my little American Girl

Last summer an American Girl store opened at the mall just down the road from us.  There are only a few of these stores in the country, so it was a huge deal.  Until then, though, Rachel had no idea what American Girl was, and I was just fine with that, since they are SO expensive.

But then it opened, and Rachel fell in love.  As more and more of her friends got dolls, her desire for one grew and grew.  She especially loved Saige, the girl of the year for 2013, which means she came out in January and would only be here until December 31st of this year.  She loves art, which is why Rachel liked her.

It was pretty much the only thing she wanted for Christmas.  

How could we deprive her of the one thing she really wanted???

Sometime I'll try to upload a video of when she opened it.....one of the classic squealing and glee openings that you'd expect.  It was great!  But for now I can only put this picture because I'm not at home.  Grandma and Grandpa gave her Saige's matching dress, which she also really wanted, and some similar boots.  So here's my little Saige look alike with her beloved doll.

I'll post more pictures of both girls when I get home in a few days.  It was a wonderful day full of lots of sweet, fun moments.

Merry Christmas!