Elise's Special Day

Today was Elise's Special Day. Her birthday is Monday, but we decided to celebrate today so we could do more fun things. We started the day at Bass Pro. We went there to see Santa, but unfortunately, Santa was on a two-hour break. So instead we just browsed through the store.

Elise actually wanted to get by this big bear--we didn't ask her to! She even wanted to give him a hug!

Elise was impressed by the huge fish and turtles in the tanks.

Next up, we went to see Santa at the mall. This was the biggest thing in Elise's mind for the agenda today. Luckily the line wasn't too long and was fast moving because she was so antsy to see Santa! She hugged him and told him she wanted a baby doll.

Santa gave Elise some awesome reindeer glasses!

After visiting Santa, we took Elise to Build-A-Bear. She decided to make a puppy dog. He was a boy, and she named him Bert like Bert and Ernie. She was really impressed with the stuffing process, but wasn't too thrilled with the outfits. She was probably as overwhelmed as we were feeling when we saw them all!

Elise hasn't wanted to take him out of his "house" much, so here's the best pic we got of the two of them!

As we came in the mall, Elise saw this ice cream truck. She really wanted to ride it, and since it was her special day, we indulged her!

We finished up the day with Elise's choice of lunch: McDonald's (luckily, they have a drive-thru and Mommy and Daddy were able to get yummier food at Which Wich). Chicken Nuggets, apples, and milk are her favorite.

When we asked her on the way home what she thought of her special day, she said (as she was nodding off to sleep) that she had a great day! Happy Early 3rd Birthday, Elise!