meet emily...

so as i said in the last post about olivia's birthday, gram lois gave olivia a trip to the american girl store to pick out a special doll. it was a really fun and special day, but i think the best part for me to was watch gram lois pass on her love for dolls to olivia. when i was a little girl i had a special doll at her house that i used to spend hours playing with, dressing, and even making clothes for. those are such sweet memories that i have and they are all spent with my gram lois. so when olivia asked for an american girl doll i thought there is only one person who would enjoy the experience as much as olivia, gram lois. i was right!! after ballet nana, gram lois, olivia, and i all headed to the galleria to the american girl store.

when we walked in olivia and gram lois were in awe of the incredible display of dolls, furniture, clothes, accessories, and even the doll salon!! olivia walked around pointing to everything, while gram lois followed right behind with a big smile on her face. nana and i loved it too!!

after walking around for a while olivia spotted emily!! emily was the doll she had already decided she wanted. she picked her because she looked most like her. it was the sweetest thing when she spotted her. olivia ran up to her screaming,
"here she is!! here she is!! look it is emily!! i found her!!" nana even shed a tear, crazy nana!!

(sorry about the picture being sideways again, i was using my mom's camera)

we took emily off the shelf and i don't think olivia has let her out of her sight since that moment.

olivia and emily both in blue dresses. we didn't even plan that, but olivia made sure to point it out! :)

gram lois, olivia, emily, and nana

after some more looking around and taking in all dolls at the store we all walked over for lunch at nordstrom. emily joined us of course!!

it was a really sweet day and one that olivia nor i will forget anytime soon. thank you gram lois for creating such a special memory with olivia and for passing along a true love for dolls and imagination.