empty (last trip to our old house)

We decided to make one last trip to our old house, a little goodbye visit.

 It felt empty.  And small. 

And a little lonely.  

I took pictures of each kiddo standing in the spot their bed used to occupy (above is Julianna in the living room). 

Not photography to brag about, but a good documentation....

God grew us from a family of 5 to a family of 7 in this little apartment.  Both John Paul and Luke came "home" to this sweet place.  

Neither of them were interested in standing, more interested in running - all that open space was calling their feet to run. 

Big sister Julianna was teary (definitely our most sentimental and not a fan of change)... but not this big boy.  Isaac is such a goofball.  Loves to make people laugh :) 

And what did they look like when we moved in?

Some sweet memories in that house, but also some very hard years.  Treasure.  I will treasure that place in my heart always.  The years weren't always pretty, but they were good.  In the real sense of what is GOOD.