That's awesome - I'm glad you were able to provide for your family like this - hope they appreciate the sacrifices you made for them!
Our story is similar - although in California, so we bought a 2-bedroom condo in 1999 instead of a 4-bedroom house :)
Curious about your kids - could they do the same w/o any assistance? For ours, it would be completely impossible. To purchase a moderate home, they would somehow need to save up $100k or more on a combined income about what you were making back then - all while paying $2500/month in rent. Different times for sure. I am grateful that we can provide assistance to ours, as I am sure you are able with yours as well. Thanks for reading and commenting!