Goodbye Kidd Family! And Goodbye Verano!

We just said goodbye to this beautiful family and we are very bummed, to say the least. Hope and I became friends in the Fall of her first year here, six years ago. She was pregnant with Ethan at the time and I wanted to be pregnant. Being married to philosophers, we became fast friends. Our children have grown up together and been "besties" since they were born. Mark and I became the children's godparents when they came into the Church this past Easter. They really are a wonderful family and it's hard to imagine life without them so close. We will miss you dearly Kidd Family! Best wishes on your new journey!

It's also hard to imagine life without Verano. Mark and I have been here our entire married life. We have grown as a married couple here, had our children here and experienced the ups and downs of grad school life together. All seven of our married years have been here. I think I'm simply at a loss for words and have not quite processed the whole transition. I am truly grateful for this community and all the friends we have met here. I wish I could thank you all individually before we go and I will try. From sharing meals and children's birthday parties to being at at many of your children's births, our time in Verano has been incredibly blessed and rich and that is because of all of the incredibly wonderful people here. I hope each of you know how much and how deeply you touched our lives. Thank you for that!

IT'S A BOY!!!

We just came back from the doctor where I had my 20 week ultrasound and found out it's a BOY! We are very excited over here! Well, it took quite a bit of convincing Kate to get excited, but I think we've finally convinced her that another little brother might just be alright. Everything looks great!

Florida Here We Come!

It's official! We're moving to Florida in August. We're moving to Boca Raton, which from what I gather is a bit like the Irvine of the East Coast. It's also fairly far South in Florida, between West Palm Beach and Ft. Lauderdale. Mark got a teaching position at a prep school there and we are eternally grateful for the opportunity and of course, for all of the prayers!

We have known this for a long time now, but with all the moving craziness, it's just been a bit too busy to blog, not to mention I had a very hard first trimester and Mark has been working like a mad man! Please pray for Mark as he finishes his dissertation (working at least 12 hour days, no less). And please pray for us as we prepare for this new chapter in our lives! It's very exciting!

We are also planning on shutting our babyhomepages site down in a few months. This blog will become our family's main blog. I will spend the next few months figuring out how to have a picasa or flickr link, so that we can still post a bunch of pictures!