Girls Night Out

Saturday was girls night out. Denton and Julia had been sick all day, so it was nice to get out. There were 9 of us (me, Maya Anderson, Tina Covington, Cami Higbee, Camme Chowen, Kirsten Simmons, Nancy Olsen, Karrie Pequeno, and Crissy Tippetts). I'm kicking myself now for not taking pictures, but it was so much fun. We had dinner at Pei Wei (yummy like P.F. Changs). Then, we went to Sunset Station bowling. I was just a little worried about my clumsy prego self with a bowling ball in my hands. I didn't do half bad. It was cosmo bowling too, which added black lights and music videos, very fun. Of course, we had to stop for frozen yogurt on the way home. We stopped at this awesome new frozen yogurt buffet shop. They have 10 different flavors of yogurt and 20 different toppings. You just grab a cup and knock yourself out. You do have to be careful not to overdo it because they weigh it and charge you per ounce. I loved it. I was nice to be out with the girls, eating, laughing, and having fun.

A Good and Not so Good Easter

Saturday night Zack and Alisha came over to Grandpa and Grandma Bonewell's house and brought eggs to color, cookies to decorate, and games to play. Thanks Alisha! It was fun!

Amongst all the chaos, Denton fell sound asleep. Poor kid had a fever on and off and you can see how red his face is.

The kids had fun getting Easter prizes from Grandpa and Grandma.

We didn't take any cute family pictures all dressed up in our nice church clothes because, well... the kids were sick and up all night coughing. We didn't get to go to church, which was kind of a bummer. We came home early and missed the ham dinner at the Bonewell's. Even Brandon was feeling a bit sick. We did watch a couple of Easter slide-shows set to music that helped us remember the Savior and his Atonement for us. If you haven't seen "Reflections of Christ" yet, it would be well worth your time. Here is the link http://deseretbook.com/video/view/5

Fun at Church

Yesterday at church was interesting. About 20 min. before church is done, the nursery leaders come running out into the hall to tell me that Julia is throwing up all over. I walked in just as they were ushering the other kids into the room next door. There Julia sat, covered, and the floor was covered. My first thought... where do I start? So, I stripped Julia down to her pull-up, wrapped her in a blanket, and went home. The good part, she didn't get sick anymore. She was hungry right away and acted like nothing had happened. I think it all had to go down at church so I could learn a little more humility. Having kids has stretched me in ways I don't think could have been possible otherwise. I was also reminded how much I love my kids and would do anything for them, even clean up yucky messes :-).

We took the kids to the fishing pond in Boulder City to try out a new fishing pole. Denton is really good at casting out his plastic fish.

Julia just loves being outside.

This nice grandpa came walking by and insisted on putting a real hook on the line so Denton could catch a real fish. It was cute at how interested Denton was.

We didn't catch anything, but we sure had fun trying.

My Little Bun in the Oven

Brandon and I went in for my ultra-sound at 19 weeks. I was so anxious to find out what the baby was. Brandon thought it was a girl, and I thought it was a boy. On the way there, he told me I could have one more chance to change my mind. I held firm and should have bet him something. This is the first baby that I was right and Brandon was wrong on. Denton has been wanting a little brother, so he's excited. Denton wants to name him Caillou :-).

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day was really fun. Brandon got me a snow cone maker, which is fun for the whole family! For our date, we went to the college of message therapy and got messages (YEA!). It was funny though because they didn't really know what to do with a pregnant woman. The girl I got had never done a side lying message before, but she did ok. When we were done, they asked us if we wanted another message for free. Brandon said they weren't offering it to eveyone else coming out. If we weren't so hungry, we would have done another message. Instead, we went to TGIFriday's. The line was so long we went to Taco Bell across the street for an appatizer and got back to TGIFriday's with only a few minutes before being seated. I'm spoiled. I also got a dozen long stemmed red roses, a card, and a few chocolates.

Monster Truck!

We were driving down the road when we saw a crazy school bus/monster truck with sirens and red and blue lights. We stopped to see what was going on and found out you could buy a ride on the monster truck. Of course, we had to do it. Brandon and Denton sat together and they had a blast. Julia and I sat together and we were scared to death. When that crazy driver went around a corner, it felt like the whole big thing was going to tip over!

SURPRISE!!!

So, yes... I am expecting #3!!!! I am about 10 weeks along. We are so excited! The picture above is of the announcement that we had Brandon's parents, and my parents open as a Christmas present. It was so fun to see the looks on everyone's faces. 2009 will be busy in the Bonewell family. With two of my sister-in-laws pregnant before me, our baby will be grandchild #13. On the Coon side, our baby will be grandchild #32.

Christmas

Showing off the new watches they got from Santa.

On the 23rd we went to the Magical Forest which is a little Christmas village. It's all outside and it was really cold. We enjoyed a ride on the little Christmas train and the kids loved all the lights.
On Christmas Eve we had a nice turkey dinner, then we went to mystic falls. In Sam's town there is an atrium type thing with trees that they decorate with lights. Then they have a free show. Their inside waterfall turns into a waterfall/dancing fountain/laser light show with Christmas music. It snows down on you while you watch the show, and we were still warm in the end, which is the part I liked. Then we went home to let the kids open presents from the Christmas mouse (pajamas).
On Christmas morning, we heard Denton get up at about 6 and we heard what he was thinking because he was talking out loud while he thought he was the only one around. "Where are the stockings? Santa must have come!" Then he sees the stockings... "I hope there's chocolate in there!" We had fun opening our gifts, then we drove to St. George and opened more gifts from the grandparents.

Depressing Christmas Songs

There's a Christmas song by Kenny Chesney that's been around for a few years called "Christmas shoes for momma." I remember the first time I heard it I was coming home from the hospital after just having had Denton. Anyway, everytime I hear that song I start crying. I only have to hear to first few notes to recognize the song and the waterworks start up. Now, I'm ok with songs that have real deep stories to them, but let's not play them on the radio. Seriously, it's embarrasing to be out driving around, wiping the tears at a red light and seeing the person next to you watching you to see if your ok. I just turn the station every time now. I want to be happy at Christmas time, not bawling my eyes out.