Spring Break has come and gone now, but Julie still talks about visiting the American Girl store in Atlanta. (I haven't told her how much cooler the Chicago store is :)
So here it is - the American Girl Experience (although unless you are a 5-8 year old girl, you probably can't TRULY experience it).
This is the "before" picture - that would be before I paid $20 for a hairdo that I could do for free. Smack (that's me smacking my hand for being snippy). I apologize, I really paid $20 for the experience. I just have to keep reminding myself of that.
Natalie (the doll) getting cleaned before her styling. The cleaning was only $5 and THAT really was worth the money! She looked great afterwards.
Luckily, there was an extra chair for David's hippo webkin to rest in. He got a kick out of that.
There's the hair minus the bows.
Ah, just look at the smile on that face. That made the $20 worth it! Just like a proud mama.
Now, time for lunch. Nevermind that it was 2 in the afternoon because that was the only time they had reservations available. Each doll (or webkin) got its own little seat and a mini-muffin to "eat." Luckily they let me order off of the kids menu for Julie (it's supposed to be for kids 4 and under). The kids menu had dessert included and that chocolate ice cream was the best part for her.
I knew it was going to be a costly day and it was, but I had prepared and saved up money from my consignment sale. But I am also very glad that I got to give my daughter this experience. She got to spend the day with the doll she loves.
Oh and the mommy and brother she loves too - I'm sure that was key to her happiness as well :).
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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My daughter would adore this! I can see why you cringed paying $20 but she'll remember it for awhile and I bet she still talks about it, and you got great pictures so it's all worth it. The things we do for our kids!
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