Saturday, December 18, 2010

Let the Obsession Begin

We did it. Our first trip to the American Girl Store is officially checked off the list. The girls have been wanting one for close to a year. I finally gave in and decided this was our year. They each wanted a doll for Christmas from Grandma and Mimi. I thought it would be fun to turn the whole thing into a "girls' day", visiting the store with Mimi, Grandma, and Aunt Jessica.

The girls were able to browse the store and pick out the dolls they wanted (there was no changing their mind...they've studied the catalog for months and knew exactly which dolls they would choose!) Although we have the dolls, they won't be able to play with them until Christmas morning. I'm now realizing that it is just as hard for me to wait as it is for them!

Lauryn picked "Elizabeth"
Allie picked "Josefina"
This place was beyond amazing. You could literally spend a few hours just looking at all the little accessories and outfits.
There was a salon upstairs! If your doll's hair gets a little "unmanageable", you can simply bring her to the salon and they'll make it look brand new!
Looking at one of the MANY displays...
Look! It's Kit! (We recently watched Kit's movie after checking it out from the library.)

Me and my girls!
Aunt Jessica and the girls...she let them each choose an outfit for their dolls as their Christmas presents! They were so excited to pick out an extra outfit. (Allie chose a red holiday dress with patent leather shoes and Lauryn wanted an ice skating outfit, complete with skates and ear muffs!)
The girls with Mimi and Grandma
The bathtub was pretty neat...but it will have to wait for next time :)
We stopped by the mall for lunch and had to take a picture with the enormous Christmas tree!
This was one of those days we will always remember. The girls' excitement was contagious! Sharing the experience with three very special women in their lives was the icing on the cake. Now we just have to wait for Christmas morning!

4 comments:

Jess said...

Glad they had such a great time- it was so much fun seeing their faces when they found the dolls they've been waiting for! Love my sweet girls!!! :)

Christie said...

This is awesome! And they picked the perfect dolls. How much fun to spend the day doing this with their grandmothers and Aunt Jess. Definitely a day to remember!

Meredith said...

How fun! Their dolls look just like them right? :)
Glad they had fun!
Maybe you could buy the accessories and outfits at Target in their knock off line??? It probably wouldn't be the same though.

Cori said...

Precious! Isn't it wonderful??? I noticed you talked about the doll's hair getting "unmanagable"....Presley's bitty twin's poor hair was beyond repair. We sent her off to the doll hospital to get her hair "fixed". What Presley doesn't know is that I bought a whole NEW HEAD for $18! She was amazed when her hair came back perfect! Hahaha...