Yes, we have succumb to the crazy world of American Girl. It started early in this house and quite by accident. Before we had kids, Dave and I started receiving the catalog because of a gift purchased for a niece. By 2 years old, Layla loved getting her "baby magazine" in the mail. When she was 3 we visited friends whose daughters had everything imaginable out of the "magazine" and I remember her turning to me and saying, "Mommy, you can get stuff out of my baby magazine!" She was in awe of the realization that it wasn't just a magazine, but a catalog! And so the craze began!
To celebrate Layla's 5th birthday, Dave and I planned a big girl trip to Chicago. We stayed with my Aunt Mary in Wheaton and took the commuter train into Chicago and a water taxi to Michigan Ave., both firsts for Layla. She loved the bigness of Chicago and the AG store! With chore money she'd been saving for 6 months and birthday money, she had made a list of what she wanted and could afford. She was all business when we got inside! We shopped, looked at every item, ate lunch in the restaurant and left with a bag a loot. She was thrilled to no end!
What made the day special for me was how thankful and appreciative she was. At lunch, they leave a little box of conversation questions to keep you busy while you wait for your food. I picked the question, "Have you ever been really lucky and when?" Layla replied, "No, but I've been really blessed and it's today!"
While in Chicago we also took Layla to the top of the Hancock building and she was amazed at the swimming pools on top of other tall buildings. It was fun to give her a day of firsts! And tomorrow we will add to that list....it will be the first day she's 5 years old.
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