Several years ago, Grandma Carol gave Emily an American Girl catalog that had been sent to her house. For the next several months Emily paged through the catalog, read it at bedtime and even slept with it. She wouldn't rest until she had one of those dolls. We finally relented when she turned 6. Now she is getting ready to turn 9 and her grandest wish was not a birthday party with bouncy houses, but a visit to the American Girl store.
The cherry on top of her fondest dream was to visit the store with her very first friend, Kaylee, who moved away from our town a couple years ago. Since Kaylee's house is on the way, we thought that was a splendid idea. So we loaded the kids up, drove to the big city and...
arrived where dreams are bought.
I would wager there is more dollar value on the shelves of this store than in your average jewelry store. The girls were perpetually amazed, gasps of delight accompanying every turn. We told them they could each get one outfit. The choice was agonizing and delightful at the same time.
Then each doll got a new hairdo.
Jane couldn't stay away from the VW bug. It was $350. And a toy. Here I add that Chris once bought a whole truck for $500. It could haul wood and lawnmowers and large electronics. This car has lights that turn off and on. I can see why they want $350 for it.
Each doll left the store with a new hairdo
and a new outfit.
The experience only got more fancy when we added some mall food court Chinese food.
I asked Emily what the best part of the day was. I thought she would say something about the beautiful doll accessories or the thrill of having her doll's hair styled by a real certified doll stylist. She said, "Getting to see Kaylee was the best part of the day".
It's nice to see she has her priorities in the right place.
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