Ready for Halloween

Halloween costumes are on!

Twenty-two, McKenna, Marisol, Mia, and Ruthie are cheerleaders:

And Pearl, Joss, and Jess have a Disney theme:

And here’s the rest:

Back row: Kailey as a goatherdess, Nanea, Molly, and Kanani as hula dancers, Carfoline as a genie, Lanie as an Irish dancer, Emily as a hippie, Isabelle as a witch, Unicorn as a skeleton, Tenney as a monster, Nicki as a witch, Kaya as a Native American.

Front row: Marie-Grace as a kitty, Grace and BonBon as a lion tamer, Gabriella as a mermaid, Samantha as a ballerina, Ivy as a dragon dancer, Nellie as a cowgirl, Chrissa as a flapper, Maryellen as a spider witch, Melody as a medieval princess, Molly is just wearing a halloween spirit outfit, Z is a bee, and Blaire is an Irish dancer.

These girls are dressed more for Christmas, as their outfits are for the Nutcracker:

Elizabeth is from the land of sweets, Kirsten is Clara, Cecile is a snowflake, and down on the floor, Felicity and Gwen are ready to take the stage as the Nutcracker Prince and the Mouse King.

And you may have noticed a new girl, yet to be named (though I’m leaning toward Amethyst)!

She cost twice as much as a regular American Girl doll, but she has glitter around her eyes and pierced ears and her outfit has Swarovski crystals. She is a limited edition (mine is number 2707 of 5000), and I love her. Her hair and eyes are gorgeous, and Courtney’s arrival has made all my girls excited about earrings.

Any other dolls out there ready for Halloween?

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Merry Christmas!

Hello!  I missed a couple countdown days because I was celebrating Christmas!  No worries, I’ll catch up.  Today we’re at 8 days to go, celebrating with Nicki, Girl of the Year 2007.

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Forever Josefina

Josefina is from New Mexico.  New Mexico in 1824, which was still part of Mexico.  I think her clothing is pretty awesome.  I heard a rumor that she’s getting new outfits next spring, along with a Beforever journey book.

Group photo:

Kanani looks like una santa in Josefina’s holiday outfit:

Nicki in Josefina’s Spencer Jacket:

My mommy made this nightgown!  Here’s a photo of Chrissa wearing it while hugging Sombrita:

A Gwen le gusta el sombrero y el vestido del verano:

Kaya looks really nice in Josefina’s vest dress:

I can never remember if this dress is called the feast dress or the fiesta dress.  Either way, here’s Josefina and her oven:

 

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Forever Addy

Sorry it’s been a while.  I was in Disneyland.  It’s time for Addy!

Ruthie in Addy’s Nightgown, Marisol in Sunday Best, Kit in the new Addy outfit, Nicki in the new school suit, Kailey in winter coat and hat, Caroline in Christmas dress, Elizabeth in Flower Picking dress, Felicity in Plaid Summer Dress, Samantha in Addy’s dress, Addy in her birthday pinafore, Gwen in the striped dress, and Nellie in the summer dress

Here’s more!  Kit is having trouble pulling off Addy’s new bonnet:

Nicki in Addy’s beautiful new school suit:

Caroline looking gorgeous in Addy’s Tartan Christmas Dress:

Marisol in Addy’s purple Sunday Best Dress:

Elizabeth and Felicity:

I think Addy is a lucky girl because she has a mother who is a dressmaker.  I doubt many escaped slaves had clothes as nice as Addy’s.  But they are gorgeous, aren’t they?

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Forever Molly

I cheated a little.  Because Molly doesn’t have any new outfits, I didn’t take any new photos.  I already have a group photo with all of Molly’s outfits:

Back row: Emily’s snowsuit, Molly’s Christmas dress, swimsuit, Camp Gowonagin uniform, birthday dress, recital dress, Miss Victory costume, Molly’s bicycle, Emily’s tap costume, Molly’s dude ranch outfit, Route 66 outit, Tennis outfit, aviator outfit, Emily’s bathrobe, Molly’s pajamas, Molly’s bathrobe

Front row: Molly’s skating outfit, Emily’s Christmas dress, Emily’s bikini, Molly’s roller skating outfit, Molly’s birthday dress, Emily’s recital dress, Molly’s meet outfit, Emily’s meet outfit, Molly’s plaid skirt set, school jumper (homemade by my mommy), polka dot dress, Halloween costume, floral pajamas, Emily’s pajamas.

And let’s see what other Molly outfit photos I have lying around.  Here’s last week’s photo of Molly and Emily in Saige’s hot air balloon.  Emily is wearing the Route 66 outfit and Molly is wearing the Roller Skating outfit:

A lousy picture of Kit, but a pretty good picture of Molly’s Dude Ranch outfit!

Emily in her bikini:

Samantha wore Molly’s Polka Dot Dress on a wintertime trip to American Girl:

Rebecca borrowed Emily’s dress for a Hanukkah celebration:

Ruthie is wearing Molly’s pajamas (homemade by my mommy), and is lounging on Molly’s bed with mini Molly’s copy of Meet Molly:

Nicki is suited up for Camp Gowonagin:

Nellie looks adorable in the roller skating outfit, but she’s about to wake the whole neighborhood with the cymbals from Molly’s percussion set:

Here’s the very first photo of my Emily; please excuse the messy dorm room:

Emily bakes cookies (the apron is part of Kit’s collection):

Another photo of the roller skating outfit; this time modeled by Nicki:

Kanani looks splendid in Molly’s Hawaiian-style swimsuit!  Now she needs a Hawaiian beach (this photo is a beach on Washington’s Whidbey Island):

Here’s a photo from the day Maplelea Alexi arrived.  Elizabeth is wearing Molly’s ice skating outfit (and looks amazing):

Molly and Kit yearn to escape Ohio’s winter in their new swimsuits:

Dude Ranch!

Sonali pulls off Molly’s Miss Victory costume, with Ruthie ready to tap her heart out in Emily’s costume:

That’s all I have for now.  What’s your favorite Molly (or Emily) outfit?

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A (pretend) trip to New Mexico

Today the dollies are pretending they’re in New Mexico.  Whether historic or contemporary, here are the girls in the collections of Josefina and Saige.

And because it’s awesome, how ’bout a photo from a real trip to New Mexico (October 2013):

 

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30 days ’til Maui!

Nicki and Marie-Grace are wearing one of my favorite American girl swim outfits ever. It is a 2-in-1 outfit, and it came with everything they’re wearing, including the hat and glasses.

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Isabelle Outfits

I finally got the girls into Isabelle outfits:

Kit is wearing Isabelle’s performance outfit, Josefina is wearing her fancy dress, and Nikki is wearing Isabelle’s pajamas.  You can see Isabelle peeking over Josefina’s shoulders; she is still wearing the outfit she came in and the jacket that came with her accessories.  Everyone else is wearing all of Isabelle’s mix and match pieces.  That’s all for now.  Have a nice day.

 

 

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Dolly A-Z: Nicki

Nicki, Girl of the Year 2007, is my 9th American Girl.  I wasn’t planning on adding her to my collection until I saw her in person at the American Girl Place in Chicago.  She’s so cute!  I love her freckles and her hair color.  (Hey, that’s the same thing I said about Nellie!).  I decided my Nicki doll should wear glasses.

In the Molly celebration going on at my house, Nicki is ready for Camp Gowanagin:

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Throwback Thursday–Girl of the Year

If you were born yesterday, and therefore know nothing about American Girl, then I’d like to introduce you to the Girl of the Year. Well, 12 of them actually. American Girl didn’t start calling them Girls of the Year until Jess was released in 2006. Lindsey and Kailey were released as limited edition–while supplies last, and if I recall they lasted a little longer than a year. Since then, each girl has been available for only 1 year. I was going to stop after Jess, but then I saw Nicki in person at American Girl Place Chicago, and I had to take her home. After that, I just had to keep collecting. Here they are, from left to right, back row to front:

Lindsey Bergman, 2001
Kailey Hopkins, 2003
Marisol Luna, 2005
Jess Akiko McConnell, 2006
Nicki Fleming, 2007
Mia St Clair, 2008
Chrissa Maxwell, 2009
Sonali Mathews, Chrissa’s Best Friend (absent from my collection is Chrissa’s other best friend Gwen. 2009 is the only year they released more than 1 doll.)
Lanie Holland, 2010
Kanani Akina, 2011
McKenna Brooks, 2012
Saige Copeland, 2013

Who’s your favorite Girl of the Year?

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