A couple months ago Lindsey called me and asked if Hadley and I would like to join them on a mother/daughter trip to Dallas. I, of course, was so excited to go and knew it would be so much fun for Hadley and I. I even waited a little while before talking to Hadley about it so she wouldn't go crazy waiting for the day to arrive.
We left at 6:00 in the morning and rode in the car with LaNeale and Holland. Hadley was up and bright-eyed waiting for Holland to get here! The girls were chatty cathy the minute we got in the car and were just so excited.
We all met at Lindsey's house to caravan down to Dallas together. With a trip revolving around the American Girl Doll store they each had their dolls in tow. A picture of great highschool friends, their girls, and "their girls."
The whole group. Poor Megan's little girl got sick in the middle of the night so Megan took Milan's doll on the trip and promised Milan she would pick out some great outfits for her.
Pitstop at the border:
Holland, Hadley, and Brooklyn getting silly near the end of the trip:
We made it to the American Girl store! They were all still so full of energy and ready to go. First things first, a trip to the beauty shop to get all the girls hair done.
After the hair had been fixed and shopping was complete we ate lunch at the bistro. I am always impressed by the food and it was just as good this time. The girls loved picking out their lunches and serving their dolls some drinks.
We checked into the hotel about 4:00 and while the moms got everyone unloaded and checked in, the girls posed for a few cute and a few silly pictures.
I think they were wearing out and they really had no interest in doing anything other than going swimming. We went down to the hotel pool with our snacks for the kids and wine for the moms and we enjoyed the rest of the evening relaxing. After a few hours downstairs we went back up to hang out in the room in our jammies until each of the girls were ready for bed.
All packed up and headed home...
We stopped at Blue Mesa for brunch on our way out of town. With full tummies we got back in the car for the 3 hour drive home. The trip was a blast and much needed for Hadley and I. It is so fun to take a trip with a six year old. I no longer feel like I have to take care of her but, instead, just spend time with my friend! And I really think she enjoyed the one-on-one attention from her mommy. We are already talking about the next mommy/daughter trip and I hope it happens soon!
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