The Birthday Girl

So we planned a little surprise for Reds birthday, rather than a party with lots of kiddos...we were going to take her to the American Girl Store and let her pick out a baby she wanted, eat at the café with her babies and just have a special day all about her.  I can not tell you how excited I was about taking her.  Going to the Walmart toy aisle with this little lady is an adventure, she gets SO excited, so I knew she would be over the top excited about this.  She was excited, but not over the top, I think she was more confused than anything, or it could be that the day just wasn't going as planned and she was feeling the effects.  The girls were a "little" energetic getting ready, so they may have been a few raised voices on my part, then when we went to pick up the cake, they didn't have our order (I ordered online), the corrected the problem super quick and had us just what we wanted within 10 minutes, but it put Wayne on edge and us behind my self imposed schedule.

 

Then when we got to the Store, I took the cake to the café and asked if they could hold it until our lunch time.  I was quickly informed they have a strict allergy policy and don't allow outside food.  That is all well and good, if it was anywhere on your café website or it had come up at anytime during the RESERVATION process....but it had not...I was now ill and Wayne was well...not happy.  We quickly made the decision we would not be eating at the café now and I had to force Wayne to let her pick out her doll.  He didn't want to give them one single cent.  It was either pick out a doll or she didn't have anything for her birthday!!!!!

 

She quickly made her way to Caroline, whom she had picked out online.

 

 

Then she changed her mind and wanted Julie.

 

Then she changed her mind and wanted Saige.

 

She ultimately went back to Caroline, who has the longest curliest most tangle mess of hair you have ever seen.

 

Caroline joined Bitty Baby and not pictured Ellison's looks like me American Girl (not pictured) Sara Beth for some good ol dress up time as soon as we got home.

 

We ended up going to Cheesecake Factory, which not only let us bring in outside food, but brought her a sundae with a candle in it.  Which worked perfect....because I forgot the candles too!!!!