Hi hi!  We’re moving!!!  It’s been really stressful the last few months as we found our dream home but couldn’t sell our current place.  We’re still in the middle of everything now but we’re definitely set to move in a few weeks.  Although I’m so excited for the big move…there’s a part of me that’s sad to leave our first home. 

Our First Home

Instead of fancy fields or anywhere fabulous, I really wanted to just capture the magic of our day to day life at home.  Our first home together – where Andy & I returned to from our honeymoon, where Bella wandered into our hearts as a 1 pound puppy, where Evan came back from the hospital to bring us so much happiness and where we found out that Joy would be completing our family.  We’ve spent countless hours here laughing, crying and making memories. 

I’m so thankful to the super talented Hazel for giving us the gift of forever memorializing this special place and time in our lives.  This place has been the backdrop of our lives for the past five years.

This pregnancy hasn’t been easy so if I ever see any photos of myself I find myself cringing!  So I almost just gave up on the idea of having any photos taken of us.  I’m so glad we did because even amidst any imperfections I see in myself I see such beauty in our little family.  I see so much love and happiness. 

I’m such a sentimental person.  These photos of us walking on the stairs brought tears to my eyes remembering how many times we’ve taken that walk together…up and down, up and down.   

The rest of the photos are on Hazel’s blog!  More on the new house next time~~ but for now I’m just enjoying the days we have left here in our little home. 

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We had a little BBQ with our family & friends for the Fourth of July!  We spent the whole day together just eating and relaxing.  While we were all busy laughing and taking photos in our pseudo photobooth…Bella went and stole a piece of meat!