Plus, his dad is bringing him a car this weekend. We will now, after 8 years of marriage, be a 2 car family. He will be driving a toyota Matrix and he is so excited.

That is probably enough for today. I hope it isn't this long before I update on you again. Thanks for always listening to me and letting me remember all the fun things that go on in my life.

Wedding Time

Did I mention that Tyler's brother, Regan, got married while we were in St. George. I took a few pictures of the kids and had to post them cause they all look so cute in there red outfits. I somehow managed to not get one single picture of the bride and groom, sorry Reg and Jaycee but I guess you will learn that kids always take away the spotlight!

Here are all the Warner cousins, minus little Haddie cause the wind made her cry!
Don't you love Annie in this one! And yes, Barry is the only grandson.

What a cute little man. He can hold his own with all those girls around!

Girls will be girls! I love this picture cause it shows there personalities so well!
Annie, Jaide, Hallie and Joseclyn

Miss Hallie showing off her curly hair!

Grandpa

Sometimes things happen in life that are not in your control. You wish they didn't have to happen but then later realize how much better it is. My Grandpa Goodwin passed away a week ago. He has been in pain for a long time now and has been missing my Grandma since the day she passed on. It is hard to say goodbye to him but it brings a smile to my lips and a giggle to my voice when I think of the two of them reunited now. What a glorious day for them.

Let me tell you about my Grandpa. His life was full of serving the church, working, and raising an amazing family. He is such an example of living a life that is full of meaning and love. He was always proud of his grandchildren and bragged us up any moment he had. He truly was a man that believed in his faith and lived according to it.

It is hard that they are both gone now. Hard on my mom and her brothers and sisters. Hard on us grandchildren. I never thought the day would come that they would both be gone, but I am so grateful for the knowledge that we have of Eternal Families. I know that one day we will be with them again. I look forward to that day and hope that I can live my life so that it will be possible.

Grandpa, I miss hearing your witty come backs. I miss seeing your belly laugh with you! I miss the squeezes you gave our hands. I miss the fact that you won't see 99 and doing fine! I miss the love that I always felt from you. I miss your sweet smile. I miss you.

Love you Grandpa- Forever and Ever!

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!