I will just stay here Mommy!
W e went to meet the Easter Bunny and make Vanns firsts Build-A-Bear. I just knew we'd be coming home with a stuffed bunny rabbit and a picture of Vann crying in the bunny's lap. I need to let all of my expectations go on days like these. Why? Because nothing I expected really happened. We walked into Build A Bear: I pointed out the rabbit and he saw the dog. I picked it up, made sure that's what he spotted, and yes he picked the dog. Tried one more time pointing out the bunny...nope dog! Forget the Easter Bunny theme and get the dog is what his eyes told me! Next, we gave it a heart...and he lost it. There went the tears. All he wanted to do was find a flat screen that he could touch and since the store is full of them it wasn't hard. By a divine miracle we got the dog stuffed, fluffed, bathed, and named him Uga, all while a 19 mo boy who shall remain nameless was telling me how he really felt. He was hungry apparently, I gave him a snack bar and he...