American girl

I was introduced to something by my sister in law. She about fell off her seat last June when she found out I had no idea what an American girl doll or store was. When I went out to LA to visit after she had her baby my brother and her took me into the store and insisted that I make sure my daughter has this experience. You have to know a little background about me. I usually boy cot anything that is "big time" marketed and is SUPER expensive. Yea I know BORING mom! I did have this thought while in that store. I thought, "This is it. I'm not going to have another girl. Live it up!" So for Christmas Allison asked Santa for an American girl doll. She got almost that. He brought her an empty doll box with a gift card and letter stating that he thought it would be more fun for her to go to the store and pick out her very own doll and have lunch there. So we did just that. We invited her aunts and girl cousins and off we went. We went through the whole store ever so carefully while we painstakingly tried to pick out a doll. Then we had lunch there. If you have never done this, it is an experience in it self. They have little table side "high chairs" for these dolls and their very own dishes. The menu is so cute. It's like having a tea party. Every little girls dream! (Although Aunt Emily was in heaven too, I think) We did decide that we will have to do this more than once, especially when the babies get older. Thank you ladies for the fun time. Definitely a day to remember forever.