Our generous friends Vicki and Tony from New Jersey sent the girls gift cards to build a bear for Christmas. There is one in the mall 25 minutes from our house, and the girls have always looked longingly but we have never taken the plunge.
We took the girls on Saturday and had so much fun! We got there right after it opened and went to town. For Ruthie it was an extremely difficult decision as to what bear to choose. For Lulu her mind was made up the minute she walked in, obviously it was the elephant.
They loved filling the bears, and picking out outfits, along with naming them. What a wonderful present and it would have only made it more perfect if Vicki and Tony were with us when we made our bears!
Ruthie selecting her bear.
Ruthie filling her bear by pushing the pedal.
Ruthie and her Bear - "Baby Tessa" - she named her after my friends baby who she hasn't even met yet.
Lulu filling her Elephant.
Lulu and her elephant - "Ellie" I think that makes 972 elephants we own. All named Ellie. Although this one has moved directly to the top of the list and is in bed with her.
The girls walking out with their bears.
Of course the bears had to go for a ride on the carousel before we left the mall.
I just love this pic from the way home. Yep, she has pretty much had this tight grip on her "Baby Tessa" since she got home.
So much fun!
5 comments:
the girls are SO cute with their bears/elephants.
you can never have too many elephants named ellie!
so cute! Build-a-Bear is really so genius. i haven't met a child that doesn't adore their precious and customized Build-a-Bear!
what a sweet gift! your girls are so precious.
ooh. good idea. gotta write that one down. they LOVE their stuffed animals!
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