The bears, they were built

I had no idea that two little boys had such a desire for Build-A-Bears. I refused several times Saturday night as we passed the store-that-grabs-a-hold-and-won't-let-go of your children or your wallet.

The we went to Rainforest Cafe and what do they have? Build-A-Bears you could build and dress in forest garb. There was pleading and promises of perfect behavior for years to come. And since I'm a sucker for good behavior, I just took them back to the regular bear store and we began our building.

These children, they wore me down.

So we built bears. The boys picked their bears, or rather their snow leopard and puppy dog, while Peyton chose the standard teddy bear. I loved it when they chose the hearts to place inside. Each child had to take the heart, rub it against their hearts, rub it against their heads, make a wish and kiss it. Peyton chewed on hers a while and then stuffed it in...spit and all. I added a recorded message to each child from mom and then they each helped the nice man stuff their animal.

They "showered" their new little friends with an air blower and brushed the fur/hair. The nice man helped us dress each animal with the hand-picked clothes the children chose. We filled in info on a computer and PRESTO we had birth certificates...an added bonus Hayden was thrilled to receive. We left with three HUGE boxes to transport these treasures home.

Had I known what a big deal this would be for my two little boys, I would have taken a camera. It was that exciting. I was thanked over and over again, and the numerous hugs and kisses, along with the declarations of their undying love, made the small fortune I spent just about worth it all.

Hayden's karate-clad snow leopard named Chi and Landon's Spidey puppy officially named Webster (you know: spider...web...Webster...oh, never mind)




















Baby Girl was my fly-paper baby this weekend and rarely let me put her down, hence the refusal to stand with brothers and for mom to be in the picture. Peyton's bear is named Princess Sweetie Bear (yeah, her brother helped with that name.)