the thrill of the hunt...

we had an egg hunt at aunt nancy and uncle jim's house with saul, "kota", chloe, and elijah.

jackson, you were all about finding those eggs.  get out of your way.  you were on a mission.

i think you found the most.  because all of the other kids were just looking for the egg with their name on it.  to you, an egg was an egg.

zoey, you were happy with one.  you weren't too fussed about the fact that your basket was empty.

the loot...chocolate.  mmmmmm...

a rare family picture...

little puppy!!!

easter sunday morning...not great pictures...but precious regardless of quality...

a dye job...

after moving out of our house, we were homeless for two weeks.  not really.  we had plenty of people offer to keep us until it was time to meet daddy in alabama.  we ended up staying in atlanta with mommy's aunt, uncle, and cousins.  we had a really great time...we went to the park, on a golf cart ride, to the farmer's market and we also ended up being there for easter.

THIS YEAR...jackson, you were finally able to help with the easter eggs.  we colored eggs with saul and "kota".  you had lots of fun staying at their house and playing with their toys and playing in their backyard on their swing set.

YOU, zoey, are a troublemaker and were not allowed to be involved...

that was okay with you.  you just played on the floor with the little puppies...derby and minnie.  (minnie was saul and "kota's" new puppy and you were obsessed!!!  poor little puppy.)

last day...

our last day...hanging out in an almost empty house...not much to do but lay on a couple of mattresses on the floor and watch movies...

you two are my favorites.



pretty...

this is the new smile...cute.

while i was packing, i came across the little gold bracelet that i wore when i was about your age.  it fits you perfectly.  pretty.

box it up...

fast forward a couple of weeks...and it was time to pack it all up...

dum-da-da-dah!!!  grandma and grandpa miller to the rescue!!!  your grandma miller is an AWESOME packer and it turns out--your grandpa miller is an AWESOME babysitter!!!  they helped us SO MUCH!!!

this is what you two did while mommy and grandma packed.  grandpa also took you to the park and to "chicken fry" TWO days in a row!!!  ("chicken fry"=Chic-fil-a)

so easily amused.  thank goodness.

room by room...

mommy cleaned the house one last time and took pictures...your first house...

the living room...

entryway...

looking into the living room from the kitchen...

okay, a few of you...

the kitchen...

the kitchen from the hallway...

dining area...

everyone has a piano in their kitchen, right???

the bookshelf across from the piano...mommy's valentine wreath...thanks, pinterest!

a few more of you...

CUTE!!!

YOUR ROOM!!!  you shared.

the pictures above the changing table--they look a little funny.  they were hung based on previous nail holes...mommy didn't want to make any more holes in the walls...

jackson's big boy bed!!!

zoey's bed.  you'll notice the blue painter's tape around the maps near your bed.  you're a picker...the tape was to keep you from tearing them off the wall.

mommy and daddy's room...

i didn't take pictures of the computer room or the laundry room or the bathrooms...they weren't very pretty rooms. 

this was a GREAT first house!!!  we loved it well and were sad to leave.  but our new house...it's pretty great and i know we'll have lots of fun in it and make lots of memories.  can't wait to move in!!!