Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Feels Like Home

I can't believe in 4 days this house will officially NOT be ours anymore... We have loved living in this house... so many great memories, so many "firsts".


Love playing t-ball in the yard, Love watching the kids play in the driveway, Love running in the sprinkler, Love picnics outside, Love seeing our Christmas lights each December, Love watching for the trash truck on Wednesdays (my kids are obsessed), Love our big garage...


Love planting flowers each spring, Love watching the kids walk by on "back-to-school day, Love grilling out, Love cook-outs with friends, Love playing bags in the driveway, Love carrying three new-born babies through this door for the first time...


Love our make-shift "coat closet", Love seeing little people sit down and pull shoes off, Love welcoming friends into our home, Love coming into a warm house in the winter and a cool house in the summer...


Love my cozy little kitchen, Love baking with my kids, Love entertaining with my husband, Love decorating cakes, Love "yummy" smells, Love art-work decorating the fridge...


Love trying new recipes, Love having a dishwasher (we didn't for the first year!), Love listening to music while I cook, Love putting away groceries, Love it when Wrigley lays on the red rug right in front of the vent (summer or winter!), Loved making lots of baby food...


Love family dinners around the table, Love filling our house with family & friends, Love watching Macey walk under the table without ducking (she's the perfect height), Love doing art projects and playing games, Loved feeding babies in a hair chair...


Love my red china hutch (painted it myself when we moved into this house--it used to be white), Love my collage wall (notice the empty spot, one broke during a game of nerf basketball), Love hosting Thanksgiving dinners, Love the wood floors throughout the house...


Love family movie nights, Love building duplo creations, Love rocking with babies snuggled on my chest, Love playing the wii with Marc & the kids, Love watching three chubby babies take first steps, Love seeing Wrigley sitting in his spot looking out the window (like in this picture!)...


Love our hidden toy corner, Love sitting and playing with my children, Love when the kids have friends over and they get out every toy we own, Love the big picture windows on the front of our house...


Love having guests come stay with us, Love the quilt my Grandma made for a wedding gift, Love the trunk that came to the United States with Marc's great-great grandpa and the bedroom set from his grandparents, Love storing my wrapping paper & scrap booking stuff under the bed...


Loved having an "office" for the first 3 years of living here, Loved decorating a little girl room for Sadie, Love listing to her sing and play for hours during nap & bed time, Loved letting Sadie have her first sleepovers, Loved moving Sadie to a big girl bed, Love the way Sadie spies on our neighbor Jenny...


Love giving LOTS of baths to our kids, Love my palm tree pictures & green walls, Love when our whole family is in this tiny bathroom (3 kids in the tub and Marc & I sitting on the floor talking)...


Love getting ready for date nights, Love the quiet of the morning before the kids are awake, Love tooth brushing time every night, Loved all the times of being sick and knowing that there was a baby growing in my belly (well--at least I can appreciate them now!)...


Love my "devotion" chair, Love when one of the kids climbs into my lap to read the bible with me, Love my quiet morning times, Love snuggling with the kids and reading books, Love my vintage raggedy ann doll...


Love our "home office/library" area, Love listening to the kids play Starfall or listen to songs on the computer, Love watching the kids yell at people out the windows, Love the natural light in the middle of the afternoon, Love Saturday morning dance parties and Sunday morning worship music...


Love our "getaway", Love playing cards in bed, Love bringing new babies home, Love night time snuggles & morning smiles with my new babies, Love our walk-in closet, Love reading in bed, Love Saturday morning snuggles with one or more kids in our bed, Love thunderstorms when Sadie shows up in our room, Love Christmas morning with everyone on our bed to read the Bible...


Love our little nursery--started girlie-turned all boy, Love getting grinning bouncing kids up from nap time, Love seeing a "trashed" room after nap time (even though I have to clean it all up!), Love hours spent reading and doing puzzles, Love snuggling with my little boy in that tiny bed...




LOVE OUR LIFE!!! So blessed.. sad to leave this home but excited to make a new home.

3 comments:

Jenn said...

A great post, one your kids will definitely appreciate someday. Can't believe your moving day is finally here.

Tim and Liz Casey said...

This post brought tears to my eyes -- so, so special! I'm sure this is a bittersweet time for all of you! Good luck with the move! Love you friend!!

Stephanie said...

Ok, this makes me never want to move! But a great post, nonetheless... I haven't talked to you forever though... where are you going in 4 days??