It’s been quite awhile since I’ve posted here, but I thought, why not start the new year with a fun post. So today I’m introducing to you all Walter Lee.Walter Lee joined us on Saturday, January 20th. He was built/stuffed/created at Build-A-Bear during a birthday outing for our friend Lark. Jon made him just for me, with the help of Evan, a younger friend from church. While it felt a little strange to be a grown-up in the store building our own bears (not for little people we know), I think it really was a nice time. It definitely is something kids enjoy, so we thought, why not allow ourselves the time to be big kids and make our own stuffed animals too!


Here’s a pic of Walter getting his first bath/grooming experience. Evan did a great job prepping him for his new outfit – a genuine Chicago Bears sweatshirt, in honor of the upcoming NFC Championship. (While Jon knows I am a Colts fan, and would have liked the cute little Colts cheerleader outfit on a different animal, I totally LOVE Walter Lee because I am a Bears fan as well, and I LOVE my husband and his generosity to me.)

Since today is about Walter Lee, I won’t take more time to tell about the rest of Lark’s birthday fun. Maybe in a future post!