Brian's Father's Day Gift

For Father's Day this year, Brian and I decided that it would be funny to see what Heidi would pick out on her own if she was given a chance. So, I took Heidi the other day into the Wal-Mart in Killeen. We walked all over the store, but she kept insisting that "Daddy wants a barbie." I tried to talk her into looking around to see if we could find something else he might like, but she wouldn't budge on the barbie idea. I knew that if we got the barbie for Brian, it would just really be for Heidi. I thought it would be funny if she picked out something like a weird cup from the summer aisle... or an ugly shirt... or some odd tool (since Brian likes tools)... or maybe even post-its. Anyway, we ended up getting a blonde-haired, bikini-wearing barbie with sunglasses for Father's Day this year!

... Oh, before we checked out and paid for the barbie, I knew that Heidi was probably going to want to play with it when we got home, so I also found a $3 set of sand toys for her to use with her sand and water table. I thought that if I got that also, she would maybe forget about the barbie and just play with her sand toys.... but that was not the case...

As soon as we got home from the store, Heidi was excited about getting to play with her new sand toys, but she ALSO wanted the new barbie that we had just purchased. I had to lie to her and tell her that "Oops, I left it at the store..." because she wasn't going for the "let's save it and give it to Daddy for Father's Day" idea anymore. So, I just left it in the car and she thinks that I left it at the store.

Today is Saturday, so Brian is home from work today. I went to the store to get a couple of things (imitation crab meat and cucumber to make some sushi rolls & a movie that I am giving Brian for Father's Day) and to return the movie we watched last night at the redbox vending machine (those are so great because movies are only a dollar to rent for a night).

When I got home from the store, Heidi asked me if I got her a barbie while I was there as soon as I walked in the door. I guess she isn't going to forget about the barbie. I am going to wrap it up tonight and let Heidi give it to him tomorrow morning for Father's Day. I am sure, though, that Brian will let her have it after he opens it. So, Heidi will eventually get her barbie.... even though it is not exactly what I had planned on for Brian's Father's Day gift.