Our Girls Day Out

Today the girls and I headed down to Bellevue Square to check out the newest addition to the mall, a DISNEY store! The girls had never been to a Disney store, and the closest one to here is nearly an hour away.  Needless to say, they were excited. They each selected a couple items, and from there we headed to McDonalds for Happy Meals.  Then, it was on to Bath and Body Works.  The weather took a turn for the better this afternoon, so we headed outside and walked over to the Cheesecake factory to pick up a slice Mango Keylime Cheesecake with Mango glaze and Macadamia nut crust.  Oh yummmmm! I picked up a couple cupcakes from Pinkabella for the girls, as cheesecake isn't really there thing. We ended up taking our treats home, as after a few hours at the mall, we were ready to head out of there.
I was happy to get out with just the girls today, and have one last adventure with them before the other kids finish up the school year and are home from the Summer. Also, today was my first glimpse of how much fun shopping with daughters can be.  Very fun! We all came home smelling like all the different Bath and Bodyworks products mixed together, as we tried on many different lotions.  Alyssa had her first experience with being in control of her purchases. She had a decent amount of money saved up, and brought it with her today.  In the Disney store, she really wanted this beautiful, high quality tinkerbell dress, and wings to match, but when I informed her that purchasing the outfit would cost her all her money, she decided it wasn't worth it, and made a more reasonable purchase.  After we came home, she said she kind of wished she had bought the dress, but I reminded her that it will likely be there for awhile, and that if she still wants down the road, maybe she can ask for it as a gift for her birthday.  It WAS a pretty dress!
I loved the day out with my daughters! I also look forward to the day out with my boys that I will have soon.  We are planning on going to Pirates of The Carribbean:-)

Alyssa as the Disney Store.

I thought Reagan was going to buy this Alice Doll,  but she ended up switching to Snow White.

Alyssa loved this beautiful nightgown, and she considered getting it.  Tough choices.

Another gown Alyssa liked.

I hoped one of the girls would select this Sully Stuffed Animal-he was awesome, and so soft, but he didn't make the cut with Alyssa or Reagan.

McDonalds. I don't usually get Happy Meals, but this was a special day!  Also, they were featuring Kung Fu Panda 2 toys, and we are planning on going to see that movie.  We have the first one, and have been watching it lately!

Alyssa wanted to get the same lipgloss I had puchased a week ago, and I knew it was half off, so I took her in. It is glossy and really makes lips shine, plus, it is very tasty!

Here we are outside the Cheesecake Factory. The weather was so pleasant, I wanted to just sit outside. This was right before we left.  Now, as I type this blog post, it is raining.  I'm glad our weather behaved for at least a short time, so we could enjoy it.  The girls and I took the long way to the car, and walked the perimeter of the mall to get extra time outside.

Snow White.  They are on sale right now-all the characters like this one.  At least she chose something on sale! They also had swimsuits on sale, but we are already set in that department.

Alyssa chose a Bambi and a Thumper. She also wanted the Bambi movie (she has never seen it), but I had to draw the line somewhere.

The Cheesecake. So, when I was eating this in the comfort of my own living room, I took time to try and figure the layers out.  The crust is composed of two layers: One graham cracker and one coconut/macadamia nut. The next layer is mild mango cheesecake swirled, followed by a zesty, creamy layer of keylime mango. I think this layer may be more like that of a keylime pie (sweeetened condensed milk, keylime, mango juice and sour cream?)The top of this cake is glazed with a sweeter mango glaze, and the whole thing is drizzled with a tangy keylime mango sauce.  Whip cream is optional, which I never opt out of. I may have to attempt to make something like this sometime.  Just for fun:-)