This house....

• This house was our first home as a family.
• This house became home when Hallie was 3 months old.
• This house has watched our family grow.
• This house is where we brought Nathan home after he was born.
• This house is where we brought Emily home after she was born.
• This house has held many birthday parties, baptism receptions and family functions.
• This house has welcomed Santa 8 times.
• This house made it possible for me to be home with my kids.
• This house has been filled with the laughter of children for 8 years.
• This house was the first home for Charlie and Lucy.
• This house is where the guys got ready for our wedding. 
• This house is where Nathan peed on the carpet.
• This house is where Hallie helped paint Nathan's nursery.
• This house is where Hallie spilled nail polish on the floor.
• This house is where an opossum lived.
• This house is where another opossum fell into the wall of the garage.
• This house is friends and family have gathered.
• This house is where I have met some children that have touched my heart forever.
• This house has had the smoke alarm go off because of burnt food.
• This house has made it possible for me to meet some amazing people.
• This house has given my kids a great yard to play in and grow with.
• This house has had the walls drawn on, the mirrors colored, and the carpet stained.
• This house has protected us from many wind storms, ice storms and just nasty weather
• This house has been the 'house that has its Christmas lights on' during a week long power outage..we had a generator.
• This house has shared in our happiness, laughter, sadness and tears.
• This house is where we have learned of deaths and births; received good news and bad.
• This house had a door that was always open....literally.
• This house has been the place where we found out Russell was accepted to the UW.
• This house is where Stefanie found out she would be going back to school.
• This house is where Russell got his acceptance phone call for medical school.
• This house is where Nathan started preschool.
• This house is where Hallie started preschool, kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade.
• This house is where all of my children have learned to roll over, crawl, walk and talk.
• This house is so much more then a house
• This house is memories.
• This house is love.
• This house is our family.
• This house is home.
• This house is OUR home...and it will forever be our first home.

 11 days.