Build A Bear (Serafina's turn)

To keep things even and fair, just like life in general, we took Serafina to Build A Bear so she could have a special friend like Leo does.   After some serious agonizing over her choices, she picked a bright pink Hello Kitty.

Here's the kitty getting stuffed.

Apparently you can add scents or sounds to your bear.  Not necessary for us, but she did add a heart.  She was suppose to hold it, close her eyes and make a wish.

The heart was tucked in, the kitty sewn up and then she gave it a pretend bath.

She was very happy about her kitty.

Leo was next door at the Lego store picking out a reward from his dad for swimming the length of the pool and back.  She didn't carry that big box for long.

It's amazing how much smoother a trip to the mall goes when the kids have something new to fixate on.  The trip did take longer than expected, so Leo did get a little antsy about going home and building his Legos.  Overall, they did great and it was Tom and I that were totally wiped out from the experience.