Ally was as usual a fantastic travel partner. She carried her backpack full of 14 special things and a variety of other treasures she wanted to bring and wheeled her suitcase thru both airports with out complaining or asking me for any help.
She fell asleep on the plane 10 minutes before landing. We got to Kurt and Christine's house around 1030pm and after a bowl of cereal she went right to sleep.
Then in the morning we woke up and found out Jackson had been sick all night. So we got dressed quickly and Ally and I headed out to meet my cousin Katy, her daughter cousin Amelia and Aunt Martha at a local mall to meet Santa Claus!
It was a 65 minute wait but Ally and Amelia were great sports about waiting.
Ally looked picture perfect. After the shot I reminded her to tell Santa what she wanted for Christmas.
She reports she asked him for the AG doll Isabelle (her last name is Palmer) and she is a ballet dancer. And she asked for the Lego High School building kit. It was dicey there for a while since for weeks Ally has said she is unsure about what she wants and right up to the minute wouldn't tell us.
Amelia was not impressed with Santa.
After Santa pictures Katy took Amelia home for a nap. Aunt Martha, Ally and I went to the American Girl Doll store. Ally refused to get her picture taken with the life size Isabelle but Martha was more than willing.
We then headed over to Katy's house. On the way in the car we saw Santa driving a car on the highway next to us! At least it was someone dressed up like Santa. Aunt Martha waved at him and pointed and he waved back.
Amelia was napping when we arrived but after she woke up Ally enjoyed fun okay time and even got to feed her!
We went back to my brother Kurt's house and Ally played with Kaitlin and Meredith for a while. Then we got bundled up and headed to the zoo for Zoo Lights!
They brought a wagon bc Jackson was so tired from being sick. We 3 adults took turns pulling it.
The lights were spectacular.
Most animals were sleep in but we did see reindeer, 2 bears asleep, an arctic fox, a wolf and swans.
The girls liked lining up to see which bear they were the same size of.
This is Ally and me!
Back at home Ally was thrilled to have a sleep over in Kaitlin's room.
Fun day ahead today for Amelia'a first birthday and baptism party.
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