Build-A-Bear fun
One of Alaina's Christmas gifts from her aunties was a gift card to Build-A-Bear. (I think it was a stroke of brilliance on my part.) I thought Alaina would really dig getting to pick out an animal and its outfit. Plus, I knew her aunts would have a great time taking her.
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Note the following was an accident. Please do not attempt this at home or call Child Social Services on me! Last weekend my family and I celebrated my sister-in-law’s 40th Birthday. Happy Birthday, Opal! Opal loves Carino’s so we decided to meet at the restaurant around 5:30ish. Since hubby does not get off until 5 p.m., I decided to gather up his 96-year-old Grandmother (AKA Mary Nell to me and GG to Bear)and get her loaded into the car. Bear and I jumped in the car and drove two...
Read MoreBuild-a-Bear: Fun for all ages
In August a dear friend/neighbor Ms. Lynn celebrated her birthday. Bear considers her as a grandmother. When I asked Bear what she thought we should get Ms. Lynn for her birthday, Bear quickly replied Build-A-Bear! I extended the invitation to Ms. Lynn and off to Park Plaza Mall we went! I was a little unsure if Ms. Lynn really wanted to go or if she was just going because Bear had asked her. Once we arrived at Build-A-Bear I couldn’t tell who was more excited – Ms. Lynn or...
Read MoreMy baby loves her Build-a-Bears
Rebecca has always loved her stuffed animals. She did go through a baby doll phase. But that was short lived and back to her stuffed animals she went. My mom got Rebecca a big gray and white stuffed rabbit when Rebecca was about two-years-old. Rebecca named her Rabbi. Hey, she was only two-years-old when she named her rabbit. From then on, Rebecca did not go anywhere without Rabbi. Rabbi is still Rebecca’s favorite animal and she still sleeps with it every night. Thank God Rabbi does...
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