Build-A-Bea

Earlier this week, I thought Ellie and I should go to the mall to see what kind of next-size-up summer clothes we could snag on a great sale. Apparently, I wasn't the only mom who had this *bright* idea.

Needless to say, after maneuvering the stroller, or mama-bulldozing a pathway for Ellie in her walker, we decided it wasn't worth the trouble.

So, Build-A-Bear it was!

This was Ellie's first time at the highly overpriced store, and she really liked it. She was scared of anything that made noise (the "stuffer" and any noise-maker add-ons), but she loved everything else.

At the beginning of the process, I asked Ellie what she wanted to name her bear. Her immediate response was, "Chrystie". I vetoed that one. Her second choice was "Bea". I was surprised by the name, since I'd never heard her use it before, but later found out that my mom's new 3-year-old neighbor girl is named Bea. Cute!

So, here is the building of Bea:


Giving her a post-stuffing bath


Scrub-a-dub-dub


All clean and ready to get dressed


Ellie made her daddy proud by picking a "Red, White and Blue" outfit for Miss Bea


Getting Bea un-nekkid


Ha! Ellie looks quite proud!


Making Bea's birth certificate....luckily, she's got an easy name to spell!




The finished product!