Our First Bear

Last weekend lil man was invited to a birthday party for one of my best friends' daughter and niece. The best part was that it was at the local Build a Bear Workshop. You see, we have been going to that store for a while now, but it has taken him quite some time to figure out what the store is all about. He always thought it was so cool to see all the stuffed animals dressed in different wardrobes, check out the sound board and push ALL the buttons, and of course, him being so adorable and all, he always got a free heart from one of the girl employees. But only recently has he figured out that you can actually BUY a bear, dress him, and take him home!

For the past month, his grandma has been promising him a new bear for his 4th birthday, which is coming up in October. So every time we go, he looks at all the bears to decide which one is his favorite (he picks a different one every time we go), and we all make a plan to go back on his birthday. Well, that all got preempted by this birthday party, which I didn't know came with a free bear!

He had such a blast filling the bear, and doing the special ceremony and wish with the heart. His name is Chocolate (he is SO my kid!), and of course dressed him like a rock star: Jonas t-shirt, electric guitar shoes, and Jonas electric guitar to rock out (he is SO hubby's kid!) Check out the pics to see what I mean.

[caption id="attachment_316" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Posing with the birthday girls"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_317" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="All filled up"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_318" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Taking his first bath"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_319" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Making a wish"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_320" align="aligncenter" width="224" caption="Registering Chocolate"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_321" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The entire crew making goofy faces"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_322" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="All decked out - and ready to rock!"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_315" align="aligncenter" width="224" caption="Next up on the wish list: wheels!"][/caption]