Raegan's First FATD Shopping Trip

My sister, Janice, and I started a tradition several years ago of meeting in St. Louis and shopping at St. Claire Square (O'Fallon) and St. Louis Galleria Mall for the day. It's been a great tradition. We were able to get a great deal of shopping done and there were years that we almost closed down the malls before heading on our long drives to our respective homes.

A couple of years ago we began to include Lexis and Mackenzie and the trip changed considerable. It was no longer about shopping, it was about just spending the day together, enjoy our girls together, and passing on a tradition of starting off the season together.

We then began such traditions as watching the Alexander Dance Company perform the Nutcracker Ballet in the atrium at Galleria Mall and building the particular year's Christmas stuffed animal at Build-A-Bear Workshop.

This year was Raegan's first FATD shopping trip. Although I wasn't sure what to expect I did anticipate (and prepared myself to be OK with) this being the shortest shopping trip in history. However.....Raegan enjoyed the day as much as anyone. It turned out to be a great day after all. No, we didn't get much shopping done. But...we did carry on the tradition of our day...and Raegan got to be part of some new traditions she can call her own.

It is officially the Christmas season at the Biggs house!