Bears, bugs, ballet and birthdays...oh my!

This past week has been so crazy. Not just with birthday festivities...but with germ bugs. In one week we had conjunctivitis (pink eye), coughing/sore throats, throwing up and a bloody nose. It's no wonder that by the time Zander's birthday party rolled around, I was relieved that we were all put back together. I was going to recap the week in an effort to catch my blog up to date, but for the most part, last week we were sick!

Friday was Zander's special day to bring birthday treats to school. By then we starting to feel better.

Then after school I took Zander out for some mommy time. We went to the mall and I surprised him with a trip to Build a Bear. This was his first time at Build a bear! Here he is picking out his bear "skin."

Now he gets to add the stuffing.

After his bear was all stitched up, he needed a bath. Zander was very good about keeping him clean. Before we left the store, his bear had another 2 baths.

Zander picked out the clothes and cowboy hat and boots. I was digging deep in my purse, but didn't have enough for the whole outfit, so Zander had to make some choices. His bear, named Sheriff Woody, came home with jeans and a cowboy hat!

The best part was how much he appreciated everything and didn't fuss when we had to put some of the accessories back. He was so thankful all the way home. It was fun watching his excitement.

Saturday was a busy day too. In the afternoon we went to the Nutcracker in Canby. Unfortunately they didn't allow any cameras, so I don't have any pictures to share, but it was fun to see all the dancers perform in their beautiful costumes.

After we got home we had to eat a very quick dinner and zoom out again so Natalie could get to church and sing in the Childrens' Christmas Choir. (She is pictured in her new red dress from Aunt Toni). I stayed home because I was about to drop and still had to get read for Zander's party the following day. While we were at the ballet, Hayden, who stayed home with Dan, decided it would be a good idea to take bites out of the tops of all the cupcakes, so I had to run to the store and get more stuff to make more cupcakes. Dan took the kids so I could stay home and take care of all the party details.