Our "09" Build-A-Bear Trip!

On Valentines Day, we headed out to Build-A-Bear! We have done this 3 years in a row, its our tradition with Jolee. Boy, how Valentines Day changes after you have a kid. I wouldn't change it for the world. We all 3 go to Build-A-Bear and out to dinner together.

Don't get me wrong, my man still remembered me on Valentines Day too. I woke up to roses in a vase with the sweetest card ever, and a wonderful pancake breakfast. He got all creative in the kitchen that morning, we had heart shaped pancakes, we had kissee lip pancakes, and we had initial pancakes, you know...a T for me, a J for Jolee, and a S for Silas.

Jolee is now the proud owner of the most expensive animal in Build-A-Bear...a Zebra!

Once she got all warmed up to the noise and people, she loved it. And she was so excited about her zebra. Every year we forget about the loud noise of the stuffing machine and how it scares her, but who's going to mess with tradition and stop going. Not us! Besides, it only last for a minute or two!

This is her 2 year old face that says....You want me to do what?

But she did end up leaving a message, so when you press the zebra's foot, in Jolee's cute little voice it says......Happy Valentine's Day!

Me helping Jolee pick out a what color heart, to put in her new zebra!

Jolee bathing and brushing her new animal, as she says.

Daddy and Jolee at the computer giving her Zebra a name. They named it........Stripey! And if you want to know how much it weighs and how tall it is, just let me know. Stripey has a birth certificate with that on there. High tech at "ole" Build-A-Bear, I tell ya!

Jolee, Daddy, and Stripey

Jolee, Mommy, and Stripey

Jolee hugging Stripey. Stripey goes with us everywhere now and if it cant go in a place, say like church he waits in the car, but is with us. Stripey also has a place in her bed at night, along with the other 10 plus animals.

Jolee with her 3 years worth of Valentine Build-A-Bear's!