May 30
American Girl Place – New York
Of course we are in New York so we have to do a little (LOT) of shopping! Since part of this trip is a reward for a great year in school and a celebration of Edie Grace’s 8th birthday – she was allowed to pick the first place to go. She has been saving for months for us to take her American Girl Place “Emily” to the store. Of course the store is located on the renown 5th Avenue adjacent to Saks Fifth Avenue. Three stores of incredible – breathtaking – marketing genius! They have everything you can imagine for American Girl dolls, including a hair salon, photo studio, restaurant, gift shop, bakery, etc..etc. We were lucky to get Emily in with one of the TOP American Doll hair designers at the salon. After a nearly TWO HOUR wait it was her turn. She got a fabulous do and she also was brave enough to get her ears pierced.
We spent nearly THREE hours in the store. It was a wonderful experience for all of us – even DeWayne enjoyed it and did not complain (well maybe a little) about being in one store for three hours. 
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