Meet Ruford

As an early birthday present for Houston, we took a trip to the Build-A-Bear workshop and let him create a little buddy.  He picked a super-cute puppy dog.  He named him Ruford.

Austin got to make a bear a few years back, but this was Houston's first experience. He had a blast. The lady that helped him "stuff" his dog made the experience so fun for him.

Here she has him rubbing his puppy's heart to make a wish. They she put the heart inside him and stitched him up.

She also had Houston rub the heart on his brain for wisdom, his belly so Ruford would would never go hungry and his muscles for strength. It was very cute.

Then he took Ruford to the "wash" station to get all the lint off of him.

And to clean him up, nice and pretty. :)

With all the super hero costumes, character outfits and sportswear, Houston chose a simple pair of blue jeans and a t-shirt with a Texas Flag on it. He also picked out some white shoes with red and blue stripes and a navy blue baseball cap.  Needless to say, Ruford was styling!

In lieu of the traditional "House" they give you to carry your new pets in, Houston opted for this super-cute back pack. Ruford got a matching one too!

All in all, Houston had a fun experience. He keeps telling me he wants Santa to bring him another friend for Christmas!

XOXO,
Stacy