Build-a-bear

I am a part of the MOMS Club Rio Rancho and they do various volunteer projects throughout the year. We were fortunate enough to get to participate in their Build-A-Bear project! The kiddos from the MOMS club got to go to Build-A-Bear and build some bears which then were given to kiddos at the Ronald McDonald house. Those kids can then take the bear to Build-A-Bear and do all the registration, getting a birth certificate and getting their bears outfits etc....

Ellie is still a little too young to really understand what was going on however I thought it would be good to begin the process of "giving back" early. We talked about what was going to happen with the bears  and who would get to keep them.....she was unfazed. She wanted to play on the computers MUCH more than building bears.....that's our girl!!

Getting instructions:

Getting the Bear!!

Bear Bath Time

COMPUTER!!!

 Patiently waiting to stuff the bears 

Stuff it Mr. Too-Hyped Up-Teenage-Build-A-Bear-Worker

Ellie had a lot of fun and hopefully will look back on this day as the beginning of her "giving back" days!!

"....God loves a cheerful giver." --- 2 Corinthians 9:7