We took the city bus downtown, partly to avoid parking and partly because Elizabeth has always wanted to ride the city bus! 
Once we were there, we must have looked like we didn't belong. (I can't understand why, since so many downtowners are either super-stylish or rather bummy!) A man immediately greeted us by saying, "Four shoppers here for the day, huh?" Another group of two young men must have never seen a Baby Bjorn before, because they saw Amelie peeking out of my coat and started laughing uproariously, telling us, "That's hilarious!"
We went to the Macy's Eighth Floor exhibit, which was excellent, although we waited in line about 45 minutes to spend 15 minutes looking at it! (That was all right, because Elizabeth waits very patiently and Amelie slept.) We got to eat lunch in Macy's 12th floor Skyroom, which was delicious and remarkably reasonably priced - I highly recommend it.
Grandma took Elizabeth into a candy store and let her pick whatever she wanted (we only do this once a year, remember?). Elizabeth picked a long spiral lollipop, which she ate for the next 4 hours straight. It was a great choice, because then we wandered all around the skyways and malls and Elizabeth was happy because she got to eat the whole time! 
The day was wonderful, and made even better since both girls were perfectly behaved. Amelie slept for the first 3 1/2 hours, then pleasantly observed all the stimulation, and fell asleep again shortly thereafter! Elizabeth ate her lollipop happily and walked without complaint. And Mom and I had a wonderful time, as usual. Mom is my favorite person to do things like that with. She's the one who taught me how to get so much pleasure from every little thing, and so we're both very happy people. We enjoyed every one of the 27 escalators we rode! I even got an express manicure for $5! What a great start to the season!
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that sounds wonderful! I'm a bit jealous of Elizabeth's jaunt on the city bus. when i was little i always wanted to do the same. i've still never have had a ride. as a grown woman, i'm jealous of your manicure! $5? really? so fun! i've never done any of the holiday stuff downtown. i think this year i'm gonna try to do some of it. if nothing else, i need to hit up the Hollidazzle parade. i've lived in MN for 22 years and never have seen the Hollidazzle.
Elizabeth looks so big! She is a little lady, not a little girl anymore.
I am glad that you had a good time with your mom and the girls.
Post pictures of that 5$ mani. :)
Ich finde es auch toll, mit dem Bus in die Stadt zu fahren.]o23456tdzxcvf56wq56eghj hgfdsaq2
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