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Thursday, July 10, 2008

Mom's first trip to Build A Bear



Most of you probably know that right at the end of school, my grandma died.  After her 3 1/2 year battle with Alzheimer's, she finally went home to Jesus.  It was really tough, although the peace of knowing she is in Heaven and that I will see her again makes it so much better. The week after Grandma died, my mom, Diane, Hannah, Noah, Emily, Landon and I went to Build-A-Bear to...well, to build bears.  We had a great time as Mom and her 4 grandkids made new friends to love. And each kid put a heart into my mom's bear... cheesy if you have never been, but after losing her own mom, my mom thought it was pretty special. It was a great time of family and togetherness, capped off with a trip to Sees in honor of Grandma.  We wouldn't have eaten it, really....but it was her favorite :-) So, we all had some chocolate in her honor.  The things we do for love! Thanks for the great day guys...I hope we can do it again sometime soon. Love you!

2 comments:

Annie said...

That is so sweet Christine... I love Build a Bear. My mom took Brady a few months ago. She recorded a message for him on the voicebox. Everytime he presses the bear's arm it says "Mimi loves you". I am glad you were able to spend timelike that together. That is what it is all about.

Begin to Breathe said...

Chocolate is a must in those situations, or any situation really! What a sweet idea for the kids to add a heart to grandma's bear...what a special day to remember!
See you soon!

jess