Katie went to see Santa and she told him that she wanted a Parrot (thank goodness for Hasbro and their "mechanical toy" parrot), a cinderella dress and a Hannah Montana microphone. "I don't need anything from Build A Bear because I was just there" she tells him.
Santa needs to gain a little weight! Even Katie commented that he wasn't very squishy! LOL! He got up and walked around after we were leaving and he was skinny! Seems like he would have had some fake padding...
It did Gran a lot of good to get out and see some of the Christmas stuff at the mall - the people, the decorations, etc. She's always liked that kind of stuff. She loved every minute of seeing Katie at Build A Bear building "Lexy" her new pink leopard.
Katie got an email from Build A Bear three weeks ago showcasing the pink leopard that was new. She shrieked that she "really, really, really wanted that! I told her that maybe she could tell Grandma and Grandpa that she wanted that for Christmas and that they could take her. Well, that's exactly what happened.
She had $50 from her Grandma Sue that she took with her for accessories which she really enjoyed picking out! It was great fun!!! Katie had to of course initiate Lexy into her very own Animal Kingdom - Angel (the pink cat), Cuddles (the Siberian Husky) and Rocky (not shown - but a UT cheerleader bear)... all these guys are from Build A Bear. Obviously - one of Katie's favorite places to go.
Dad and Marilyn really got a kick out of it. They didn't even know it existed. Marilyn is glad to know now that Kevin & Kelly have two adorable little girls under the age of two... wont be long for them.
We capped off our day by having our annual Christmas dinner with our best friends Rick and Lisa and Katie spent the evening with Dad, Marilyn and Gran! We had such a nice time. We went to Puleos and we laughed and laughed and had SO MUCH FUN! They are truly the best and we are so thankful to have them in our lives! We always enjoy our time together and we are so at ease...totally ourselves with them!! Although I think our waiter was ready to get rid of us! :) We stayed too long after finishing our meal for his liking!
Of course, I had my camera in my purse to take a picture of them and to get our waiter to take a group picture and once they were there - we were having so much fun - I forgot!!! Dang it! That ALWAYS happens!!!
Anyway, I hope everyone is having a great holiday season! It's turning out to be one of the best!!!
LA :)
Dang it! I had my camera too! We really need to do better! We were so happy to spend Christmas eve eve with you guys. I love love love our relationship!!!! Merry Christmas!
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