a girls' day out

I took some of the granddaughters out for 10 year old Charlotte's birthday for lunch and some shopping.  For such big age gaps, they are all so sweet together and get along so well.  Isn't it the best to have cousins?  We had a wonderful afternoon, with the exception of one little snafu...  poor Lucy got stuck in a dress she tried on when the zipper wouldn't pull back down.  It took about 7 adults and finally the woman from alterations to get her out of it a good 20 minutes later!  There were some tears (not only by Lucy...  poor Ruby was very upset about it all, as well), but who knew a free drink coupon could put smiles back on their faces so quickly.  Cheers to family!