On Tuesday, my niece Addy turns 3. This weekend we had a little celebration at Build-A-Bear in Grapevine. It was an easy drive for us so we took the kids down and thought they'd have some fun. Abby loves stuffed animals so this was right up her alley (although John feared she might replace her new beloved penguin she got from ICE).
We arrived first, but it wasn't long before everyone else arrived. It was a bit crazy since we went on a Saturday, but the kids were all eager to pick out their stuffed animals. Addy went for Hello Kitty and we tried to let Abby pick hers out. I kept showing her bears, monkeys, even cats, but she wasn't interested in anything. Finally she spotted a turkey and wanted that. Of all things! Oh well, I let her have it and she was instantly attached. John questioned my judgement, but this is definitely not a battle worth having. If the girl wants a stuffed turkey, she can have one. John showed Jake a few things, but he really didn't act interested in anything (he's not a big stuffed animal kid). I finally picked out a turtle for him and we were on our way to give our animals a heart and stuff them.
The kids were very intrigued by the stuffing machine. A little scared even. After Abby had her turkey stuffed, she wouldn't touch it. She wasn't sure what they did to her turkey, but she knew he wasn't the same. Jake was unsure about the whole process, but latched on to his turtle after it was done. He's been carrying it around ever since!
(Here they are getting their hearts ready to put in the animals)
(Jake kept a close eye on the stuffing machine the whole time)
(all done, but not sure what to think now)
Once everything was stuffed it was time to pick out clothes. Abby really got into that, but we only ended up getting her turkey a pair of shoes and a heart that says "I love you". Jake's not into the whole clothing thing so we didn't get any clothes for his turtle.
Noah didn't get a toy at Build A Bear but wanted a train instead. So we set out after Build A Bear for the trains. There was a kiosk not to far with cars and trains and he quickly picked out what he wanted. This was more Jake's thing too and he wanted a car, but he had to settle for watching his cousin Noah play with a train.
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