3 girls essentials: the adventures of Bumble the abominable snow monster

jim recently got me the world's cutest gift - Bumble the abominable snow monster. before you go scratching your head wondering WHAT an abominable snow monster is, or WHY i'm so excited about it, let me just clear that up for you.

he's the ADORABLE little snow monster from the Christmas show 'rudolph the red nosed reindeer' that we've all been watching every year since we were born (okay, he might not have been so adorable in the BEGINNING, but he turned into ADORABLE at the end).

which means he brings to the table not only extreme adorable-ness, but a huge does of nostalgia that anyone can appreciate.

quite simply - i love him. :) he's become my new sidekick, and i'm quite seriously thinking of taking him to work with me on a regular basis. :)

that being said, i decided to take Bumble with us when jim and i went up to kansas city last weekend. i figured he needed to get out and see the world, and what better way than to hang out with some good friends (kia and andy bondurant, and sana and todd antisdel).

we chronicled the trip with our iPhones, so i thought i'd share Bumble's first adventure with you here. :) enjoy the nostalgia. :)

meet Bumble

seatbelts 'so we can be safe!'

jim's such a sucker - he let Bumble drive on his first car trip :)

we had to stop at starbucks along the way for a grande pumpkin spice latte

jim and Bumble hanging out at the antisdels - seems Bumble has confiscated jim's phone...

sephine (andy and kia's daughter) fell in love with Bumble and wanted in on his adventures... here she is showing Bumble how to pose

pretty soon kessa (andy and kia's other daughter) got in on the fun

time to play dressup! sephine decided Bumble needed a swimsuit top

sephine thought it would be fun for Bumble to climb the tree

time to go for a drive in sunny the yellow truck!

playing in the sandbox with the girls :)

Bumble's first trip to Whole Foods!!

time to checkout

and finally, grabbing a sonic for the long ride home