Introducing . . .

not only some bad camera lighting, but . . .

Black . . .

Lucy . . .

and Gracie . . .

I'm a budget conscience fun-killer kind of a Mom and would have never sprung for Build a Bears, and clothes, and shoes and sun glasses . . .

But Banna will (now that she's a Grandma and not a Mom). 

Banna and Branda gave the kids gift certificates to Build a Bear for Christmas and we finally made it in.  I wanted to go, so I made them all wait until I could go too.

Everyone was super excited and guess what?  What do ya know?  We got more coupons to go back . . .

I'll have to get a picture of the bears in their clothes . . .