It was time for our annual girls trip to Chicago again! This year it was going to be my mom, Abigail, Rebecca, Luke and me. We decided that it was a little much for Johanna and that she'll be at a much better age next year to go along. The weather forecast for the weekend was terrible so we really weren't sure what to do. We looked into taking the Amtrak, but it was really expensive and we hate being without a car in the city. We thought about taking the Southshore Line for Michigan City, but decided that didn't really make sense either because we'd still drive in the weather to/from Michigan City and still be without a car in Chicago. SO...my mom made an executive decision and decided that we would just go down for Saturday and not stay over night since the bulk of the bad weather looked like it would be hitting Chicago on Sunday. Rebecca decided that it still looked yucky enough on Saturday that it wasn't worth going and having to drag Luke through freezing rain downtown Chicago so she opted to stay home this year. My mom, Abigail and I had a great time and despite some rain and cold temperatures the weather really wasn't all that bad.
The main reason for the trip was to go to the American Girl Store...like every year. Abigail was really looking forward to it this year. She definitely was at the best age she's been so far. She loved every minute of it and was getting into parts of the history as well. She chose to take along her doll, Rebecca for this trip.
Standing by one of the windows with Rebecca before going inside the store.
I told Abigail that she could go to the American Girl salon this time around and Rebecca could get her hair done. I partially wanted to do this so I could see how they do their hair since Abigail's dolls are all getting some crazy hair. The lady was really nice and Rebecca's hair turned out really cute. It was definitely a fun thing to do once!
After American Girl Place we headed to the Cheesecake Factory and met Joel, Kelly and Mila for lunch. It was fun to be able to catch up with them for a little bit. Abigail was loving her corn dogs that she got there.
Even though Johanna didn't go along, my mom still bought her a Bitty Baby. Johanna LOVES her baby and insists on carrying it almost everywhere and FOR SURE sleeping with it every night, wrapped up in a fluffy. It's definitely been a hit with Jos.
It's really fun to be able to have such a fun tradition in our family. Abigail's so easy to take places because she really enjoys all sorts of things and is genuinely thankful when she gets to do things. I look forward to taking Johanna along next year as well!
The main reason for the trip was to go to the American Girl Store...like every year. Abigail was really looking forward to it this year. She definitely was at the best age she's been so far. She loved every minute of it and was getting into parts of the history as well. She chose to take along her doll, Rebecca for this trip.
Standing by one of the windows with Rebecca before going inside the store.
I told Abigail that she could go to the American Girl salon this time around and Rebecca could get her hair done. I partially wanted to do this so I could see how they do their hair since Abigail's dolls are all getting some crazy hair. The lady was really nice and Rebecca's hair turned out really cute. It was definitely a fun thing to do once!
After American Girl Place we headed to the Cheesecake Factory and met Joel, Kelly and Mila for lunch. It was fun to be able to catch up with them for a little bit. Abigail was loving her corn dogs that she got there.
Even though Johanna didn't go along, my mom still bought her a Bitty Baby. Johanna LOVES her baby and insists on carrying it almost everywhere and FOR SURE sleeping with it every night, wrapped up in a fluffy. It's definitely been a hit with Jos.
It's really fun to be able to have such a fun tradition in our family. Abigail's so easy to take places because she really enjoys all sorts of things and is genuinely thankful when she gets to do things. I look forward to taking Johanna along next year as well!
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