Goodbye, House!

After a month of boxes and packing tape filling our house, we have now been settled in our new house for about two weeks.  It's starting to feel more like home, and the number of boxes still left to be unpacked is dwindling.  Thanks to an awesome crew of family and friends, our looooong day of moving went smoothly.  We love our house, but it was hard to say goodbye to our sage green home on Willow Street.  Here are a few pictures for the girls to remember their first home!

I'm sure it will take awhile for this not to be known as "Mrs. Paulsen's House"!  Every  now and then the doorbell would ring with a random kid popping by to say  hi or sell something. :)

The kitchen table where we ate many, many meals as a family.  It doesn't look quite right without a highchair strapped to one of the chairs!

 Kate's Room!  The room where nights were spent holding a sleeping baby, days and nights were spent changing diapers, and countless hours were spent reading books.

The beautiful pink "big girl room"!  Audrey loved her bright pink room, and right before we moved, she could often be found closing the door to her room because she needed her privacy.

Our living room never looked this neat!  It was always cluttered with toys, books, dolls, blankets, and sometimes even forts.  It was the perfect room for taking first steps, cuddling on the couch, or middle of the night feedings to happen with just a few dim lights on.

Look at how well that lawn is mowed!  Many fun memories were created in this backyard, and I loved to be able to look out the kitchen window and watch the girls playing with Jeremy while I cooked.  I'm sure the neighbors miss hearing Audrey's loud voice and Kate's screams as supper was being prepared! :)