Annaka's 3rd Birthday at Mall of America

This is the zebra Annaka choose at build the bear workshop.
T picking out her zerbras message maker, she choose Happy Birthday.

Working with the girl to make it a happy, fun, huggable bear. Annaka had to do several things with her zebra to make it this way. She had to turn around 3 times with it in a circle.

Filling it up, if you look close you can see Annaka pushing on the foot pedal.

Filling...filling... filling...
Giving it a good wash when he was all done.

2 years home... Some snap shots of our trip to get Annaka.

Santa's helper and best friends

(below)...Annaka found the hat from a 1989 Santa bear, She wore it around the house most of that day last weekend. Then she pretended that her letter was from Santa that she was holding. That evening we went to Laney's house to celebrate Christmas. Annaka loves to visit with her friend.