Santa and more!

Yesterday we finally took Elena to see Santa! She was really into it and could hardly stand waiting in line for her turn - she kept trying to sneak up to be the next one! :) When she finally got her turn she told him she wanted a choo choo train! Then she didn't want to get off of his lap - he even had to get up with her and walk her over to us! So funny! We ended up with a pretty cute picture too!

After Santa we decided to get her an early Christmas present at Build-A-Bear. I had a Groupon that I had purchased with the intentions of a present for her so this was the perfect time to go!

There are so many animals to choose from but Elena decided she wanted this cute little snugly bunny rabbit.

Waiting for her turn to fill up her bunny with stuffing.

She was pretty in awe of this fancy ''stuffing'' machine!

She got to press down on a lever that filled up the bunny.

Then she got to add a heart to the bunny - warm it up, hug it, and kiss it, then put it in -- so adorable!

She insisted that he needed two hearts and the nice lady went ahead and let her. So I guess he is extra loveable! :)

Then the bunny was all sewed up and ready to go.

Elena got to give him an air bath next,

and decided he needed two!

She decided that he was a boy, so we went over to pick out an outfit for him. It was a little overwhelming because there are so many clothes to choose from. So we ended up simply going with a Santa hat and a jingle bell collar - pretty stinking cute!

When we checked out the cashier asked what Elena decided to name her bunny and she said "Rabbit"! Ha ha! She got to put him in a little house and take him home - she was such a proud little mama walking through the mall!

Elena had a very fun evening - if you can't tell by the picture below!