Ho Ho Ho

The four of us spent the day in Jonesboro with Na-Na and Paw Paw. Oh, what fun! The boys got presents. They were thrilled. Then we went to the mall to see Santa. Ben is sticking with his request for Wall-e. He told us early on this was what he wanted and that was all he was asking Santa for. He figures if he doesn't beg for lots of stuff, maybe Santa will throw in something extra for good behavior. Nice plan. Liam wants a "new race track". That's it. For months he has been asking for a new race track.

We had a quick bite to eat, looked at the turtle fountain (had photo taken) and then Na-Na and Paw Paw had a big surprise for the boys.

Bui!d-a-Bear! The boys each got to choose an animal. There was a Rudolph display right inside the door and Ben was sold instantly. Liam picked a horse - no surprise there either. First they got to help stuff their new pets by pressing on the foot peddle that blew the stuffing into their pet.

They each selected a heart for their pet.


Then came the best part. Our Bui!d-a-Bear "helper" was amazing. She has probably assisted in the bui!ding of hundreds (thousands) of pets but it as if she had never done it before and she was just as excited as the boys. She told them to rub their pet's heart on their forehead to make it really smart.

Then they were to rub their pet's heart on their ear to help it listen really well.

Then they rubbed their hearts on their belly so their pet would never be hungry.

Lastly, they kissed their pet's heart so it would always know it was loved.

After placing their hearts in the pet's body, she sewed them up and the boys headed over to "wash and dry" their pet. Ben took this job very seriously.

Thanks, Na-Na and Paw Paw for our new Pets! Those are some happy boys.