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Its our HOME!

and in my 37 years of life, I've heard these things…

Home is where the heart is.

Home is where your story begins.

Home is where your stuff is.

Home is where you start from.

Home is what you make it.

And, I must admit, all of those hold quite a bit of truth, but these past few days the thing I have realized, more than I ever have before is…

Home is where your family is.

wherever we are all together…THAT is home. I’m SO very thankful for my precious family, they make me smile…they are my comfort and my constant!!! And EVERY day, I thank God for the blessing that they are to me!!!

As I walk through my house and look into each room I can see the movie real of memories that played in each spot…

I Saw…

the excitement of move in day and how eager we were to start a new chapter in our lives, in a great neighborhood and have our kids going to 2 amazing schools!

{Dec 2009 just getting moved in and and immediately decorating for Christmas}

I saw cartoons playing on tv, board game playing and many, many cartwheels rolling on the floor

{March 2010}

I saw my family celebrating fourth of July with fireworks and BBQ’s

I saw positive pregnancy tests, and clearing out closets to make room for 1 more…

{Sept 2010}

I saw pumpkin carving on an old hand me down dining table, where lots of meals were ate, and homework completed!

thousands of meals prepared with little helpers along the way…

I saw front yard decorations welcoming a new precious gift from God,

I saw little girls giggling with overnight slumber parties

I saw 4 sweet babies playing innocently in the front yard snow

I saw pregnant sleepless big belly nights, snugglin with my babies before bed each night, and sneakily wrapping Christmas presents inside the walk in closet with the door locked.

I saw many. many walks up to the best neighborhood park, teaching a sweet little girl how to ride a bike for the first time

I saw kids giggling and playing on a slip n slide, eating bbq dinners on the back patio enjoying summer evenings

I saw laughter filled baths with bubbles

I saw this little guy learning to crawl all over these floors

I saw decorated front porches, that changed with the seasons, trick or treaters, and my own kids all dressed up for the annual holiday photos

we welcomed new family members

I saw beautiful sights each morning when opening up my windows

I saw little messes being made while I tried to take quick 5 min showers…

I saw Birthday parties, and graduation celebrations being had…

I saw 5 years of first day of school pictures on my front porch…

I saw lots of practicing in the front yard…

I saw a green laundry room that washed and dried thousands of loads of laundry including the sweetest footie jammies…

I saw 6 years of Christmas dinners layed out on the table…

along with every New Years Eve spending it home watching movies,drinking sparkling cider, and playing games in the front room

I saw a little brother admiring a big brother, while outside shooting hoops..

I saw stockings that started at 3 and ended at 4…

I saw 6 years of pictures taken in front of our Christmas tree in matching pajamas…

I saw family evenings on the back porch roasting marshmallows…

I saw boys hard at work making the yard look pretty…

its been a perfect home! And I cant imagine us living anywhere else, it will always hold such dear and special memories in our hearts. Living in a world where nothing stays the same, everything changes, we've relied on our home to always be here, I've griped and moaned about some little things in this house, but in reality its perfect! its perfect for us, because we've made it our home, and for 2 of our babies its all they know and remember..it has been such a perfectly happy place with millions of memories that will NEVER be forgotten!…