Day one CA!

I really wanted to not post all my pictures on Facebook and wanted to remember some funny moments...so here we are!  First, we missed our flight from DIA by 2 minutes!  It was a Monday on a Friday!  We ended up getting out of DIA at 8:30 which got us to LAX by 10:30 which ended up being more than perfect!  Traffic was good and we got to the apartment faster than we Originally thought. The kids did great on the flight. Kaden was super funny though because he did not like looking out the window. About 5,000 feet off the ground he looked at me and said, "mom, I think we are getting to high!"  Needless to say he didn't really look out the window much from there on. The girls did not love he turbulence and Kyrah had some ear pain coming down in LAX but all in all it was great!  We got to go to In and Out burger and the beach today, eat spaghetti on our patio and are now watching a movie. Everyone is pretty exhausted from waking up at 3am and one 20 min nap in the car. Tomorrow we are off to San Diego and Sea world. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Harpers and Bennetts as they morn one of the nicest ladies I've ever met. It's hard being here thinking about having fun, knowing we are missing the funeral but we are there in spirit. We love you all. 

Here are some pictures from today. Love you all so much talk to you soon! 

We're home

Well, it was a rough and bumpy road, but we have been in the house for almost 3 weeks and it's really starting to feel like a home.  The kids are so amazingly happy, it just goes to show that children are resilient and everything we have put them through this last 6 months has totally been worth it!  We are so happy to have the animals back at home (thanks to mom and dad for keeping them for what seemed like forever!) and pictures are starting to slowly get hung up on the walls.  I finally found all of the family pictures tonight and got to hang up quite a few of them.  Sure does make it homey!  We were also so excited to find a bunch of plants on sale for the fall season and scooped up a lot of them and already have everything planted in the front yard!  We won't have grass until next spring, but I sure do love seeing something green in the yard!    You really can't tell too much, because they are pretty small, but they really are there!  The kids had a great time "helping" and Bentley is happy to have some bushes to mark his territory! 

 

A couple more weeks and the Bennett B&B will be open and ready for family to come and stay!  The kids will have to take all their forts down, downstairs for the family, but they'll be happy to have some company! 

 

Hope everything is going well for everyone and we can't thank you enough for all of the prayers and good thoughts through the last 6 months.  Thanks for holding us strong and for listening to us wine and complain, and again a super huge THANK YOU to mom, dad and grandma for watching the dogs this summer.  I know they had fun, but they are certainly happy to be back with their family!  Love to you all!

 

Melissa

4 days!

It's almost here!  I seriously can't believe it!  So much going on in the house today!  Plumber set almost everything. Sinks, toilets and faucets are done, he's only missing the shower head in our shower!  All plumbing works, so we all took bathroom breaks! Whohoo!  The rock is all done on the outside and grouted too. Lights are almost done, just missing a couple lights and a couple switches!  And the lights work too!!  We are closing Friday at 9am, so it'll be close.  Sounds like we will have a few contractors in the house next week,  but at this point I don't care!  We figured out, we've been in the camper for 19 weeks this weekend, so we can put up with a couple contractors for a week as long as its in my house!  Love you all!  Xoxo

Flooding

Both the kids and us had a day off!!  Out work got canceled and school did as well. We stopped at the house today and nothing was progressing because all the subs were stuck as well. This is a picture out the window on the second floor the pond wasn't there last week and the raging river on the other side wasn't there either. What a storm!  We checked the roof and the basement and no water leaking! Figured if the house made it through these 10ish inches the past few days then we should be okay for winter!  One more week!!!!!  Xoxo

We have lights, but no electricity yet!!

The light fixtures are mostly in. A few left to do, but should be done tomorrow. The tile guy is almost done too. Tomorrow he should finish grouting and be done. Loving it!!!  Xoxo 

9 days!!

Wow. I can't believe how fast things are moving!  Counter tops are in and they look so great!  Outside Rock is about 3/4 done, but not sure he can finish today because of the rain. Love you all. Xoxo

The kitchen from the landing 

Master bedroom 

Master closet. 

Looking at the kitchen from the living room. Kyrah and kaden were watching a movie. 

View from the back porch in the rain. That's the school in the distance. 

Rock!

Once again

It has begun again. PACKING!!!  

And of course, we stopped at the house again and the carpet layers were working!!  This is the living room! If there was running water, we might have stayed!  Xoxo

12 days!!!!

It's actually starting to look like a home!  All the trim is up, interior doors hung, kitchen cabinets up, linoleum down and the tile on the bathroom are about 1/2 done. Carpet and paint on the doors and trim is next, then countertops and back splashes, and finals for plumber and electrician!  It's hard to actually leave the house when we go look.  Love you all!! 

Master bath looking into the walk in closet. 

The kitchen from the landing. 

From the front door.