Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Natalie's Fun Birthday Afternoon




















Natalie had a great birthday today! She got to have a cookie party at day care. I was very blessed that my boss allowed me to slip out of work 30 minutes early so I could experience the party with Natalie. She got an Elmo balloon that they tied to her chair. When I came in, she was admiring her balloon and repeating, "ooooh, pretty!" over and over. She and her friends enjoyed the cookies she brought. Afterwards, I tried to get a picture of her and her best friend Lauren, but at that time, Natalie was getting a bit clingy (she was pretty confused as to why mommy was at day care but not immediately leaving to go home with her) so the only shot that I was able to get is when I asked Lauren to take a picture with Natalie. She immediately went over and gave Natalie a hug! Too cute! Natalie's "boyfriend" Miles is in the picture where Natalie is cheesing with her balloon and Miles is behind her.
Natalie's teachers were nice enough to give her a book and a $10 gift card to Build-A-Bear! So we headed over to the mall so we could make a teddy bear. Natalie seemed to enjoy the experience. She picked out the bear, got to step on the button that added the stuffing, kissed the heart before they put it in, and then "washed" her new friend in the "bathtub". It was then time for Natalie to make her birth certificate for the bear. She was suppose to give the bear a name. The conversation went like this-
Natalie, what would you like to name your bear?
Name.
Right, what would you like to name him?
Name.
Yes, let's give him a name...for your bear.
Bear.
At that point I gave up, and asked if we could call him Mr. Bear. She said ok. :)
After that we played at the mall playground for awhile and then picked up a happy meal on the way home. The only thing that would have made the afternoon better is if Daddy could have been with us, but he had to work.

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