American Girl Dolls and The Cheesecake Factory!

Well Lia was better so we were able to go on our trip with Dan (he had a work trip) to Chicago and Milwaukee. Lia and I spent Wed. afternoon downtown Chicago at the American Girl shop. It's moved to a new location and the shop is HUGE!! Lia brought her two American Girl dolls with her, Ivy and Josafina, and we had so much fun looking around the store at all the MANY things we could buy for them. In the end we decided to get Ivy's ears pierced so she could match Lia. For those of you who are familiar with American Girl dolls, our Ivy is not the historical doll named Ivy but rather the doll that is made to look like you and Lia just named her Ivy because she liked that name. Josafina already has pierced ears although for some reason you can't take out her earrings. Lia also bought some pretend picnic food to use with her American Girls. We both had a great time!! We could have bought out the store but we exercised our self-control! Then that night Dan, Lia and I went to our very favorite restaurant - The Cheesecake Factory! We had a wonderful dinner as usual and Lia got some cheesecake with cherries on the top (her favorite). Then on Wed. afternoon we drove to Milwaukee where we're staying at a historic Victorian hotel called The Pfister Hotel. It's absolutely beautiful and we are very much enjoying our time here. I'll try to get some pictures of the inside of the hotel before we leave and post them.

Of course we miss Little Miss Chloe but she's been having a great time with her Nana! We'll be glad to see her little face when we get home tomorrow night!