This past week we were having some rooms in our house painted so we decided it would be a good time to take Cooper on one last getaway as an only child. We had big plans for making this trip really fun and special for him, but as most of you know, things don't always turned out as planned especially with a 2 year old. While it wasn't quite what we had planned, I still think Cooper had fun and felt special! 
First, we headed to Houston and stopped at the Outlets on the way. Cooper enjoyed being outside and riding all the little horses in between the shops.
Next, we headed to the Galleria to go to Build a Bear. Cooper is really into stuffed animals right now so I thought he would love this. I had big plans for him to make a bear to give to Hadley at the hospital and a big brother bear for himself. Turns out the stuffing machine scared him to death. He thought it was a vaccuum trying to suck the stuffed animal inside. He did enjoy washing the bear and getting it dressed, but definitely had no interest at all in making another animal. Ha! In the end, we did end up with a bear named "Water Tower" for Hadley. :)
Next, we headed to our hotel. Cooper loves staying in hotels especially the Embassy Suites. He loves eating popcorn at the Manager's reception, the breakfast (like his Mama), and the indoor pool of course. Well, much to our dismay this Embassy had no popcorn or indoor pool. :( We were very disappointed, but Cooper did enjoy jumping on the bed a little.
The next morning we headed to the Houston Aquarium. We had a good time looking at the fish, but were pretty disappointed with the facility. It didn't even compare to some of the other aquariums we have been to. As we were leaving, Cooper said, "I think they forgot some animals." I would have to agree.
We finished the trip with a stop at McDonalds to eat, play, and have ice cream. This pair of Green Lantern glasses Cooper got in his Happy Meal may just have been the highlight of the trip! HA!
Oh well, hopefully our little man knows how much we love him anyway! We are so proud of him and know he will be the BEST big brother to sweet Hadley.
I did a lot of laughing while reading this post!
ReplyDeleteI'm also planning to do BaB for the big sis/baby bro gift. You could go back to BaB without Cooper and create a suprise animal for Hadley to "give" him as a present at the hospital. One of my other blog friends did that when her second baby was born.
Yes! I saw that I can order one online since we don't have a store nearby! I will definitely do that!
DeleteWe did the same thing for Sophia. She was super scared of the stuffing machine too. It wasn't the experience we had hoped for. However, to this day, Sophia sees that bear in Jack's room and says, "Look Jack! I made that for you!" It still turned out to be special. Maybe Cooper can tell Hadley all about the scary vacuum!! LOL!! :) Also...I love that the bear is named "Water Tower." That is greatness!! LOL!!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to know that it turned out being a good thing. Poor "Water Tower" is secluded in the closet for now. Ha!
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