Build-a-Bear

So we are back from our meeting and outing with Katie. We had a great time. Meeting wasn't awkward at all. It was like it was a continuation of our phone conversations just in person. We had breakfast with her sister and Stacy (Agency) and then Katie, Stacy, Adam and I went to the build a bear store and she picked out a bear for the baby. I love that store! I am not much for the clothing but the concept is really neat. You pick out your bear and it is just a flimsy unfilled bear then you take it to the filling station where they let you press the foot petal that fills the bear. Before you they fill it you pick out a heart and you hold it up to yours and you make a wish and the heart goes into the bear and then it is filled and laced up the back which forms the cutest wrinkles. Then we used the computer to name the bear and it prints a story and a birth certificate. We both got copies. It is super cute. Katie chose the softest and (thankfully washable) bear. She picked a simple purple ribbon to tie around her neck. After much discussion, we all agreed that Katie Bear is the best name for the bear. The bear was put in a little cardboard house for the ride home.

We walked around the mall and sat in the food court. We talked about everything...her family, our families, pets, school, the mountains...can you believe that people her actually forget that the mountains are there? I don't know how someone could look up at them and not be amazed every time. We ended our visit with plans to meet again and at some point we will meet her mom.

There are so many great places to shop around here so I think we are going to hit some of the places tonight. Sundance Film Festival ends tomorrow so I think we may ride up to Park City and see if we can spot some celebrities. Katie's brother in law is a film student (and is working the festival) and he has offered to do a documentary on the adoption and interview their family and the hospital scene. I hope he will because that would be awesome to show her when she is grown.

Jess