A BEARY FUN WEEKEND!

"You really don't have to be young 
to find a friend in a teddy bear."
-Rachel Newman


"Bears need people. 
People need bears."
-Pam Brown


"People rarely succeed unless they 
have fun in what they are doing."
-Dale Carnegie

And "UNBEARABLY CUTE "
photo from
MARIAH'S 6th
"BEAR"-THDAY PARTY yesterday! 

GRIN and BEAR it! 

BEARY CUTE BEAU
GRINNING at the BEAR-thday party! 

Waiting BEARY patiently for  their turns to stuff their BEARS...
The BEAR-THDAY girl got to go first! 

Mariah showing me her
BEARY cute pick of tops for her new BEAR! 

BEAR in mind...both sets of Grandparents were there
to help make the BEAR-THDAY even more special!
Here is Grandpa Arvid and Grandma Nancy...
with the cute BEAR cowboy hat on! 

The SMILIN "BEAR"-THDAY GIRL
with her JUSTIN BIEBER cake... this was so cool it was
CUPCAKES that looked  like one big cake! 

My niece ROWEN was along to help create
 BEAU'S BEAR with him.
Mariah idolizes ROWEN and is always glad
when she comes to join in the fun!

"Each day comes "bearing" its own gifts...
untie the ribbons!" 

Not only did BEAU have lots of icing around his mouth,
he had it on his shirt, pants and shoes, too!
He was a BEARY sticky mess! 

Rowen stuck around after the party,
to help create special
BEAR-THDAY BUNNY...
called RAINBOW! 

During the party... Nels and the Grandpas
 took BEAU to see the bikes across the hall in the mall.
So he ended up with a new bike and helmet, too!
So Mariah wasn't the only one who got
BEARY spoiled at her party.

A BEARY excited look on Mariah's face
backstage at her dress rehearsal
Saturday morning. 

3 generations of DANCERS!
PROUD GRAMMIE D and MOMMY JANA
with MARIAH after her Dance Recital Saturday afternoon.
(I have to say she was BEARY entertaining, too!!!)

BSOBAD DANCE STUDIO OWNER,
BRENDA and me following the Saturday night show! 

My cousin Gwen,
who TAPPED in the ADULT TAP CLASS,
 in the evening show...
posing in a quick photo with me following the show. 

My beautiful year end gift of a bouquet of flowers
with a little trinket case
and metal bookmark which says
"LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE"
on it!



This past weekend I think
MARIAHhad a BEARY special extended
few days of BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
mixed with DANCE!

Her 6th Birthday was last Thursday,
but she did some celebrating
every day since.
Friday her Auntie Ingrid and
her grandparents from Edmonton,
Nancy and Arvid
came for all the festivities.
We shared cupcakes and
family gifts that night.


Saturday was a day filled with
dance from start to finish...
Mariah had a dress rehearsal at TCU
in the morning and stayed with me
through the break until the afternoon
show which she performed in.
She went back to do more fun visits and celebrations with her family that night.
I however stayed on and watched
the evening performance of the
BSOBAD year end Show.
"ONE WORLD, ONE FAMILY"
It was a fabulous show, too,
and I say congrats to all involved...
I was BEARY impressed with
everyone's awesome efforts!


Sunday was a BEARY exciting day, too.
Mariah and her 9 birthday party guests
created teddy bears at
"Build A Bear" in the Midtown Plaza.
I was also impressed at the
BEARY organized little
BEAR-thday Party they do.
While each child created a bear
and picked out a top and ear bows...
games and songs were sung
to keep things running smoothly.
They played hot potato to determine
who would be next to stuff their bear.
When each child got a bear stuffed...
the others yelled out
"STUFF THAT BEAR!"
IT was a BEARY enthusiastic party.


The gifts and cake had to take place
out in the mall... which went pretty well.
Beau went shopping with the grandpas
during some of the party and
picked out a new bike,
so he was BEARY lucky as well.


Today my 6 year old party dancer
called me first thing to see if I would
"like to go wander through the mall"
 and shop with her.
I said "What on earth does a girl
need after the weekend she just had?"
She thought she might to go look
for Christmas ideas.... hehehe...
oh what a kid!
So I did join her, Beau and Jana
for a little impromptu shop
and fun this morning!

I would have to say MARIAH
was one BEARY LUCKY
PARTY DANCER this weekend!


I am sort of glad the pace
is a little slower today after a
BEARY FUN WEEKEND!


So on that note...
here is my poem of the day...


GRIN and BEAR It!
This weekend was a busy one...
filled with lots of fun!
I tapped into so BEARY much,
but now those days are done.
Saturday was very long,
and also not by chance...
It was filled with special times
and lots and lots of dance!
Then "BEAR"-thday celebrations
for Mariah, who's now SIX,
Her party guests were in for such a
BEARY FUN-FILLED fix!
Curly hair and cupcakes...
and presents and balloons,
Partying and dancing...
to BEARY many tunes!
Everyone was GRINNING
and laughing with such joy...
Every single party girl,
along with our wee boy!
The weekend had a special theme,
and I am going to share it,
And the theme, I'd have to say was...
Just to "GRIN and BEAR IT!"