Marina had the day off from school, so we spent it together. We had dentist appointments first thing this morning. After we were done, we went to have some fun. It had been a while since we'd visited the historic park near home, so we went today. Marina brought her American Girl doll McKenna with us. It seems one of them always tags along lately!
It was a free day, so there were activities set up for everyone. Marina was immediately drawn to the chicken coop. It seemed the chickens were equally drawn to her. All of them came over to the fence when she called them. After playing with them for a while, we headed over to the teepee. Marina had fun checking out the inside.
Marina was excited to try panning for gold again. Not only did she enjoy looking for it, she took the time to teach other children how to do it.
We moved on to check out the wagons on display and Marina took the time to walk with a little toddler. Her mother was so impressed with how well Marina related to the little girl.
We looked at the covered wagons and the little schoolroom on the property. Once we looked around the whole park, Marina decided she was ready to go.
For her birthday, Marina got a gift card to the American Girl store. She really wanted to spend it today. She had her heart set on buying glasses and braces for McKenna. She picked them out and bought them in the first few minutes. Then she started looking around at other things.
She has decided that McKenna has broken her leg too many times doing gymnastics (probably due to getting the feel better kit for her birthday) and she needs to take up a new hobby. She was thinking of either the flute or violin. We met a wonderful associate who showed her both sets. Then we looked at the guitar set which actually played music. Marina was set on that one. So we picked that up as well.
We stopped for a snack of Oreo cheesecake. McKenna got to sit at the table as well. After that, we spent a bit of time at the Disney Store. Marina mostly watched cartoons while we were there. It was a fun way to spend a day off.
I still love reading about your adventures! It's interesting to see that Marina has begun to transition from the princess costumes almost everywhere to taking along her American Girl "friends." It's fun to "watch" as she's growing up!
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