Build A Bear and Chuck E. Cheese

For part of Kiana's birthday, we decided to take the girls to Chuck E. Cheese and then to Build a Bear. The girls love stuffed animals and have to carry them everywhere. It was such a fun day with just our family and the girls were so excited.

We started the day at Primary Children's Hospital for Maile (long story), which took way longer than expected. Knowing we had a full day planned, we rushed over to Chuck E. Cheese for lunch. The pizza isn't too bad there, and I loved the wings, delicious!

We had some coupons for tokens we got on-line for the girl's birthdays and then with our lunch we ordered more. We had something like 140. We just let the girls do whatever they wanted. It really wasn't that much for food, fun, and prizes at the end.

We then went to the mall to find Build A Bear. We had told Kiana for awhile that we were going there, but I don't think she knew what to expect. She was in heaven. We also let Maile pick out one so that she didn't feel left out. We forgot to take pictures, so these are after the fact when their animals where done! The girls picked out what they wanted, picked out a sound, stuffed them and gave them a heart, washed them and dressed them, named them and got a birth certificate. (When we found out we were pregnant with Kiana, we announced to our families by giving them a baby bear from Build A Bear, named it Baby Mullins, and it said coming in September!)!

Kiana got a dog that barks. She named her Allie. Maile got a bear she named Annabelle. She wanted Allie (she always has to copy her big sister), it took 20 minutes to pick a name and then I just did it. She could not be persuaded. They love their animals, the houses that they came in, and they sleep with them every night and carry them around everyday. It was a good idea.

We ended the day with Costco and Shoe Carnival. The girls have wanted the twinkle toe sketchers that some of their friends had. We got them both a pair. Maile is so funny. She had to sleep with hers on. Once she was asleep, I took them off. When she woke in the morning, I heard banging in her room. I walked in her room, she had them on, and was banging on her bed to make them light up. They love them, but one hint, at night in the car, take them away. They look like the lights on police cars chasing you. I have freaked out a few times.

A busy, expensive, but very enjoyable day. I hope Kiana had a fun fifth birthday, but I'm about ready for her to stop growing!