Meet Mario

Lucas turns 4 on the 31st, so Aunt Nadia took him to Build-A-Bear! Lucas has loved playing with a black dog there for the past year and a half. He would wash the dog, put it in a car, drag it around in its carrying case, etc. But I don't think that he ever knew that you could actually buy stuff from Build-A-Bear!
Here he is stuffing the dog...
washing him...
...and dressing him as a police dog! Nadia and I suggested names. The first one Nadia mentioned was "Mario," so Mario it is!
Kaitlin found a friend that she liked kissing.

Mario has a very nice home here with Lucas. Lucas made sure to get his doggy food (goldfish) and water (which Mario really drinks--he will forever have a wet face). They have also had fun playing hide-n-seek and fetch together. Mario's favorite color is orange. Mario, at first, didn't really like Kaitlin and wanted to bite her. He seems to have warmed up to her though. :) Kaitlin is definitely a fan of Mario and his food and water dishes. Welcome, Mario! You're our kind of pet! Thank you, Nadia!