- Andi and Thomas Bonura have three biological children.
But when they heard about five siblings separated
in different foster homes,
they immediately adopted all of them.
Now they are a family of 10 living under one roof.
Here is their story.
- I love my big family
because they're always so kind.
- I'm Andi.
- And I'm Thomas and we live in Magnolia, Texas.
- [Andi] And we have eight amazing children.
- Hi, I'm Sadie.
- I'm David. - I'm Gaby.
- I'm Daphne. - My name is Thomas.
- This is Joey. - My name is Carter.
- Hi, I'm Bryson. - Hi, I'm Bryson.
- How old are you?
- Two. - Two.
- [Group] And we're the Bonura family.
- We have always wonted to have a big family.
He comes from a big family.
- A big Italian family.
We always thought we'd have a home
and wanted to fill it with a lot of love.
So we had three children.
- And I have always had a heart for foster and adoption.
I always knew that's something I wanted to do.
- So we thought about it for a while.
And then in 2016,
we started looking into getting licensed
for foster and adoption.
- There's so many kids that need homes.
And I just feel like we can take
that opportunity to share love
and provide a consistent loving home
for other kids who need it.
Around fall of 2017, we went to the hospital
to pick up our now adopted two year old son, Bryson.
We fell in love with him instantly
but about six months after he came to live
with us, we found out that he had four siblings
and that they were split up in different homes.
- And immediately, we decided we wanted to adopt them.
- These kids come to our home
with a lot of trauma
and they need a lot of healing.
And as I'm getting to know these precious babies
more and more every day, they've been with us now,
Thanksgiving will be two years
that we've all been a complete family.
I can't stop saying that I'm the lucky one.
I can't believe I was picked to be their mom
because they are so amazing.
Since COVID started,
we haven't been able to go out to the movies
or get out of the house as much as we wanted to.
We've had movie nights at home
and just crowded on the couch with all the blankets
and the pillows and the bearded dragon.
And it's been a really great bonding time.
- One thing I like about movie nights
is that it always has popcorn to go with it.
- I would say our biggest hopes is that they
grow up happy.
They grow up, you know, being kind and caring
about other people and that whatever their dreams are
that there's no obstacles that will stand in their way
of them achieving them.
(crowd cheers)
- Oh, Bonura family, you are so incredible.
And this year we've all had to stay home
and miss out on some of our favorite activities.
And for the Bonura family, that's meant giving up going
to the movies.
So Walmart+ and I teamed up together and we thought
if they can't go to the big screen,
let's deliver the big screen
to the Bonura's backyard.
I know!
You guys are gonna freak out.
So Walmart+ is this brand new membership
that gives you free unlimited delivery,
mobile scan and go, member prices on fuel and more,
and it's a wonderful life hack
that saves you time to do more of what you love.
So we gave this incredible family a totally
plussed up movie experience.
And I recently surprised the Bonura family over Zoom
to get the fun to begin.
Take a look.
- Hi.
- Hi! - Hi, how are ya?
- Shh. - Okay, so,
my boss is coming in in just a second to say hi.
- Okay.
(gasps) Oh my gosh, it's Drew Barrymore!
(screaming) Oh my gosh.
Tell Dad what's happening!
I can't believe this.
I am such a fan. I grew up watching you.
- I don't know how you juggle all of it, by the way,
hi guys, I'm Drew .
- Yeah, you guys say hi. - Hi!
- Do you have any tips
for parents out there that are juggling a lot?
- For me, the thing that gets me through is just not
being serious all the time.
You know, it's just, they're amazing kids
and I can't believe I was picked to be their mom.
- I love you guys.
And I know that you guys
like to watch movies too.
- Yeah.
Oh yeah, I mean. - Yeah.
- So we're gonna do a Drew-vie night
and I've worked at Walmart for 10 years now.
And they're starting this new program, Walmart+,
and with them, I am going to build a backyard movie theater
in your house if that's okay.
- She's gonna build a backyard movie theater.
- She is? Thank you so much! - That's awesome!
(kids cheer)
- I'm just so surprised.
This was so unexpected.
- Hey y'all, my name is Kelly and Drew has sent me here
to create the most ultimate movie night
for the Bonura family.
We have spent so much time picking out
every single last detail.
And we are so excited about this
and we can't wait for you to see it.
You ready to do this?
- Yeah! - All right, let's go, woo!
(upbeat music)
We are going to start building.
(machine whirs) (upbeat music)
So we've created three different areas.
We have the lounge area.
We have the dining area that's right behind me.
And of course we have the amazing outdoor movie theater.
So when Drew and I were designing the backyard,
we really wanted this movie area to be the focal point.
And so no matter where you are in the backyard,
you'll be able to see the screen.
(upbeat music)
So it's the end of the day.
Our crew's been here all day long.
And they've been working so hard and it is hot.
We are in Texas people!
It is hot. We are melting.
We are excited.
We're Drew's crew and we can't wait for you to see this.
- I am so excited for you to see this
incredible backyard movie night
that we helped create for the amazing Bonura family.
Check it out.
(upbeat music)
- [Kelly] So every single item in this space
can be found at Walmart.
From the large items like the sofa,
to the small items, like the pillows,
and everything to the candy jars and the popcorn tins.
Everything's looking amazing
and the family's gonna love it!
(dramatic music)
(upbeat music)
- Wow, so amazing!
- [Andi] Oh my gosh, look at the lights, look!
- Wow! - Oh my gosh,
this is amazing!
Isn't this cool!
- Cheese. - Smile, cheese!
- Can you smile? - Have fun with it.
- [Kelly] Are y'all ready to see your ultimate
backyard movie experience?
- Yeah! (kids screaming)
Okay, ready, set, go!
(kids squealing)
- [Thomas] Get outta town.
- [Andi] Oh my gosh.
Wow. (kids screaming)
- [Kid] Look at all the Doritos.
(laughing)
- Is this our backyard? - Oh my god.
Look, they have all their names.
- What do you think? - This amazing!
- Awesome! - Wow.
- Wow. - Yeah!
- Thank y'all so much. - Oh my gosh.
- [Kid] We're, we're home.
(upbeat music)
- One of the areas we wanted to create
for you was a dining room area outside
because I mean, who doesn't want to eat dinner
breakfast, lunch, whatever it is, outside?
Yeah. - Thank you so much.
That's amazing.
- [Kelly] And so we wanted to give you a little bit
of an extension off of your current porch.
And so we added this deck. - It's gorgeous.
- [Kelly] So we could give you a lounge area.
- Oh my goodness. - I know, right?
- And this ramp for Joey. - Yes, yes! Joey!
- Thank you so much. - You can get up.
- Look, they remembered, they thought about you.
- Yes! Of course, absolutely.
Then you can go up the ramp
and the whole family can just hang out.
- Oh, this is amazing.
I can't even think of any other words.
Like I'm just like speechless.
This is so gorgeous.
- We want you to be speechless.
- This really touches my heart.
I really appreciate it.
(upbeat music)
- Hi, Bonura family.
Surprise and welcome to your new backyard
where we have set up the ultimate movie night
for you to enjoy. - Mom, it's Drew!
- We spent so much time choosing each
and every item specially, just for you guys.
I want this to be a place where you can have fun,
relax, and create beautiful memories.
And I want you to kick it off tonight
by watching any movie you like.
I'm sending so much love and we'll see you guys soon.
- Yay. - Yay!
- Yay! (upbeat music)
- Oh my gosh. Wasn't that amazing?
And the Bonura family is here now to tell us all about it.
- Hi guys!
(crowd cheers)
- Hi, hi! - Hi!
- How was your guys' movie night?
- Oh my gosh. It was amazing.
I couldn't even believe how
beautiful everything looked.
The colors, just the popcorn, and all the candy.
It was just, I mean, it made me speechless.
It was amazing.
- It was such an awesome memory
and it just gives us a chance to make more.
- Yes. - It has just been so much fun
to work with you guys, truly.
- Oh my gosh.
Drew, I'm such a fan,
and I can't even believe this.
Thank you so much for picking us
because just being able to talk to you
and have this experience and be planning
future memories, it's just the most amazing thing.
And just thank you so much.
- It's funny that you say that
because I was so excited to have you guys on the show,
because I think that you are the living example
of kindness and generosity
in the world, and I'm so happy to have been a part
of your family and your journey
through building this movie night with Walmart+.
- This is gonna be a memory of our time with you
and just the whole process.
And I'm just,
I'm so excited that we were able to
experience this with you and just get to meet you.
And I just, my family, we're just so thankful
and can't wait to start making more memories.
- When we got off our Zoom call
that lasted a good, I don't know, 45 minutes.
I immediately felt - Yeah!
- Like we were good old friends, Andi,
I really connected with you.
And I think that you're such an amazing mom
and an amazing woman
and your whole family is, really,
I just think that all of your spirit
and by the way, I mean,
that everybody is like standing together
and like behaving by the way and being so great.
I'm so impressed and so proud.
We all have families here
and I'll be checking in with you guys if you don't mind
because it's been so nice getting to know you.
I would just love to check in and say hi and keep in touch.
- Oh, we would love that.
We'd love for her to check in with us sometime.
Right guys?
- Yeah! - Any time, come over.
- Thank you for being a part of our show.
And I also want to give a huge thank you to Walmart+
for being a part of this
and for bringing back so many missed moments
for you guys.
Join on walmart.com/plus
and see how Walmart+ delivers.
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