girls just wanna have fun

It's a rare occasion that I get to spend one-on-one time with Presley so it was time for our first girls night out! Jon had to attend a football game so mom offered to keep Landon. I picked up Pres from school and we hit the town. We ventured to the mall and strolled for a bit before coming across a Build-a-Bear. I had heard stories about this place being over-the-top expensive so I was about to drag Pres right on by when noticed lots of sale signs and discovered that lots of animals were only $10. In we went! Pres picked out a simple, white bear and a few outfits. Then it was time to bring her bear to life. If you've never done this before, it's a really cool process. The staff do the actual stuffing using the machine but the kids get to pick how much stuffing they want (a hard bear, a soft bear or something in between) and then they pick out a heart for the bear and place it inside. Then they get to give it a "bath", get it dressed, name it and get a birth certificate. I am not sure Presley understood everything but she definitely understands the end result - a brand new bear to take care of. After building our bear, it was downstairs for pizza and people watching. I picked up a movie for us to watch but couldn't get the DVD player to work so we opted for Yo Gabba Gabba! in our pjs and a late bedtime. Hopefully Pres and I can find time like this together more often.