Medical Marijuana bill passes NC Senate; some cannabis supporters against bill, PLAN AHEAD: Latest Weather Forecast Video. Chris and Kamaya Friday said they will be changing their last name. We made a vow to keep the family together, James Friday told WSOC at the time. James and Devonda Friday told WSOC that House of Hope was still operating and insisted that they continue to do good work for the community. My brother and sisters were 5 years old, he added. She was supposed to put things inside the store. Home Edition pushed out their five adopted children and split them up once the show built them their dream home according to two of the children. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. (They) threw us all out," Chris said. Several told us they too had never seen the store open. But the two oldest children have now come forward claiming their parents kicked them out of the house soon after filming wrapped. Back in 2012, .css-1me6ynq{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:#125C68;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#125C68;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-1me6ynq:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:#595959;}Devonda and James Friday were featured on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition after adopting five siblings so they could stay together. From the first day, it was all about the money, Chris said. Devonda and James Friday had seven children. It doesnt work like that,' Kamaya added. In April 2011, they were given approval to adopt the children, who changed their last names to Friday. Devonda and James Friday of Lincolnton, North Carolina, were awarded a gorgeous new home in 2011 featuring eight bedrooms, brand-new appliances, a study area with a desk and computer for each kid and a rock-climbing wall so their seven children would have more space. The storefront that the Fridays were given for their non profit, House of Hope, also lays empty. We got in a limo and were just riding up and then hearing, Move that bus, and then seeing this big house.