The phone rang.
Geoffery the Giraffe was calling, he called the twins yesterday to wish them a happy birthday, and told them to come to the store for a special birthday surprise.
He has also sent them a gift card.
I thought it would be fun to go and let them pick out something special on their special day.
So we planned on going to the toy store and then to lunch at Ronald Mc Donald's.
We arrived at the store and went to the Customer Service desk. The woman proceeded to hand out crowns and blow up balloons for the birthday girls (Edie got one too).
Aubrey said, 'Pick me up, pick me up mama'.
I put her on my hip and she said, 'Excuse me, (to the lady blowing up the balloon)
'why does a giraffe have a phone?'
She said it with one hand up in air, one eyebrow raised, and a little shake of the head.
The lady looked a bit puzzled.
I said Geoffrey the Giraffe called us on the telephone to say happy birthday.
'Oh, ummm, he has a phone in his office and calls all the kids on their birthdays' the lady said.
Aubrey was satisfied with that and held on tightly to her balloon.
We walked around the whole toy store and the twins were delighted to buy NOTHING!!! We looked, we touched, we played with a friend I had run into and her little boy.
We were ready to leave the store and she found a gift bag with Geoffrey and some other zoo animals. She said 'mama, are these the other animals that work with Geoffrey in his office?'
'yes' I said with a smile.
