Thursday, January 12, 2012

Made With Love

 

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Darcy over at Life With My 3 Boybarians is hosting a new project that is called  Project 52.  This is a 52-week photo challenge that I've decided to take this year.  We will have a theme each week for this challenge.

 

It’s week # 2 and the theme is

“Made with Love”

 

 

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While we were having lunch at the mall this past week, the kids were so excited to see the Build-A-Bear character walking around.  So naturally they wanted to “Build-a-Bear!

 

 

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The first thing they had to do was choose an un-stuffed bear from a very large selection.  Decisions, decisions…

 

 

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But finally they did, and now it was time to stuff them!

 

 

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My favorite part of building a bear is the “heart ceremony”.  Here the lady at the store that was helping them, was telling them to rub the heart, and make a wish!

 

 

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And now the bear is filled with so much love!

 

 

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Once she is stuffed and complete, it’s time for a quick bath!

 

 

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Kayla named her bear Isabella.

 

 

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And now the fun part, picking out a new outfit.  So here is Isabella with her new dress and big smile!

A bear truly “made with love”!

37 comments:

Melanie said...

These are all adorable, LOVE the last shot!

Unknown said...

How fun, and what cute pictures! Don't tell anyone, but my oldest still sleeps with a pig that he made at one of these places over 10years ago--he's in high school now. So I know those bears are going to be very well loved!

Tracy Roul said...

Really sweet photos. Great job on capturing the memories!

Virginia Knowles said...

Beautiful post from a spontaneous memory!

Anonymous said...

This is such a fun thing to do!

Angie said...

Absolutely made with love! These photographs are priceless! :)

kelly said...

great photos!! the whole build a bear process is so neat - my daughter and her girlfriends each made one to remember their senior year in high school. even big kids like it! :)

Dusty Coyote said...

Such great pictures and I LOVE that you had your camera with you and weren't too self-conscious to shoot pictures. I sometimes feel to shy to take photos when I'm out and about-I gotta get over it!

heritagemom said...

Love it! Those bears will be prized for years to come. What a great memory.

Christine

Fonda @Southern Scraps said...

Great photos! They really tell the story of your bear building process.

Sam said...

How fun!

Kmcblackburn said...

I love this interpretation of "made with love"...perfect!

Kathy

Kim said...

These are great shots! We love Build a Bear over at this house! So fun!

Valerie said...

You have such adorable children! And such great photos! My sister put together a cat Build-a-Bear at the Boyd Bear headquarters in TN several years ago. So much fun!

Valerie

Cathy said...

Precious, they are so adorable.

Sugarplum Creations Blog said...

Awww, my girls love Build-A-Bear too! :) Those smiles say it all :)

Jenny said...

Cute pics! I was thinking of BAB too, when I saw this week's theme. However, we don't need anymore BABs in the house. LOL!

Darci said...

Fun visiting you too! I need to take the kids sometime! I want to adopt you as a grandma :) Fun meeting you through P52! Wonderful to meet your 5 boys too. Sweet Blessings,
darci @ homegrowing

Deanna said...

Absolutely delightful!!

Anonymous said...

Very fun. Such cute photos!

Tiffany said...

Oh so sweet! They look so excited...what a special treat. I remember when we took the boys years ago. Have a wonderful weekend. Also, thanks your comments always warm my heart, they are so appreciated.

Tiffany

Anonymous said...

Adorable pics - the kids look so natural! We are just getting into BAB with our kids. We've done it twice now and they love it. Thanks for visiting me!

Erica Landrum said...

I love Build-a-Bear! When my brother was deployed to Kuwait and my now-husband was stationed 7 hours from me, my sister-in-law and I made military bears to keep them close to our hearts =) I can't wait to take my and my husband's own kids there one day!

Ruth said...

Love, love, love :)

Kristal said...

So sweet... my kids have been there once, but never my youngest. Way out of our price range.

deb duty said...

These are so sweet, Susan! Great captures!

Gina Kleinworth said...

So cute- I have never take my girls to the store to do that. They love bears - it would be hard for them to choose with that kind of selection. They do really enjoy the kits to make them at home though.

Yuè said...

cute photos and adorable kids. thanks for the visit!

Dream House Trish said...

How beautiful, looks like you guys had a fabulous time. Love your pics!!

April said...

Both of my children have a "build-a-bear" that they hand picked when they were very small. We still have them today, my kids are 6 and 10. There's just something special about picking it all out yourself, from the heart.

Great captures!

Donna said...

What a great memory to have of a special day. I love each of the pictures, but my favorite is the last one. The scripture you have on your banner, is one of my absolute favorites. Blessings.

Jessica @ My Simply Complicated said...

So sweet!

I've been to Build-A-Bear one time with my littlest sister and I enjoyed it so much! I love that you can record your voice for the bear, too.

They're definitely filled with love! ♥

Sheila @ Seasoned Joy said...

Wonderful photos! That looks like it was such a fun experience!

Unknown said...

So sweet! Build-a-bear is so much fun!

Jessie said...

what a fun day! my girls seriously drool passing that shop every time we are at the mall :) one day i will let them go in :)

Lizzi said...

A trip to Build-A-Bear is always such fun. Looks like Isabella will be getting much love!

Susan said...

Aw, cute, a bear made with love!