phone picture update

These are just random pics from my phone. I start to get anxiety when I have a bunch of pictures that have not been documented on my little blog/ journal/ picture organizer. So here is what I have been snapping in the last few weeks....

The Saturday after Bonnie's funeral, we went up to the farm. Had smores, hot dogs, and played on the four wheelers. It was a nice little escape at the perfect time. I love the farm...when I don't have to be working in the dirt. It really is so beautiful and peaceful up there.

Jett's new thing is screaming. He doesn't hold anything back...

This is in Rexburg at the middle school, where Bonnie taught school. They planted a tree outside her room in her honor. So sweet! The "Mrs. T tree"

Aunt Denise gave Jett a cupcake. She is his new favorite

This crazy little thing playing dress up again. All day everyday. When she looks at this picture on my phone, she zooms in on her feet and says, " look at my pretty shoes!!" A real girl right here

I have been trying my hardest to potty train this little stink. She does really good, until she decides she just doesn't want to do it any more. Then she pees everywhere like a little puppy. I absolutely loath potty training. I might just put her in diapers for another year. (I am rolling my eyes)
The only cute part is her little body in big girl panties. she has a permanent wedgie all the time.

These two taking a nap together. My angles

Jett is all the sudden a big kid. He is crawling everywhere and pulling himself up onto everything. He loves the tramp. (Avy gets so jealous when we give him all the attention. can you tell?! ha)

Bonnie

I don't even know what to say. I should probably write something really deep and meaningful about Bonnie and what an incredible, sweet, amazing, loving, strong woman she was- because she was all that, and a million other things!!  But, I'm still in such disbelief that she is actually gone. I'm still so mad that this happened to her and our little family. I'm just so overwhelmed with sadness and wanting for her.
Words can not express how much we will miss you Bonnie. We will always "love you as BIG as the sun"

This is a quote by Elder Uchtdorf, from this last April conference. I'm not sure if this is the type of situation he was meaning for it to be, but it has given me a lot of comfort in the last few months.

"The more we learn about the gospel of Jesus Christ, the more we realize that endings here in mortality are not endings at all. They are merely interruptions—temporary pauses that one day will seem small compared to the eternal joy awaiting the faithful.

How grateful I am to my Heavenly Father that in His plan there are no true endings, only everlasting beginnings."

The funeral was absolutley amazing. Bonnie basically wrote all of it, so obviously it was perfection. It was so inspiring and motivational! A little weird to say about a funeral, but she really makes me want to be a better person. Everyone who knew her was changed for the better. She helped, inspired, taught, and loved every person she came in contact with. I'm so grateful to know that our family can be together forever and we will be with our sweet mom again.

Las Vegas

A few months ago, Mandy called me and said her family was going to Las Vegas and wanted us to come. We were SO excited to go on a vacation. Our little family has not been anywhere but Boise and Rexburg for about 3 years.... It was time for a get-a-way. We booked our flights and hotel. I seriously could not wait to get in the 90 degree weather and just lay by the pool.
We were in Rexburg for memorial weekend and we were leaving for Vegas that next Thursday. When we planned the vaca, Bonnie was actually doing really good and we all felt like she had a lot of time left, so a small weekend in Vegas wouldn't be a big deal. Well, when we came home for memorial weekend, she had gone through that big surgery and was getting worse every day. We tried to cancel our flights to Vegas, but it was going to cost about as much in fines as the actual tickets. (don't fly allegiant!! Their customer service is horrible) Anyways, Bonnie got really mad that we were even thinking about canceling, and insisted on us going and having fun. She told me multiple times to go make fun family memories and she would be here when we got back. We were instructed by Bonnie to take a lot of pictures so  she could see them and feel like she was there with us. We decided to go on the vacation and we would see her when we got back.
So, we went and actually had a blast. We went to Lake Las Vegas and stayed in the Weston. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants a small get-a-way. It was perfect for our family. We just stayed at the hotel and played in the pools, on the beach, and relaxed the entire time. It was way hot, but the pools were awesome and the kids loved the beach.
Chris called Bonnie a few times every day while we were gone. She said she was doing good. She sounded upbeat and happy.  She even was able to go to the temple on Friday. Saturday night we got a call from the family and she had taken a turn for the worse and was not going to make it through the night. Chris was able to talk to her on the phone for a few minutes. The family told us that was the most alert she had been all day.  Bonnie passed away that Saturday night.
Chris flew back to Boise the next morning, got in the car, and drove to Rexburg. My heart was breaking for him. He wasn't able to be there and see his mom. The kids and I flew straight back to Rexburg with my parents later that morning. I don't know if I will ever be able to forgive myself for making him go on this vacation while he should have been with his mom. But, I know Bonnie wanted us to be there and she would have been mad if we would have stayed in Rexburg. All I can hope for is to know there is reason for everything and there must have been a reason we were not suppose to be there that night. Words can not explain how much we will miss her. She was the center, the light, the happiness, and the fun of the Thomason family. There is not a day in our lives that she will not be greatly missed.
So, here are some pictures from our Vegas vacation. We really had so much fun. And I know Bonnie would have been happy we were making such great memories together with our little kidos