May 18-19, 2008
It's all about American Girl at our house these days. I personally am thoroughly enjoying doing all this "girl stuff" with our four little women. And Emma's learning far more detailed history than I can recall learning as a child through her own explorations that the American Girl books have helped launch her into, so I'm glad for that.
As a special reward for Jane (who stopped sucking her thumb recently, just before she turned 7) and for Emma (who kept a good school attitude, even about math, for over a month) and in celebration of this season of birthdays, Bill arranged to take us all to Alpharetta, GA (a northern suburb of Atlanta) to visit the American Girl Boutique and Bistro there.
We stayed at the Residence Inn by Marriott which was just across the parking lot from the North Point Mall where the American Girl store is located. The hotel had a special American Girl package available that included American Girl cabana-striped bedding (lots of PINK, of course), a plush flip-chair bed for one doll complete with pillow and satin blanket (ours to keep--it became Miriam's), an Atlanta t-shirt for the doll, a copy of American Girl magazine, a bottle of American Girl anti-bacterial soap, chocolate chip cookies and milk in the hotel room for girls and dolls (big cookies for girls, mini-cookies for dolls), and a $30 gift card to the store. Quite a nice package.
The store is really more like a museum than a typical retail outlet. Each doll has her own glass case in which she is displayed with all the furnishings and accessories for her time period. Around the corner is a beauty salon where Jess and Nicki both got much needed new coiffures.
Miriam has been wanting a Bitty Baby for some time, so Emma and Jane each pitched in a little of their own money to add to the gift card we received, and we got her one as an early birthday present. Miriam named her Bitty Baby Nicki (pronounced Nih-eee), then Molly, then Miss Rebecca, then Lilly. We're not sure which one will stick, but this baby is well-loved and went with her everywhere for the first week back.
The Bistro boasts quite a bit more elegant (and ample) menu than we had expected. Each girl got to choose an appetizer, main course, and side item, with several exotic options, such as Thai and Italian, to choose from. We probably all could have eaten plenty from a single plate. We took home enough to have a complete dinner in the car on the trip back to Asheville.
It was a whirlwind trip for us, but a memorable one. Emma called it her "best day ever," and I'm sure it was. At least until the next big event comes along.
It's all about American Girl at our house these days. I personally am thoroughly enjoying doing all this "girl stuff" with our four little women. And Emma's learning far more detailed history than I can recall learning as a child through her own explorations that the American Girl books have helped launch her into, so I'm glad for that.
As a special reward for Jane (who stopped sucking her thumb recently, just before she turned 7) and for Emma (who kept a good school attitude, even about math, for over a month) and in celebration of this season of birthdays, Bill arranged to take us all to Alpharetta, GA (a northern suburb of Atlanta) to visit the American Girl Boutique and Bistro there.
We stayed at the Residence Inn by Marriott which was just across the parking lot from the North Point Mall where the American Girl store is located. The hotel had a special American Girl package available that included American Girl cabana-striped bedding (lots of PINK, of course), a plush flip-chair bed for one doll complete with pillow and satin blanket (ours to keep--it became Miriam's), an Atlanta t-shirt for the doll, a copy of American Girl magazine, a bottle of American Girl anti-bacterial soap, chocolate chip cookies and milk in the hotel room for girls and dolls (big cookies for girls, mini-cookies for dolls), and a $30 gift card to the store. Quite a nice package.
The store is really more like a museum than a typical retail outlet. Each doll has her own glass case in which she is displayed with all the furnishings and accessories for her time period. Around the corner is a beauty salon where Jess and Nicki both got much needed new coiffures.
Miriam has been wanting a Bitty Baby for some time, so Emma and Jane each pitched in a little of their own money to add to the gift card we received, and we got her one as an early birthday present. Miriam named her Bitty Baby Nicki (pronounced Nih-eee), then Molly, then Miss Rebecca, then Lilly. We're not sure which one will stick, but this baby is well-loved and went with her everywhere for the first week back.
The Bistro boasts quite a bit more elegant (and ample) menu than we had expected. Each girl got to choose an appetizer, main course, and side item, with several exotic options, such as Thai and Italian, to choose from. We probably all could have eaten plenty from a single plate. We took home enough to have a complete dinner in the car on the trip back to Asheville.
It was a whirlwind trip for us, but a memorable one. Emma called it her "best day ever," and I'm sure it was. At least until the next big event comes along.
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