Today we had a really fun day. My niece Meghan is turning 8 at the end of the month and she asked that for her birthday that Gracie and I take her to lunch at American Girl Place. To say that both girls were excited is an under statement. Gracie asked every morning for a week if this was the day we were going with Meggie. The last time we went was two years ago when Meghan was 6 and Grace 1.
They wore matching outfits that Auntie Amy had made for them and everyone thought they were sisters. Meghan really wanted them to match again this year so we went out Thursday night and chose coordinating outfits. So this morning they put on their outfits and got Meghan's bitty twins ready and we headed out the door.
We got there right when the store opened and headed up to have lunch. As soon as we walked in the door Grace said "OOOOOOHHHHH, I love dis store!" I told our server that we were doing an early celebration of Meghan's birthday and she added that we would also be celebrating her cousin Grace's birthday. Both girl's were excited when their dessert came out with candles on it and the whole restaurant sang to them.
After a great lunch we headed off to shop. Meghan picked out a bunch of books for her present and I made an impulse buy for Grace that I was not planning on. We came home with this.
A bitty baby. It's the smaller, less expensive version (in comparison to the big dolls) of the bigger doll, meant for little ones. When I told Gracie I was buying her a baby and she could pick one out she ran up to this one and said "hey, mom, she look like me! She sooooooooo beautiful! I bring her to my home?" I said yes and then she jumped up and down and yelled "Woohooo!" The salesperson said I couldn't have gotten a happier reaction if I tried. Her new baby is named Bella (Meggie helped her choose a name) and she is delighted by her. She spent the afternoon showing her everything in our house and where she would sleep.
It was a great afternoon with my two special girls. We'll have to plan our next visit for when Cousin Sarah is visiting.
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