Ho Ho Ho for Hannah Ro

Ho Ho Ho





Hannah playing "Guitar" like her bear's purse.

Hannah, being all matchy-matchy with her bear--and they didn't even PLAN it! ha!

Hannah Bear is one happy little girl. She got a Hannah Montana bear for Christmas. It's the first (and probably last) time we went to Build-A-Bear. I resisted as long as possible, mostly because of the $$ cost and also because once you start down that road, it can be hard to stop (commercialism, buying what's popular, etc.)

Thanks to the generosity of family and good ole mom and dad, she is now the proud "mom" of the Hannah Montana Bear. It does seem custom-fit to her likes, I have to admit. It's white with purple trim (nose, portions of inner ear, etc.), and the name Hannah Montana, I guess it was just meant to be.

It's so funny, because one of our nicknames for our Hannah is Hannah Bear. So now we have two Hannah Bears in the family.

The clothes are, of course, extra for the bear at the store. But I know where the bargains are. I went to Target the same night we welcomed HB and bought, from the $1 bin, a little pink onesie that said, "Beary Christmas." And of course some pink socks. So now the bear has some pajamas. You should have seen our girlie's eyes when I told her that her bear had a Christmas present to "open!" I think I won a mommy award for that (which is good, because I snapped at my darling daughter when shopping earlier in the day and I supposed the beary pj's might make up for that.)

We took both Hannah Bears to church today (of course), with both decked out in purple dresses. Where, do you ask, did the bear's dress come from? Why, Hannah's "baby memories" box, of course! Then a crocheted sweater from a beloved family member (Grammy or Grandma W.?) sealed the look.

I'm a bit flummoxed on whether I've reached a new realm in motherhood--that is, buying clothes for a stuffed animal! Or scrounging around in 8-year-old storage trunks! I guess I'll just not make a habit of it! ha! And I wonder why I never seem to get caught up on my own life's To Do list. Maybe that's the thing: this IS my life list. Hannah. Mother/Daughter Moments. Memories. Love. Something to think about.

TSW