I had a beary fun time.

 Shhhhh....Mommy, do you hear that? I think I hear Grandma Breakall coming!

 Helllllloooooooo, mommy? Did you HEAR me? Grandma is almost here!

 We have to go get her from the airport NOW!

And so we did.

Boy, was Ammely glad to see her!

And though this wasn't that same day of picking up Grandma, you can still see just how glad she was to have her Grandma Breakall here.

I don't think she even thought twice when Mommy and Daddy left the scene - not to be seen again for several days.

I don't think either of them did.

But who could blame the little girl?

Grandma took her to the mall.

She saw puppies.

And played at the kids center.

And ended up here:

It didn't take long for Ammely to decide that this must be paradise on Earth. It also didn't take long for Grandma to realize that this wasn't going to be a window shopping experience.

Looking at the seemingly endless display of new furry friends, Ammely's eyes widened as she made eye contact with this fellow from across the room.

Ammely: Wow.

And that was that. Grandma's heart melted. Ammely built her bear.

Her new best friend.

He went with her everywhere.

Strolling.

Crawling.

To bed.

To eat.

Everywhere.

What is her new friend's name you ask? Well, the naming honors went to Daddy upon our return.

Norbert. Bert for short. Bert the bear.

Come Monday, we headed back to the store to officially name her bear and let her pick out an outfit for Bert.

She could not get out of the stroller fast enough when we entered the store.

She knew where we were and she wanted to show us everything.

She has stars in her eyes.

We perused the outfit selections and came up with a few good options.

Maybe a fisherman selection - afterall Mommy and Daddy were fishing while Ammely met Bert the first time.
Or maybe a  nice Tuxedo - he is a very charming bear that won her heart with a mere glance from across the room.

Ummm. No.

Behold the outfit of Ammely's choosing:

She is definitely her Daddy's daughter.

Whatever makes her happy. And she was happy. Happy enough to do a little dance.

Thank you Grandma Breakall for a beary fun weekend!

We still take Bert with us everywhere we go!