A very special day

Today I surprised Julia with a trip to the American Girl doll store! I showed up at school this morning to have her dismissed. I knew she would be all nervous when they called her name for dismissal but I thought it would be fun to surprise her. She kept asking me what was going on. I told her she would know once she got in the car. (I had strapped her American Girl doll into Gianna's booster seat.) As soon as she saw her doll she was so excited!! She knew exactly where we were going! She told me she loved me, gave me a huge hug and started to cry! Of course that made me cry!

So this is the doll she wants for Christmas. Her name is Kanani. She is the doll of the year. Isn't she pretty?

When we walked into the store, there was a huge display for her...


I made a lunch reservation for us at their Bistro restaurant. It was so pretty!! Everything was pink!!! Our favorite color. They even had a chair for her doll (which was given to her by her Auntie Kerry)....

Of course she picked pink lemonade to drink. So yummy!









We both got yummy appetizers...


And typical Julia, she ate just a few bites and was full....but she did enjoy it!







Of course we had to order some dessert...



It was OH SO GOOD!!!



Then it was off to get her doll beautified!



She got her hair done and her ears pierced...



And Julia picked out these super cute glasses for her.

It was such a special day for both of us. It doesn't get any better for me than spending the day with my sweet little girl.