Today we celebrated Audrey's birthday with all of her friends at Build-A-Bear. I'm so happy we did this for her because it was such a nicely organized party. Jason and I had so much fun watching Audrey and her guests pick out the perfect stuffed animal, kiss the hearts, stuff, wash and finally pick out names for their new friends.
In all honesty, watching these children made me feel like I was young again. I remember how important and hard it was to name a new stuffed animal and how genuine your love can be for it. I overheard Audrey's friend Bella say "I'm going to bring Tori home and she's going to sleep in my room with me EVERY night". Doesn't that just bring a happy little tear to your eye?? A child's love is so pure and sweet! I'm so very happy that we could bring a smile to their faces and let them take home something to love and care for. I'm sure these animals are feeling very loved tonight!
I'm almost certain I remembered most of the names each animal was given, so I'll give it a shot in typing it out. BTW, these names are just the sweetest!
Audrey: Brown Bear named Snuggles
Mea: Pink Bear named Molly
Ethan: Brown Dog named Patches
Avie: Pink Bear: Pinky (I'm almost sure this was the name)
Lucas: Penguin named Coolie
Bella: Brown Bunny named Victoria Justice
Melina: Green Bear named Irish
Kyla: White Bear named Bear One (her daddy picked out the name and I think it's great!)
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| Audrey welcoming her guests |
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| Kyla, what a sweetie |
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| Ethan gave Audrey a sweet little hug when he arrived. My goodness this melts my heart! |
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| Avie's dress was adorable!! |
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| Audrey, Avie, Ethan, Melina |
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| Making bear selections! |
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| Must choose the perfect animal...... |
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| The older girls really enjoyed this! |
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| Everyone received two hearts and they gave them some love and held it to their cheeks.... |
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Audrey put her heart on my cheek :)
One heart of each guest went into Audrey's bear and their other heart went into their own animal. That means Audrey's bear has 9 hearts inside!! |
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| Yay! |
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| Bear washing station |
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| She was starting to zone out here.... |
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| Picking out bows for our bear... |
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| Lucas filling his penguin |
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| Here is the gang with their new friends |
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| Audrey also received an autograph bear for her friends to sign |
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| All boxed up! |
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| One last activity before we left - singing happy birthday B.A.B style! |
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| Much needed snacks and cupcakes in the food court. |
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| How cute are these toppers that my cousin made?? |
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| Oh my, this girl loves cupcakes!! |
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| Yummy!! |
