our house...

three {or so} years ago we started the fun project of building our first home! we were so excited about being able to pick out our own designs and dreamed of all the fun memories that would be made in our new little home. it didn't take long before boxing up our first house started.

{i've never really liked packing...still don't}

for close to a year we would drive to our little lot every sunday and witness it's growth!

before we knew it {ok, not really we weren't planning on the YEAR of building time} we were ready to move in.

{it looked better than this when we moved in of course!}

that home became the place we brought home our first baby! a home were we made many lifelong friends. and place of parties and fun! it was the home bowen took his first steps and learned his first words. it was were i became a stay-at-home mommy. where i learned to love cooking. where game nights lasted till the wee hours of the morning, and gno's even longer! where we hosted our first christmas breakfast. where we celebrated bowen's first two birthdays. where every season (and then some) brought in new decor!

at the time we planned on it being our place of residence for a long time. somewhere where our kids would grow up playing in the creek in the backyard and learning to ride their bikes along the sidewalk. we loved it there. we loved the view of the mountains and the calming water running through the yard.

however, as we've learned in our short marriage. things don't always go as planned. and when james decided to change his carreer plans we knew we would be moving a lot sooner than we thought. the timing couldn't have been more perfect when mom and dad decided to serve a mission and they needed someone to house sit. we knew it was the best choice for us. but since there were so many years of happiness in that home i felt if appropriate to give the little pad it's own post!

so here's to you house! may you make the next family just as happy as you made us!!