A/N: this is my stab at Bonesology's February 2019 challenge. I have ideas for a few prompts. I'm going to do as many as I have time for. The Challenge is:

Writers can contribute as many stories as they want, provide they post between February 1st-February 28, 2019

At least part of each story must be about the relationship between two people. This can be the point of the whole story, or a minor subplot.

The relationship can be romantic, but doesn't have to be. It can between two friends, or parent and child, or hero and villain.

Each entry must also include a reference to one of the following February holidays:

* Groundhog Day (Feb 2)

* Chinese New Year (Feb 5)

* Lincoln's Birthday (Feb 12)

* Valentine's Day (Feb 14)

* Singles Awareness Day (Feb 15)

* Susan B Anthony's Birthday (Feb 15)

* Random Act of Kindness Day (Feb 17)

* National Margarita Day (Feb 22)

* Rare Disease Day (Feb 28)

* National Chili Day (Feb 28)

B&B

"Booth, this is ridiculous! I can't believe you want to see what is essentially a large ground squirrel predict if we have six more weeks of winter!"

"Bones, it's not 'essentially a large ground squirrel', it's Punxsutawney Phil!"

"Booth, it's a ground squirrel with a ridiculous name that has no ability to predict the weather. Any animal can see its shadow…if it were cognizant enough to know what its shadow was…"

"Pops and Gran took me and Jared once, it was fun. I want Christine to have that same experience…"

"She has school…"

"The Friday before is a half day, she'll only miss 3 and a half hours of school. We'll drive to my cousin Janie's in Indiana, it's about 35 minutes from Punxsutawney, on Friday. Saturday we'll all go see Phil and hang out with Janie for a while for her birthday. We'll start home early Sunday, it's only a four and a half hour drive. We'll be home in plenty of time for Christine to go to bed early so she's well rested for school on Monday…"

…"They start the day at 3AM… it's going to be very cold…"

"We can put layers under her snowsuit plus I have three boxes of hand warmers…"

"We can go, but if it's really cold Hank and I will stay at your cousin's, possibly Christine too."

"Understandable. You're going to love it, Bones."

"I'm sure, Booth…"

B&B

The day before Groundhog Day Booth loaded his and Brennan's overnight bags along with bags for Christine and Hank in the SUV and went back inside. Christine was eating cereal at the counter. "Are you ready to go, Christine?"

"Yep! This is gonna be the best Groundhog Day ever!" Booth chuckled and kissed the top of Christine's head.

"Finish your cereal so I can wash the bowl."

"K."

Brennan came into the kitchen, "I'm going to let Hank sleep as long as he wants, he can stay in his pajamas. I'll take a container of cereal and his Sippy cup of milk."

"Sounds good, Bones."

"That's not fair…"

"If you were still asleep you would have been carried to the SUV and allowed to stay in your pajamas and have breakfast in the car too…" Brennan kissed Christine's cheek and reached for the cereal.

Ten minutes later Booth was carefully strapping Hank into his car seat, the little boy's eyes opened just as Booth snapped the buckle closed. "Go back to sleep, tiger. We're taking a little ride this morning." Booth tucked a small blanket around Hank's lap, Booth kissed his forehead and smiled as Hank's eyes slowly closed again. Twenty minutes in to the ride Brennan looked in the backseat, "They're both asleep."

"With any luck they'll sleep most of the way. I can't wait for you to meet Janie, Bones. After we went to live with Pops and Gran we'd spend some of the summer on Janie's parent's farm. I loved it, Jared not so much. Usually Jared would do something to piss Janie's dad off as soon as we got there and he'd spend the whole vacation slopping hogs or mucking stalls or something else totally nasty. We all had to do chores, but uncle Bob would let us off early if we worked and didn't cause trouble. Jared never really got the hang of that concept. I think that's why Pops and Gran sent us there, they needed a break from Jared. When we first got there I was angry and did stuff, but after a few months I got better. Jared never did. He never did anything too bad, but he didn't behave either. He needed professional help when were kids. I tried to protect him from dad but it still screwed him up."

"Booth, you did your best. At times you did more for Jared than he deserved. He needed professional help as an adult too, but he wasn't ready to admit to himself that he needed help. Tell me more about Janie."

Booth smiled, "Janie is great, she's Gran's brother's daughter. I haven't seen here since I joined the FBI, but Pops kept me up to date with her. When I got out of prison and was going through his stuff I found her number and called her. We call each other every month or so….she's the big sister never had. She always pricked me up when I had leave. When I got out… I wanted to surprise Pops so she met me late at night and I spent the night at her tiny apartment. I think her futon started my back issues. The next morning we went to Pops' house and surprised him, he insisted she stay all day with us. It was one of the best days I'd had in a long time. She's never met Parker. She's been married to Steven for 16 years, they have three kids. Hunter is 13, Sydney is 10 and Cole is 4. She's a stay-at-home mom. She's a lot like Gran, she looks like her too." Booth shrugged, "Janie's just Janie… I remember one summer she must have been 14 or so she liked to read a lot and she had glasses and braces with head gear. Jared started teasing her about it and the next thing I know I'm pulling Janie off Jared and uncle Bob is taking him to the clinic for stitches. She beat him up bad, he had a black eye and 4 stitches in his lip… she didn't get in trouble, I think uncle Bob was proud of her."

"Jared deserved it."

"He did. After that he never was mean to her again."

"Good. "

Booth spent the rest of the drive telling Brennan stories about growing up with Janie. About half way there Hank woke up wanting breakfast. After stopping for a bathroom break and getting Hank settled with his cereal and milk they made it to Janie's a little after noon. Booth got Hank out of his car seat. "Are you ready to get out of the car, tiger?" Hank nodded and snuggled into Booth's shoulder as he lifted him out of the SUV. Janie met them at the door holding Cole. "Seeley! It's SO good to see you! You look the same, maybe little older and not as skinny, but still handsome." Booth chuckled and hugged Janie. "You look the same too, Janie."

"It's because I got rid of my glasses…" Janie stepped aside and everybody entered the house.

Booth laughed and started helping Hank out of his jacket.

"Who's this?"

"This is Hank…"

Janie gasped a little

"…He's named after Pops…"

"Aw, I'm sure he'd be thrilled. This is Cole, he has hearing loss so when you talk to him look at him so he can read your lips."

"Hi Cole. Hank can you say hi?" Hank shook his head and grabbed Booth's hand. "He's shy."

"So is Cole, but I bet they'll be friends by dinner."

"Probably. This is my wife, Temperance. I call her Bones."

"Seeley that's horrible!"

"Bones likes it…"

"I didn't like it at first, but after 13 years of you calling me Bones if you were to stop and start calling me Temperance all the time I'd miss it. It's nice to meet you, Janie. Booth has told me a lot about you."

"It's nice to meet you too, Temperance. You don't call Seeley by his first name either?"

"No I started calling him Booth when he refused to quit calling me bones…"

Janie laughed and turned to Christine, "you must be Christine. Are you excited to see Punxsutawney Phil tomorrow?"

"Yep, it's gonnna be the best Groundhog Day ever!" Janie laughed.

"My daughter Sydney and I will be joining you tomorrow. Thankfully it's not going to be too cold. I was just about to make lunch if you're hungry. I've got 3 kinds of lunchmeat for sandwiches, PB&J, grilled cheese, or there is homemade vegetable soup."

"Lunch sounds great, we only stopped once for a bathroom break. After lunch Cole and Hank played on the floor, Christine sat in on of the overstuffed living room chairs and read the book she brought along. Booth and Janie sat on the couch. "I'm glad Hank and Cole are getting along, Cole doesn't like playing with other kids much. He has a hard time understanding them. He has hearing aids, but they don't help as much as we'd hoped."

"He doesn't seem to be having a problem understanding Hank."

"No, some people's voices are easier for him to understand than others. I'm sorry about Hank…"

"Thanks Janie, he loved you."

"I loved him too. I loved all of you, even Jared. I'm sorry we didn't make it to his memorial. Cole had another set of tubes put in and his tonsils removed a few days before and was having a rough time."

"It's okay, Janie. We didn't do a lot for it, he'd burned too many bridges."

"Still…"

"How's your dad?"

"Good. He loves the retirement village. They do all kinds of things."

"I'm glad. Bob was my favorite uncle. How big of a deal is tomorrow going to be?"

"It's a huge deal, but it's fun. I'm dreading going and standing in the cold while Steven and the boys are toasty in bed though."

"Sydney can go with us if you want and you can stay with Hank. Bones doesn't want him out in the cold and Christine wants her to come with us."

"It's fine with me, if Syd is okay with it…"

"Okay."

B&B

Booth finished bundling a sleepy but excited Christine up a little after one the next morning. "We'll put the rest of the stuff on when we get there, otherwise I don't think you'll fit in your booster seat."

"Okay. Daddy I can't wait!" Booth smiled and kissed the top of her head.

"I'm Glad you're excited. I can't wait either."

"Syd's ready to go too."

"Great let's go. We can't keep Punxsutawney Phil waiting!"

Brennan put her gloves on and looked at Janie, "I don't know who's more excited, Booth or Christine."

"I'm going to go with Seeley…"

"Me too." Janie smiled.

"Chop, chop let's go, Bones!" Brennan rolled her eyes and headed for the door.

"Bye everybody! Syd be good for Seeley and Temperance. Let me know when you're on your way home so I can put the French toast casserole in the oven."

"Bye mom. I will."

B&B

It was after 10 when Booth, Brennan, Christine and Sydney came through the door. Janie was sitting at the kitchen table helping Hank and Cole with a jigsaw puzzle. "So do we have 6 more weeks of winter?"

"No."

"That great, I'm ready for spring. Breakfast will be ready in fifteen minutes. There is hot chocolate in the crockpot and coffee in the big pot." Booth made a beeline for the coffee and poured himself and Brennan a cup while she got hot chocolate for Christine and Sydney.

"Did you guys have fun?"

"Yeah. I wanna do it again next year!"

"If we do Janie can take you while I stay here in bed. It's a lot colder than I remember it being when I was a kid."

"That's because it is. It also doesn't help that you're thirty something years older than the last time you saw Punxsutawney Phil."

"I was 12 and Jared was 9. He whined the whole time, I thought pops was going to make us came back to the farm. He probably would have if you hadn't been with us."

"Remember when we got home dad made us do chores and you fell of the loft ladder?"

"I was pushed off by someone in glasses and head gear…"

"I have no idea what you're talking about…"

Booth laughed and sipped his coffee.

After breakfast Booth, Brennan, Christine, and Sydney took nap while everyone else watched movies. That night they had homemade mushroom lasagna and chocolate cake to celebrate Janie's birthday.

B&B

Sunday after breakfast Booth, Brennan, Christine, and Hank headed home. "So, Bones what did you think of Punxsutawney Phil?"

"I still say he is a large ground squirrel with a ridiculous name that has no ability to predict the weather.i know you, Christine, and Sydney had fun and that's all that matters. I enjoyed meeting Janie. I'm going to send her an advanced copy of my new book, I noticed she had them all on the bookcase in the living room."

"She'll love that. I'm going to invite them to D.C. this summer."

"That will be nice. Sydney and Christine got along well. So did Hank and Cole. Maybe they can come when Parker is here."

"That would be really fun. I don't think Cole wanted Hank to go home…"