West Coast (4) American Girl

On Monday Nana had arranged for tea at the American Girl doll store just north of Seattle. We all went down, the girls had an amazing time looking around, finding a few treasures, and getting their dolls' hair done at the doll salon. Evelyn had some birthday money to spend, and they both had some cash from the lemonade stand. They made really nice choices--Ev got a tiny dog with a carrier, and Sierra got glasses and a pair of ballet flats for her doll. That evening J and I had dinner with Janet and Curtis at Araya. So amazing to spend time with those guys, and of course the food was fantastic. We had hoped to find a sitter for the girls, but when I called Ursi to get a referral, she insisted that it would be great for her kids if our kids stayed over there during our dinner. I will probably feel guilty about this forever, but she finally convinced me and we did that. It was extremely nice of them to offer, and the plus for us was that we got to see them for a bit that evening, as well as for brunch the next day. We crashed at the Days Inn on Aurora at 91st, which turned out to be pretty convenient.