Mommy Daughter American Girl Doll Date!

Several weeks ago, I learned that the new Leah Clark American Girl Doll movie coming out this summer was going to have three showings in the movie theater next to the store.  Since the AG movies normally go straight to DVD, I thought this would be a special treat to take Lia to see the movie for the first time in the theater.  I then got a group of eight other moms and their girls to join us.  We had such a great day today.  We left at 9 a.m. and didn't get back til 6 p.m. because Lia and I swung by Issaquah on our way home to visit my dad for an hour or so to wish him a happy Father's Day.  It was so fun to watch the movie with Lia and all of her cute, little friends AND the free gift favors that she got from AGD were awesome!  We then headed over to the store afterwards for lunch in the bistro and some fun wandering around the store.  I know I've said it before, but I'll say it again...we heart American Girl.

All of the Lia's friends who joined us today were from her school with the exception of Bella--her good friend who lives up the street that goes to church with us.  Here are Lia and Bella posing with their dolls on the "red carpet" outside of the movie theater before the movie began.

Lilah, Mila, Sienna, Lia, and Bella all eating their free popcorn and drink (that came with the $10 movie ticket) before the movie began.

All of the girls minus Lilah and Bella after the movie finished.

From left to right:  Olivia, Gabs, Mollie, Sienna, Lia, Eva, Addy, and Mila.

Lia getting ready to dive into her lunch in the AGD bistro with Grace and McKenna at her side.

Mila, Sienna, and Lia eating their lunches with the dolls.

I called four weeks in advance to make reservations for all 20 of us to eat in the restaurant, but learned that this would be impossible.  Apparently, everyone going to the movie had the same idea.  So, I was lucky to snag a table for six at 12:45 just minutes after the movie ended.  Everyone else did their own thing for lunch, but the six of us had a good time eating inside the store.

Lia enjoyed wandering the store with Mila, Sienna, and me for several minutes after lunch.  Here are the girls posing in Lea Clark's rainforest house.