Home again, Home again!

We have been safely ensconsed back in Coos Bay for a couple of weeks now!  We brought Brayana and Jaleel back down from Washington with us.  They are earning some spending money by helping the contractor who is 'doing up' the new addition to our house. 
Since we sold the biggest house we had when we sold out in Vero - we had to have someplace for all of our prized personal possessions.  We both pack a load of 'stuff' that we have become very, very attached to~  kid pictures, gifts from kids, crafts kids made, cards from kids, albums for kids, photos and keepsakes from our travels, and then there is the legal crap that we seem to need at every single turn, old tax returns, birth certificates, etc.  So we decided to add on a room.  Then that room became a master bedroom with bath - then it became a whole new addition!  So now - finished in just a short few weeks - will be our 1,000 sq ft addition to our 812 sq ft house! LOL

It is going to be sooo neat!  We have also been able to fix may of the issues our last contractor, that fixed the flood damage, left undone or did very, very sloppily!

Meanwhile, the Elmores came down for the 4th of July (and to pick up Jaleel) weekend and we had a great time! We went to Powers for the White Cedar Days (of course we missed the parade) and had pot luck with Evelyn's Model A Club.

Destini, Dad, Evelyn, and Me at the Pioneer House Grove in Powers

Cavelle had a blast!  Red Snowcone, lots of fruit, and in the old Koontz Dairy Model A~~ What more could an almost-4 year old boy want!

 From there we went up to the County Park to see Amanda, Jay, and kids!

Makkiah, Taniyah, Danika, Cavelle ~ from oldest to youngest!

Just us "Girls" at Powers.

Then came the Birthday Girl!!
And she's 15!!!

from there Keith and I went to pick up Chato from his Grandaddy - who stole him from the pot-luck :-)

and we had another BBQ at Yellow Creek

We finally made it home just before dark - and boy were we tired!