Fall Break Weekend Part 2

A trip to Chicago was next on the agenda for Fall Break! I wanted to get Cara and Baby Cara matching holiday dresses and also pick up a few presents for Christmas. Our friends Dendra and Zaina were also going to Chicago for the long weekend so we made plans to meet and eat at American Girl for dinner.

They have a photo studio and even though we just got pictures taken with Cara and Baby Cara we just had to sit in the official studio after about 100 people told us how much they looked alike and how cute they were. They wore their matching dresses for our special dinner and so many people said if they could see a live walking and talking Bitty Twin (the type of doll that Baby Cara is) that Cara would be her. She did great on the first take and we got this cute photo!

Zaina with her doll Ruthie and Cara with Baby Cara posing in the front of the store. American Girl recently moved to Water Tower and the store is SO MUCH BETTER!! Great move!!

Giving hugs!!

At the American Girl Cafe for dinner, the dolls get their own special high chair to join in the fun.

Cara and Baby Cara eating the appetizers. Notice how Baby Cara even gets her own little cup.

Not a great picture, but it was the only one with Mommy in it.

A picture of the fabulous dessert presentation. You get to keep the flower.

So we put one in Baby Cara's hair


When we checked into the hotel the employees in the lobby were talking to Cara and telling us how cute she was (she insisted on carrying her own little luggage), but she was being shy and was VERY tired since she wouldn't nap in the car. I told them that she desperately needed a nap, so they said you need some milk and cookies and then take a good nap for your Mommy and Daddy. That wasn't necessary because as soon as we were in our room with the lights off we snuggled into bed and Cara fell right to sleep for the next two hours! But when we returned from shopping and dinner we found this lovely surprise in our room. Some milk, cookies, brownies, and a little bottle of Bailey's (for Mommy and Daddy) with a nice note from the staff. Wasn't that so sweet??

The next day out for more shopping. Here we are on Michigan and the bridge over the river is up because they were bringing big boats in from lake Michigan. It was a bit more chilly and trying to rain when we first started out but finally the rain stopped and we had a pleasant time walking up and down the Magnificent Mile!

More weekend fun to come....