Autumn and I had a fabulous weekend with friends in Chicago! Autumn's friend Brieana (my friend Lisa's little girl) was celebrating her birthday at American Girl and we were invited! There were 8 little girls (mostly cousins) and 6 adults!
Our Adventure:
Friday, August 7th at 6:30am...left our house for the Ann Arbor Amtrak station... We rode the train to Chicago and got there around 12:30pm. We took a taxi to our hotel...The Embassy Suites right downtown! We got settled in and headed to the Rainforest Cafe for a late lunch, early dinner! The girls loved it all! We went back to the hotel and swam in the pool for a little bit before showers, matching Bitty Baby Pj's, popcorn and a movie! The hotel gave Brieana and her sister Bailey a really cute doll bed for their babies and Autumn wanted one too...so mommy bought her one from the hotel! It was adorable to watch them play and tuck their dolls in. The girls were pretty tired and so were the adults so we tucked them in pretty early and all got a good nights sleep!
Saturday, August 8th at 7:30am...we woke up and the girls enjoyed playing with their Bitty Babies and American Girl dolls for awhile. Then we headed downstairs to the yummy breakfast buffet! We got ready for the party at American Girl! Took a taxi to the store and the fun began! Most of the girls had never been to American Girl and it was overwhelming for a lot of them....so much to see! Each girl brought some money from home to spend on clothing, accessories, and even some new dolls! Autumn and I walked around the whole store and she changed her mind many times, but finally decided on an outfit for her American Girl doll instead of Bitty Baby! She go the beach outfit which came with a bathing suit, pants & top, hat, and sunglasses....so cute! At 12:15pm we went into the Cafe and had a great lunch! They had a table for the 8 girls and a table for the 6 adults! Our waiter served Cinnamon Rolls to start then brought out yummy Appetizer plates, lunch of their choice (all the girls got the Picnic Lunch with a mini hot dog, hamburger, mac-n-cheese, and fruit scewer! After lunch they brought out goodie bags and the cake! It was so much fun! We headed back to the hotel for presents and some rest! Some of the girls went swimming, a couple of them took a nap! Lisa and I had our girls do a few craft things to just relax some and then we headed out to the grocery store for a few items, walked to McDonald's for ice cream, then back to the hotel. Then we walked to the Disney Store and shopped a little there too! By the time we got back from the shopping, it was dinner time and we went over to the Chilis on the corner by our hotel! After that it was shower time again and hanging in the hotel until bedtime while the moms started to pack up all our stuff!
Sunday, August 9th at 7:30am...the girls woke up ready to play some more! We had another yummy breakfast at the hotel buffet and then packed up and got ready to go. It was a hot and muggy day outside! We got in the taxi, headed to the train station and made our way down 2 escalators with all our luggage and kids to get on the train...it was a little crazy! Once on the train, Lisa made PB & J sandwiches for everyone, we entertained the kids as best we could with their dolls, coloring books, and a few had DS's...the train ride home was the hardest because we were all tired and ready to be home. We got to the station in Ann Arbor around 6:45pm (should've been 5:45pm). Autumn and I went to Ellen's to pick up the boys, we came home and all enjoyed sleeping in our beds!!!
A great weekend filled with so many memories for Autumn and I! The boys were home with Craig until Sunday afternoon when he went to work and they went to Ellen's!
