Following our new goal of doing a "family" bonding activity each weekend, we decided Build A Bear Workshop would be fun to do with Nora, now that she is a bit older. Not to mention, we woke up to a dust storm in the desert this morning, so no one wanted to be out in the elements....
After our little Beanie Head took a two hour nap, mama got her all dolled up to set out towards the mall....of course I had my camera in tow so that I could capture some sweet photos of her expressions and document this as another one of her firsts (I am sure this will not be the last, lol). In the car ride there, we sang songs and Nora entertained us with lots of clapping, signing "more" and also shouting her new favorite word, "yeah". Nick was driving of course, and I was sitting in back providing the side show, and I even caught him just beaming with a smile as he looked in the rear view mirror at his two favorite girls being so silly.
Once we arrived at the mall, we decided that everyone had the same idea as us. It was packed!! The line to build your bear was winding out clear outside of the store. It did not detour us at all though because we had set out to make this a special day for our sweet girl. Surprisingly enough, she enjoyed cuddling with daddy and looking at "bear clothes" with mom and the wait seemed to have flown by. When it was her turn to stuff her bear, I am not sure who was actually most excited...Nora, me or daddy, haha. She was such a big girl and did everything the store workers asked of her (once again the teacher in me, always beams with delight when Nora follows directions and acts mannerly). She even kissed (well tried to eat) the heart and helped sew him up. The little look on her face was just priceless as we handed her the stuffed puppy and she squeezed him oh so tightly. Right then and there, it didn't matter that this little bear just costs us about 30 bucks because it wasn't about the money, it was about the experience!
Following our puppy adventure, daddy treated us to a smoothie and also some play time at the mall. Nora loves all the activities that our mall has for littles, especially the carousel and the play area. I should also mention that neither Nick or I bought one single item, today's trip was all about Nora :)
After we came home, Nora and I also began making her Valentine's bags for her little friends. We are really looking forward to her first ever Valentine's party this Thursday! Be sure to stay tuned via facebook for more cuteness, I guarantee!
Below are some of my favorite pics of the day...remember, it's all about living in the "moment" and the memories that are made :)
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