Boyds Bear Country

Yesterday we took a little trip to Boyds Bear Country in Gettysburg, PA. My mom said that she can remember when they first started in an old house near us here in Frederick and now they have really turned into a major factory store with 4 levels and bear displays for every occasion! Camden had such a great time and we practically had the entire place to ourselves, which was so great! We could let him walk and roam around without and trouble at all.

Every chair or bench that we would pass he would want to sit on it and have me take his picture.

There are 3 levels of bears and various other gift items including a HUGE Longeberger (sp?) basket section, garden gifts and a Sesame Street display.....then the bottom floor was their restaurant and "bearkery."

He wanted to sit in front of that display and have his snack! Haha, so cute!

Slightly, overwhelmed by the Bear Nursery. He kept saying, "Baby? Baby?"

One of his favorite areas was the Sesame Street characters. I think we could have left him there the whole morning and come back to get him and he still would have been there!

They have puppies too! He really liked this section and wanted to "walk" all of the dogs and give them treats. He also kept getting dog toys off the shelves and was trying to play fetch with the stuffed puppies.

At the end of our time there I let him hold the camera and he took TONS of pictures on his own. He held the camera and actually aimed (as best he could) and pushed the button. Here was a picture he took of a reindeer in the Christmas section....not bad, right?

Outside, before we left he wanted to take a picture of the cow and give it a kiss!

So much fun! Not sure what it would be like to be there when it would be really busy, I loved him being able to walk around without anyone running him over or being crowded out by tons of people. The best part was that it was free! It was kind of like a museum too but very kid friendly because they can touch and hold everything. We will definitely be taking another trip back soon.