American Girl weekend in Dallas

This past weekend, the girls and I went to Plano to visit my sister and her family and (of course) visit the American Girl store in Dallas. This will be the 3rd time the girls have been, and it is so adorable. We did lots of other things like shop and eat out, but I only had my camera this one day.

Here's the girls with my niece Emily who actually passed down her American Girl doll to Katie for her "first" doll:




Here's proof that I went on the trip b/c I'm in no other photos:



Here's Nannie Jane (my sister), Emily , Katie and Emma before we leave:




We parked in a parking garage below the store, and when we came up, I thought this was going to be this amazing picture with the store in the background, and... well, it wasn't so great. Katie is also giving her "gangster" pose here, (nice):

Everyone outside the store (can you say "squint"):

Katie and Emma just got Felicity and Elizabeth for Christmas this year, and I think they are the most beautiful dolls. They are getting ready to be retired soon:

In the bathroom, they have the most adorable holders in the potty for your doll!

So the highlight of the trip was the tea at the bistro :




With the tea came an "arts and crafts" of sorts. We got to make hats for the dolls (and I do mean we ALL made hats). I love the concentration on Emma's face:

Elizabeth sports the most beautiful hat at the table (Missy's! - aka her "grandmother" - get it, since Emma is her "mom"):

Even Nannie Jane and Emily make hats:

Katie and Felicity:

This was a partially eaten tea tray at our table. We had tons of food and brought some home. There were little sandwiches, fruit kebobs, cupcakes, and brownies:

Katie and a tiny sandwich:

Emma and Elizabeth's tiny tea cup:

Elizabeth and her party outfit and snack and tea:

Felicity (notice the amazing fashion hat) with her snack and tea:

It was a blast. The girls never tire of visiting there.

We also got to swim at Jane's amazing rec center with indoor slides and a lazy river. I brought my camera there, but my battery had slipped out of it into my booksack at Jane's house, so I only took a few photos with my phone which I haven't downloaded yet. I'll try and do that this weekend.