A Clever Disguise

The birthday week came this year and like every year, we begged the question...  "What do we get these girls??"  

What do we get that they will not think is awesome for five seconds and then move on and that will last a while?  "American Girl" Dolls!!!!  

Skyla saved up for hers over the summer and loves every precious moment with her Claire.  But, the twins and Journey do not get an allowance or have the funds that that girl has been able to rack up.  Plus, honestly, do I think my five year old's and three year old need a $100 doll???  Ummm, NO!

Target has a great alternative.  The "My Generation"  dolls are the same size, have the same look and, besides the hair, I can not find a single difference on them.  The Genuine AG dolls just have hair that is easier to brush and manipulate, but we are getting along just fine.

I had the girls look through the new AG catalog the night before my purchase to see what each of them liked and hit target in the morning.  The loaded two carts I had was enough to get some looks in the store until I cried out, "I have three daughters birthdays in the next two days!" and then they understood.  It all came to a small fortune, but not nearly what it would have been had we gone with the name brand.

The twins have a birthday the day before my youngest and when they opened their packages they lit up!!!  They were SO excited to have "American Girl" dolls!!!  Do I need to correct them?  Do I need to have them think theirs are inferior in any way?  I don't think so.  We will just let them go on enjoying their dolls.

We have "Rose"

and "Mirabella"

It was torture for Journey to NOT have a doll and it was torture for us not to give it to her until the next day when her sisters were carting around theirs all night and day.  When we brought down Journey's packages after daddy came home, she bellowed "NOW, do I get my American Girl Doll?"  Wow, am I glad we got her a doll as well.  I am pretty sure there would have been a titanic sized melt down.  But, instead we had happy...

and "Holly"

Now, there are pajama parties, clothes swaps and all sorts of adventures in our house with these four, I mean eight, little girls.

Oh the fun!!!