Belated Birthday with Daddy!

What a busy day for the recently turned 2-year old, and all before nap time! Daddy was home for the weekend so we packed in some fun to celebrate Gavin's birthday. On Sunday we headed off to Build-A-Bear and then Chuck E. Cheese for lunch. I wanted to head to MacQueens Orchard Fall Fest after nap time, but it just wasn't in the cards. Another day. Now on to some photo fun....

The Build-A-Bear Workshop. I had this idea that if Gavin built a bear with daddy that he would have something special to sleep with every night that he is away. What a neat place! The workshop is set up in stages....

First thing you do is pick out a bear. The bears then need to be taken over to be filled. Gavin declined to step on the pedal that sends the stuffing into the bear. So mommy did it. After filled, you pick out a heart to have tucked inside:) After being closed up, kids are encouraged to come "bathe" and brush their new friend.

Next, this bear needs some clothes!! And man, is there ever a selection! There are so many accessories as well. I see us making trips back for specialty bears...maybe a potty bear in the future. Impressively enough we escaped this trip with only a shirt and pants. While the car and motorcycle were fun to play with in the store, we didn't need them. Nor did we need the cute little shoes. Who cuddles up in bed with a bear with shoes on??After the dressing room, there is a station where you can name your bear and create a birth certificate for him/her. We skipped this step this time. To the register we go.Mission accomplished!Next up....lunch!Tim couldn't wait to take Gavin to Major Magics, but they were closed for renovations. So his wait continues. Chuck E Cheese's, however, was right down the street. Gavin wasn't quite ready for all the "excitement" of the games and rides. He warmed up to the toddler area, but anything that moved was pretty scary. We went for the meal deal and ordered One Large Pizza with 1 topping, two drinks, which came with 35 tokens. Not a bad deal, for us anyway:)

Gavin quickly discovered the slide.

A bus! Now we're talking Gavin's language.After eating he decided it was fun to put the tokens in the games.But NOT if he was sitting in it. We walked up front to check out the "show." And of course, I had to get him to sit in the car next to the mouse. I even gave him the last token to put in it while he sat....this resulted in quite a jump, and an immediate leap to dad. No, it's not a scary ride. It barely moves. But it was more than Gavin was up for today.

Happy Belated Birthday Kiddo!!