Our American Girl

It was about a year ago that she finally decided she enjoyed reading.  These days we have to ban reading material from the kitchen table, coax her away from her book and bed in the mornings, and not forget to double check before we go to bed that we have remembered to tell her to turn out her light, put the book away and go to sleep.  The American Girl series have definitely helped nurture this love.  Very regularly she pipes up with a comment like, "Oh, I know about that.  That was during the Great Dispersion."  What she actually means is Depression, but we understand. - hazard of being a pastor's kid and learning about the history of the Jews as well as the history of America.

For Christmas she got a trip to L.A. to the AG store and money to buy her own doll.  This is us sleeping 6 people in a 2 person room at the Biltmore.  Thankfully no one asked any questions as we filed in with a pack n play and blow up mattress.  Felt a little bit like the Clampetts.

 We visited the La Brea tar pits while we were there.  Fascinating.  You would not believe the prehistoric things that have been uncovered virtually in our backyard.

 The actual dig sites were closed, but it was fun to walk around them.

 Not sure if this was the blurry photo or how I was really seeing life after a sleepless night with 6 people in a hotel room and 6 hours on the road.  But it was all worth it.