Moving On...

Its been almost 4 weeks now that we've been gone from this house.  The beautiful place we've called home for over 5 years!  When I add it up, 5 years sounds so quick, doesn't it?  But so much has happened behind this door, that it seems much more like 20 years.   We are so thankful that God had given us that place to call home!  The place where we became a family of three... and then four.  And we are SO thankful for all of the family and friends who were there to help us pack up and make the move.  

God is so faithful.  He always is!  Not more than one week of living in a short-term rental went by before we came across what will soon be our next home!  I've been specifically praying for months - since springtime really, that we would be moved into our next home before Christmas.  And what an answer to prayer - He has opened the doors to a new house for us - and we get to move in before Christmas.  :)  (Which also means before baby!)  :)  

This afternoon we took a walk through our neighborhood and stopped by our old house.  And you'll never believe it, but the two huge pine trees that hovered over our home and gave us wonderful shade - were GONE!  The new owner had them removed, and boy does it look so different!!!  The owner greeted us and let us peak into the backyard, which to our surprise we found to be completely bare!!!  All of the bougainvilleas, the jasmine, the morning glories, the flowers, ferns, most of the rose bushes, and of course, the pine tree were all uprooted and gone!  (Imagine an empty lot, with a bit of grass...)  It was surprising to see it so bare, but, I know that when we think back to the fun times we made in our sweet old back yard, we'll still remember it how it used to be.

However, as far as the front yard goes, I don't blame them for taking that big tree out!  We definitely aren't missing all of the dropping needles and the raking!!!  (These pictures show you how many needles dropped in just 2 days during the summer!)  

Back on moving day, we were so blessed with all of the help from our family and friends.  

Its crazy to look at your house when its all empty and echoey!  Andrew and I did a last walk through and took turns recalling sweet memories in each room.  We took a photo of the two of us...  

and then Andrew took a sweet one of me in the nursery.  Funny to think that we moved into this house when I was pregnant with our first child, and now we've moved out when I'm pregnant with our third!  

July, 2008...

September, 2013...

Thank you God for this place we've called home.  

We can't wait to tell you about the next place God has for us!