Doogan!

a little bit of drama over the weekend: Aria's favorite stuffed animal Doogan got lost in the mall! We re-traced our steps about 5 times, but he was nowhere to be found! We had taken pictures while at the mall, and were able to narrow down where he could have fallen out of the stroller. Still no Doogan! It was getting late, and Emmett had to eat soon (we didn't come prepared because it was supposed to be a quick trip), so we went to the mall security office and gave a description of poor old Doogan.

It was kinda funny, because Aria had no idea what we were doing while frantically running around the mall looking for her Doogan. Finally, we had to tell her. I dreaded this moment. She got a little upset, but amazingly, she handled it pretty well! We knew that if we didn't get a call on Sunday, he was gone for good, so we found a brand new Doogan on Ebay that night and bought him. Dana sewed a ribbon on Aria's stuffed ducky, and he became a Doogan stand-in for the night.

Dana left her cell in the car Sunday afternoon, and checked her messages Monday morning. Mall security had Doogan! I couldn't wait to get him after I dropped Aria off at school—I didn't tell her because that would have made the drop-off SO much more difficult! When Aria got home that afternoon, we took a video of the reunion: