Last day in our first house

After blowing the leaves one last time, we packed up our gear and locked the door for the last time. What DIDN'T we do to this house over eight years? The kitchen counters. Otherwise, it was blood, sweat and tears (yes, a few tears) - the yard which used to be all overgrown weeds and bushes, the brick work and patio that we did ourselves for many late nights when Andy was 4 months old, the electrical and mechanical systems, insulation, kitchen cabinet installation and appliances, bathroom and closet remodels, sunroom remodel, living room floor leveling and new hardwoods, a new front porch and a fresh coat of paint. Well, we didn't do ALL of that ourselves, but it feels like it! We're glad to move on to a house that works far better for our family now.

But this was a great first house, and it will always be the home that we brought our babies home to, where they took their first steps and said their first words, had their first birthdays and Christmases, and where we danced and danced and danced.