Birthday Build-a-Bear

I've always wanted to take Aidan to build a bear, but Ryan has always convinced me to hold off until he could really appreciate it and participate.

So yesterday we decided to take him to the mall to build himself a friend for his 2nd Birthday, which is this coming Thurs, the 28th.

We gave him the choice between a bear and a dog, and he chose the dog, who was pretty adorable.

Then, you take them over to the filling station where you pick out a heart to give them,

Choosing his heart

Giving the heart some love & kisses

placing it inside his doggie

and then they fill them with stuffing....

pushing the pedal to make the fluff machine work

Then you give them a bath....

and pick out an outfit....

He went with a Lightning McQueen tshirt and camoflauge boxers:

You can even make them a birth certificate and name them. We decided to call him Hot Dog, but Aidan keeps saying "he not a hot dog", and calls him Doggie instead. Hey, whatever it's his dog anyway!

On the way home with his new best friend

Happy Birthday, Little Man!