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Goodbye, house!

We signed our paperwork to close on the house on Tuesday, 4/17/12.  We moved out of this house 6 months ago,  but the house finally sold and we decided to say goodbye one last time before the new owners closed on 4/19.   

This was our first home in Bend, the 2nd home we owned, the place where we enjoyed many firsts with our kids... When we moved here in 2002 from Indianapolis, IN,  Aaron was fresh out of residency/fellowship training ~ Noah was 4, Calvin was 2, and Michael was just 3 months old.  I remember thinking how incredibly blessed we were to finally be back in our home state where Aaron's family were only 3 hour drive away rather than a 5 hour flight.   I remember looking out at the skylight in our boys room many nights as I tucked them in to bed and read them their stories... imagining the day that we would move out of this place and how big our boys will be by then.  

  This was the home where God brought two beautiful girls home to and where we experienced all the joys and challenges of life.  We'll miss this place, but we are also so happy about where we are now and the many memories we'll make at our new place.  

Good bye, our home for 10 years!  
Mt. Bachelor ~ the view that we'll miss!
Kids with Cuppa Yo in the dining room
Anna & Selah in their bedroom
The boys in their bedroom

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Danae said…
Moving is so very bittersweet(& a pain:)...sounds like some great and wonderful memories were made there.
Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 10:29:00 AM PDT
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