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22-year-old photographs her parents' 'empty nest' celebration as she moves out

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22-year-old photographs parents' 'empty nest' celebration as she moves out
Courtesy Haley Marie Photography
ByNicole Pelletiere
May 31, 2019, 5:42 PM

A 22-year-old photographer has captured her parents' elated reaction to becoming "empty nesters" as she moves out of their home and into her own place.

Haley Jones, of Oxford, Mississippi, snapped hilarious photos of her mom and dad, Amy and Randy English, laughing, leaping for joy and posing with their dogs, Marley and Buck outside their house in Pontotoc.

Jones is officially leaving the "nest" on June 1 and decided to take the photos when she signed her lease in March, she told "Good Morning America."

Amy and Randy English had an "empty nesters" photo shoot at their home in Pontotoc, Miss., after their daughter, Haley, Jones, 21, moved out.
Courtesy Haley Marie Photography
Amy and Randy English had an "empty nesters" photo shoot at their home in Pontotoc, Miss., after their daugher left home and moved into her own apartment.
Courtesy Haley Marie Photography

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"They’re just goofy people and I love them for that," Jones said.

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"The attention has been so shocking," she added. "I never expected this to blow up the way it did."

Amy and Randy English pose at their home in Pontotoc, Miss., pose with their dogs, Marley and Buck during an "empty nesters" photo shoot.
Courtesy Haley Marie Photography
Amy and Randy English had an "empty nesters" photo shoot at their home in Pontotoc, Miss., after their daughter, Haley, Jones, 21, moved out.
Courtesy Haley Marie Photography

Jones shared posted the photos on Facebook on May 28 where it garnered 195,000 shares.

Amy and Randy English pose at their home in Pontotoc, Miss., after their daughter, Haley, Jones, 21, moved out.
Courtesy Haley Marie Photography

"It’s truly surreal and I am very grateful," Jones said.

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