American Girl World

Another Holiday Tag

2011-12-18T10:56:00.000-05:00

I saw this tag on Priya's blog and thought it looked fun!

-What is your favorite December Holiday decoration?
Lights! My dad and I put some up on our front porch the weekend after Thanksgiving, and we put more on the tree last night.
- Do you have your decorations up yet?
Some of them; the lights are up but we haven't put ornaments on the tree yet.
- When do you start listening to Xmas carols and setting up?
The day after Thanksgiving.
- When did you get your tree (if you have one..)?
The day after Thanksgiving (It's a family tradition!) :)
- How do you celebrate BEFORE Christmas?
We go to the candle light service at my church (which is tonight!) and listen to Christmas songs.
- Do you have any advent calendars?
Yes, five!
- What do your dolls do to celebrate?
They like to stand in holiday scenes, and ussually the drama club does something (*hint, hint* ;)

Also, I entered the Holiday photo contest at Our Dolls! Please vote for me, I'm the non-adult Katie!

Thanks for looking!!!! :)

Priya's Holiday Foodie Tag!!

2011-12-11T21:25:00.000-05:00

Hey guys! I just realized Priya tagged me a couple of days ago! The tag looked really fun, so here goes!

1. What’s your favorite holiday food?
Hmmmm, I'm going to have to go with my Grandma's sugar cookies. There're really yummy and we decorate them with colored sugar or cinnamon sugar (depending on what color we want) My mom and I made some last weekend and we finished them already! She said maybe we can make some next weekend. :)

2. Eggnog or hot cocoa?
Hot cocoa, especially Ghirrideli (forgive the terrible spelling). There's nothing like playing outside in the snow and then coming in to a warm cup of hot chocolate. :)

3. Have you ever eaten a non-dessert dish shaped as a holiday symbol (Christmas tree, menorah, etc.)?
Yes! I ate Christmas tree and Snowman shaped bagels once. They were really yummy! :)

4. Do you know what a latke is? If so, have you ever eaten one?
I do know what a latke is, but I always pronounce it wrong and then my Jewish friends laugh at me, lol :). I have eaten many latkes and they are very yummy!

5. What is the first food-and-holiday-related word that comes to your mind?
Milk and cookies :)

6. What is your favorite holiday food to cook with your family/friends?
My Grandma's sugar cookies. They're the kind you use cookie cutters for, and I love, love, LOVE cutting them out. :) I may be a teenager but I'm a four-year-old at heart :)

I tag Emma S., Emma Wright, Hannah Wright, and anybody who got hungry while reading this!

ONLY 14 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!!! :D :D :D (Like I said, 4-year-old at heart)

Bye! Thanks for reading!

It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas!

2011-12-10T15:18:00.000-05:00

Hey guys! It's only 15 days until Christmas!

I thought I'd show everyone who didn't get to see it last year my doll play that I did last year! I did 'A Christmas Carol'. I think I'm probably going to do another play this year, but it probably won't be quite as long and I may not have time to finish it before Christmas. (Stupid homework and tests!)

Anyway, are your dolls getting ready for Christmas/Chunnakuh? What are they doing?

I found some really cool crafts for the Holiday season:

There are a bunch at Our Dolls. The links weren't working right, but all you have to do to find the crafts is click on Doll Holidays and Activities , then click on Current Holiday: Christmas. All of the craft look super fun and easy, but my favorites are the wreaths and the paper chains. :) There are also a bunch of cute photostories about Christmas time.

Doll Menorah! (Just for you, Priya!) This looks really cute and I would definately make one for my dolls if I celebrated Chunnakuh. This craft is from Karen at Doll Diaries.

Thanks for looking!

Christmas is Coming!

2011-12-02T21:15:00.000-05:00

Hey! I just set up my doll displays for Christmas and thought I'd share! :) I'll probably recreate one of the scenes in a better place to take a picture for the Our Dolls Christmas photo contest. Here are the scenes:

Molly and Emily hurrying to a holiday party! I LOVE this one so much! Emlily's so coordinated her gift for the hostess matches her dress! : D

I love her hairstyle here soooo much!

I love Molly's coat and earmuffs!

Kit and Kailey are wrapping Christmas presents! (See that wreath there? I made that completely out of beads, safety pins and ribbon last year. It took me FOREVER to make so just had to incorporate it some how!)

Blurry and yet still cute :)

It's so easy to forget how gorgeous Kailey is! (This might be her new profile picture!)

And Kit wanted a close up because everyone else was getting one! (I don't know why her eyes look so weird . . . they don't look like that in real life!)

And here's my eleven year old bitty, Robby, who I dressed in snow man PJ's.

And the biggest display! (This one took over an hour!)

Cuties!

Their tree! It's tiny, but I set it on a platform to make it look a little bigger. And my mom was sweet enough to pick up some mini ornaments for me earlier this week :)

At the top of the tree we have the cyclops angel (one of her eyes fell off). My mom calls it the winking angel.

Looks like Santa came!!!! : D

And a cute note :)

Thanks for looking, and please comment and say which display is your favorite!

What are YOUR dolls doing for Christmas?

Halloween!

2011-12-02T20:51:00.000-05:00

A little late, I know, but I wanted to show you what my dolls dressed up as for Halloween!

Kirsten and Chrissa went as opposites- a cute devil and a modest angel!

Kailey was one of her heroes, Annie Oakly. She was a big trick shooter at the turn of the last century. Google her, she's pretty cool :)

And Sandy went as her horse, hehehe

Kit also went as her hero, who, of couse, is Amelia Earhart.

Molly went as Laura Ingals Wilder.

And Emily went as a French Sailor!

I am quite proud of the French Braids I gave her :)

Group shot!

And another for good measure.

Thanks for looking!

PS: Like the new look?

I Survived . . . XD

2011-11-06T21:24:00.000-05:00

Woah, long time no post! Sorry about that guys, but about a week ago a huge noreaster ripped through my state! The title's mostly a joke, but there was a fatal car accident only about a block from my house.
:( :( :( :(

Anyway, I was mostly letting you guys know I'm still alive. The power was out at my house from early Sunday morning to late Wednesday night. I had a snow day on Halloween :) And the next day too, because there wasn't any power at my school. Anyway, once we got back on Wednesday all of my teachers decided to load us with homework to try to make up for the lost days, hence the lack of posting. As soon as I get some time (maybe Wednesday, we'll see) I'm going to post a photo story I made AGES (well, two weeks) ago. It's for Halloween, so it's a little late, but I thought you guy'd like to see it anyway. :)

Halloween was kinda funny for me because there was snow everywhere while I was trick-or-treating. :) But, since there were still wires down all over the place a lot of kids didn't go this year. :( I went as a pirate named Anne Bonny (real person!) and I carried a stuffed parrot that I named Clyde (get it, Bonny and Clyde?)! My dolls dressed up, too, you'll see their costumes in the photostory!

Bye, guys! Thanks for reading!

Chrissa's Quest To Get a Blog!

2011-10-23T20:31:00.000-04:00

Hey readers! It's Chrissa! Remember how I said awhile ago that I reeeeeeeeally want a blog like Katie? Well, she's almost given in! I thought that to show what a responsible blogger I'll be, I'd do a tag just like a real blogger! For simplicity's sake, I'm going to do the one she made awhile ago.

1. My favorite movie is 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'. Gotta love all those special effects!

2. My favorite book is 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkeban'.

3. My favorite store is the AG store! (No surprise there)

4. My favorite food is s'mores made with a slice of banana in it. (I looked for the picture of me eating one from my book, but I couldn't find it :(

5. My favorite dessert is also s'mores with a slice of banana in it :)

6. My favorite outfit is the one I'm wearing here. It consists of an orange shirt, jeans, a rainbow scarf, a crotched purse and western boots.

7. My favorite TV show is Project Runway and my favorite designer on it is Kimberly, but I like Anya and Anthony Ryan (too bad he got out :( too.

Favorite Kimberly outfit:

Favorite Anya outfit:

Favorite Anthony Ryan outfit:

Apparently I have good taste because all of these outfits won that challenge!

I tag Emma's (From My AG) dolls, Priya's dolls, Emma Wright's dolls, Hannah Wright's dolls, Caelen's Dolls, and any other dolls that think this looks like fun!

Thanks for looking!

~Chrissa

(With help from

)

Almost a whole year of blogging!

2011-10-09T21:21:00.000-04:00

Hey guys! In preparation for my Blog-a-versary, I'm going to share some of the highlights of this past year. Today, to get started, I'm going to share the story of why I started my blog.

Almost two years ago one of my friends, who I used to play American Girl dolls with, gave away most of her stuff. She was really the only person I still played with at this point, so I was really sad. So I was fiddling on the internet one day, and I googled 'American Girl Doll Lovers'. And whoa! I couldn't believe all of the results! The first one that caught my eye was American Girl Fan. I saw the most recent post, which I think might've been the mini adventures of Kaya, I can't really remember, and I was instantly pulled in. I loved these things called photo stories, they were just so cool! Then from the links page on American Girl Fan, I found Our Dolls. I was amazed at the Gothard sisters' collection! I found a bunch of other blogs through comments on American Girl Fan.

Then, about a year ago, my guinea pig, Cookie (short for Lord Cookiemonster of the Guinea Pig Dynasty) died. I was really sad. When I had him, my dad and I had cleaned his cage every Saturday, and it took between an hour and an hour and a half depending on how much Cookie ate that week (if you know what I mean) so I didn't want to be reminded of that every week, so I thought I'd find something else to do on saturdays . . . and American Girl World was born. Believe it or not, my mom came up with the name. :)

Here's the first picture I ever took of an AG doll:

Not half bad, if I do say so myself.

And here's a picture I took of Emily today! I like the lighting in this one better, and I've learned that shadows exist in nature so it's okay to have them (hehe). I also think this picture is softer somehow.

What do you think?

Thanks for reading about the history of American Girl World!

PS: Only 10 posts to go until 100!

Autumn Photo Shoot!!! (Part 2!)

2011-10-02T17:39:00.000-04:00

So I didn't think that any of the photos I got the other week were good for the Our Dolls photo contest, and today I just thought Molly would look really good for some reason, so I grabbed her and Kirsten and had another photo shoot! It was a blast, we all had a great time :) I took about fifty (exagerations) pictures, but almost twenty of them were trying to get this one pic, so I deleted all the failures already.

Pumpkins! And Hay!

This one is really round.

Awww!

Friends forever!

They climbed up into my favorite tree!

Cute Molly.

The way her glasses were shining annoyed me, so I took a pic without them

This could be Molly's new profile pic . . .

Something about this one doesn't seem right . . .

10.

Leaves!

11.

Kirsten in leaves!

12.

Molly in leaves!

13.

Leaves! Again.

14.

And again.

15.

Sweet girlies!

16.

Holding leaves.

17.

Leaves! Again. Again.

18.

A slightly different angle.

19.

Or this could be Molly's new profile pic . . .

20.

Ugh, I don't really like this one.

21.

This one's alright.

22.

Pretend you don't see my neighbor's plastic chair!!! (Oops)

23.

Ditto to above!

24.

Why I took all these leaf pictures: Do you see that one falling? Boo-yah!

25.

I think this one is cute :)

26.

This one, too.

27.

Ahh, relaxin' in the leaves. (This is the last leaf picture, I promise!)

28.

Cutie pie :)

29.

I LOVE the lighting in this one.

30.

Smile, girls!

31.

Comment a smile :) if you think doll feet/shoes are awesome!

After being out in the front garden (which was kinda damp because my dad watered it earlier) Molly and Kirsten had to change, and I thought this was really sweet. (Though they're annoyed at me for taking a picture of them with their underwear showing)

But they still smiled for one final picture anyway. :)

Thanks for looking, guys! As you noticed, I numbered all the photos in the official photoshoot, so if you particularly like a certain one, comment and tell me! I appreciate all help in deciding which one to enter.

Have a great day and a great week!

Really True Confessions of an American Doll Collector

2011-10-01T20:39:00.000-04:00

Hey guys, I was in a posting mood and thought I'd share some of my darkest moments of doll collecting.

1. In fifth grade I told a girl in my class I thought dolls were babyish because she had just teased another girl for still playing with dolls
2. My brother and I used to throw my dolls (cheap ones, not AG dolls or Bitties) across the basement.
3. My AG dolls have spent many a night in the bottom of a bin (Please don't turn me into the DPS!)
4. Right before I started this blog I was considering putting all of my dolls in attic until I become a mom and could give them to my daughters
5. I once named a doll Milk (I couldn't think of a good name and there were milk bottles on his overalls) but then changed his name to John Jacob Jingle Heighmer Schmit
6. I once named a doll Bolbie
7. I used to have a doll, Azalea, who cut school regularly to race go-karts with Bolbie and was a major tycoon
8. I don't really like Cabbage Patch kids or Barbies. Don't really know why, but I though I'd throw that in

So, as you can see, I've hade some dark moments of doll collecting. Hopefully none of this stuff ever happens again!

On a completely unrelated note, my 100th post will be coming up (This is #88, I think) So maybe my 1st year blogger anniversary (Nov. 8th!) will be the same day. Wouldn't that be cool? :) Might have to have a contest or something to celebrate, thoughts, readers?

Adios!

Hi! I'm Chrissa and I'm gonna ramble!

2011-09-25T21:48:00.000-04:00

Hi readers! It's Chrissa Marie Maxwell, aka the most beautiful of Katie's dolls, not to mention the most clever and her favorite. Stop laughing, Kailey! It's true!!! Anyway, I think blogging is really cool and I've been BEGGING Katie to let me get one of my own. She's not sure I'd be able to handle it, so instead I can post on this blog until I've proved I'm responsible enough for a blog of my own. That shouldn't take long for someone as amazing as me! :)

Anyway, I was on the AG website, and I was playing Julie's Punch Buggy game, and I got a score of 56!!! So I have a challenge for all of our readers: Beat that score!! Good luck guys, the first person who does gets:

1. Bragging rights :)
2. A blogger award

I'm trusting you guys to tell the truth, I don't expect you to post a screen shot or anything because to cheat on something like this is seriously low.

So, if you get a score higher than 56 comment about it!
Also, if you think I should get my own blog, comment and say so! I'd love to hear your opinions!
Thanks!!!

~Chrissa~
(With help from
)

Autumn Photo Shoot!!!! :)

2011-09-18T15:14:00.001-04:00

Hiya every body! I'm not sure if autumn has officially started yet, but on friday it was freezing out, so if you ask me it is autumn. Plus I have a cold and it's really lame to get a cold in the summer, so, yeah. ;) Anyway, Autumn is my FAVORITE season because it's beautiful out and I like the crispness in the air. I also like the smell of autumn, if you live in a place with four true seasons you know what I mean and if you don't, sorry it's impossible to explain.

To get to my point, Our Dolls is having an autumn photo contest, so I had a photo shoot today in hopes of getting a great picture! Here are the ones that I took:

People forget that there are autumn flowers before the first frost! Here's Kirsten with a pumpkin, some hearty mums and something else, not sure what, in my family's front garden.

Another shot.

Close-up.

And one more for good measure.

Can you see Kirsten?

There she is!

Ugh, first one is better.

I love, love LOVE this pic :)

Leaves!

More leaves!

10.

Gettin' creative.

11.

Although the leaves on most trees are changing, this one will stay green all year. :)

Thanks for looking! Vote for your favorite pic in a comment! (I numbered them for you)

Oh, for those of you whose websites I ussually comment on but haven't been lately, blogger isn't letting me comment on some blogs! I seem to have trouble with comment things that are displayed below the post. I wanted to say that I've been reading and loving all of your posts and I would comment if I could!

Thank You, Heroes

2011-09-11T19:47:00.000-04:00

As we all know, ten years ago today, there was a terrorist attack in America. A plane hit each of the World Trade Centers, another hit the Pentagon, and another that was heading for the Capitol was brought down in a Pennsylvania field by its brave passengers.

I am just barely old enough to remember the day it happened (I was 4). My mom and I were only a couple of miles from New York City when it happened. We could see the smoke from the World Trade Centers from our car.

This post is to say thank you to the following people:

The brave passangers on flight 93 that brought down the plane heading for the Capitol
The innocent passangers on all the other flights
The innocent people who were working in the Pentagon and World Trade Centers that were killed
The brave people who managed to escape
The first responders who risked, and in some cases lost, their lives to save others
The fearless reporters who made sure we understood the severity of these attacks
God, because it could've been worse.

Thank you, heroes of 9/11. You will be remember forever by you family and friends, and by all Americans (and decent foreigners).

God Bless America, Land that I Love
Stand beside her, and guide her,
through the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans, white with foam!
God Bless America, My home sweet home!
God Bless America, My home sweet home.

Gabby's 300th Post Tag!

2011-09-10T12:24:00.000-04:00

Hiya guys! I saw this on Gabby's Blog and thought it looked fun!

1. What American Girl do you look most like? (please post photos to compare!)

I look the most like this cutie, but I have blue eyes, not brown, and I have side bangs. (Sorry, no comparison photo)

2. What InnerstarU avatar do you think you look most like?

If you straightened the avatar's hair she'd look a lot like me.

3. How many American Girl Places have you been to?

I've been to the NYC one once, for my 10th birthday. I had a great time. :)

4. Who is your favorite doll that you own?

Hmmm, I don't really have a favorite, but Molly was my first and she's very special so I'll say her.

5. What AG doll outfit would you like to wear?

I love this outfit soooooo much. :)

6. What AG Accessory do you wish you had for yourself that was real?

These boots are utterly adorable! :)

7. What AG furniture piece do wish you had for yourself that was real?

Ever since I was about seven I've ADORED Molly's bed. It looks so comfy! It wouldn't really go in my room, though.

8. (only answer this question if you are familiar with the Hogwarts houses!) Which doll (GOTY, HC,) do you think belong in each Hogwarts house (name at least one doll for each house)?

Gryffindor: Felicity, Emily, Molly and Nellie

Hufflepuff: Kirsten, Lindsey and Samantha

Ravenclaw: Kit

Slytherin: Hmmmm, this is a tough one. I'm going to cheat a little and take a character from Kit's books: Uncle Howard

9. What's your favorite AG online game?

Molly's Pedal Power! I used to play this for hours when I was little. :)

10. If InnerstarU was a real place, would you want to go there are participate in the activities and 'go to school' there?

I don't have an InnerstarU account, so I can't really answer that.

11. What doll do you want next?

Hmmmm, I'd really like a Nellie or a Lindsey doll, but I don't know if I'll ever get them.

12. If you could be any AG doll, who would you want to be?

Molly. She just has so much energy, just like me!

13. When do you make your first AG Christmas Wishlist?

Uh, ussually around November my mom asks me what I want for Christmas. I make her a list and put AG stuff on that.

14. What's if your favorite line of dolls (HC, MAG, GOTY, Bitty Baby/Bitty Twin)?

Historical Characters. Each of their stories is so inspiring, and I like learning about the different time periods.

15. Why do you like American Girl?

I like AG because their merchandise is such good quality, espcially compared to most other 18" doll companies.

16. What's book (series)?

I'm guessing this means my favorite book series. I'm going to go with the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants because I love how Carmen, Tibby, Bee and Lena are such good friends. (There's a fourth book not in this picture)

17. What's your favorite jam/jelly? Please post a picture!

My favorite jam is the Blueberry Jam made by some wonderful members of my neighbors' church. The ladies that make it sell it at the church's Fall Festival every year. My family is one of their best costomers. I'd post a picture, but we finished all that we bought last year.

18. If you could live in any other time period but your own, what would choose?

The 1940's or 50's. I think I'd look great in Saddle Shoes, and if I was from the 50's I could wear my poodle skirt to school. :)

19. Do you drink coffee?

No, but I love coffee ice cream.

20. What's your favorite TV show?

If I had to narrow it down to one, MASH. Gary Burghoff, Alan Alda, Larry Linville and Jaime Farr are so funny!

21. Do you think you're funny?

I think I'm funny. Not everyone agrees with me, though. ;)

22. What are your family members doing right now?

My dad just got back from work, my mom's making marinade for ribs (yum!) and my brother is probably watching TV or playing XBox.

23. Have ever watched a show made in a year before 2000?

Yep! MASH, The Waltons, Flipper, Chicago Hope and Little House on the Prarie to name a few.

24. What did you have for lunch today?

I didn't eat lunch yet. For breakfast I had cinnomon toast and milk.

25. What's your favorite snack?

The snack that smiles back . . .

Goldfish!

26. Who's your favorite actress?

I really like Gabrielle Anwar, AKA Fiona from Burn Notice. Do NOT mess with her!

27. Who's your style icon (c'mon- you must have one!)?

Well, I really like Kimberly's designs from the current season of Project Runway. Does that count?

(She designed this outfit, isn't it cute?)

28. What's your favorite brand of popcorn?

Orville Redenbocker

29. What's your favorite blogging platform (Webs, Wet Paint etc.)?

Blogger is the only one I've ever used, and I like it very much.

30. Why do you like being a blogger?

I like sharing my ideas and my doll collection with my readers. I also like ranting on my blog every now and then. :)

Autumn is (almost) here!

2011-09-05T13:03:00.000-04:00

Hiya readers! I just wanted to let you know that I start high school tomorrow (gulp!) so my time for posting, pics, ect. will be limited. But, to make sure I don't completely forget to post at all, here are some things that I promise to do:

1. Update something doll-related at least once a week.
2. Post a photostory and a photoshoot by Thanksgiving.
3. Do something for my blog-versary (just over a month away!!!!)

Please try to be understanding, as I'm sure I'll have a lot of homework to do, plus I have volleyball practice every day.

Thanks for being so awesome, guys!

Explorin' With Emily and Kit!

2011-08-28T13:36:00.000-04:00

"UGH! Emily, I am sooo bored!" Kit complained. "First we had to be dragged up here from the doll part of the campus because there a a possibility it would flood from the hurricane" (Don't worry readers, it didn't) "And now we're stuck in the human part. PLUS, Kailey's taking a nap since she decided to stay up all night and watch the storm and Chrissa, Kirsten and Molly all went out to lunch at that Mexican place, and we don't like Mexican food!"

Emily waited to make sure Kit was finished with her rant before answering.

"Kit, why don't we make the most of our time in the human part to go exploring!"

"Exploring?"

"Yeah! It'll be fun." Emily assured her.

"Where, though?"

"Katie's bedroom!" Emily said enthusiastically, leading the way.

"Are you sure we're allowed in there?" Kit asked nervously.

"Of course, why wouldn't we?" Kit could think of a bunch of reasons why they wouldn't be allowed in there, but she didn't say anything.

Emily opened the door all the way. "Wow," she said.

"It's very messy in here," Kit pointed out.

"She's a teenager," Emily countered, "What did you expect?"

"Hey!" Kit said, running over to some books on the floor. "Look! It's Peter and the Starcatchers! That's one of my favorite books!"

"Forget that, Kit, look at what I found! It's Katie's diary! Let's read it and learn all of her deep, dark secrets!"

"Emily!" Kit gasped, astonished that she would even suggest something like that.

"Oh, calm down. It was a joke." Kit had never heard Emily joke like that before. I guess she only jokes around like that with Molly and Kirsten. Kit thought.

Kit ran over to some stuffed animals. "Hey, Emily! Look what I found!"

"What the heck is that?"

"It's a wombat, one of Katie's favorite animals!"

"Hehe, look Kit! I found a giant bear!"

"Hey, Emily!" Kit called down to her friend, "Climb up here!"

"How?" Emily asked, confused.

"The handles on the drawers are like ladder rungs."

"Oh, cool!" Emily climbed up.

"Ooh! It's Katie's pin collection. I love pins, too, you know." Kit said.

"I actually didn't know that," Emily said, "But that's really neat.

"These are Katie's Disney pins. Her favorite is the Elvis Stitch one." Emily was impressed by Kit's knowledge of Katie's collection.

"Let's go over to the bed!" Emily suggested.

"Sound fun, but how?" Kit asked.

"Like this," Emily got a running start and . . . .

Jumped into mid air! "Wheeeeee!" she shouted.

"Oof!"

"Your turn, Kit!"

"Okay." Kit ran as fast as she could and . . .

Took a big leap!

"Ahh!" she cried as she landed on Emily. "Sorry."

"It's okay."

Two beautiful girls posing on the bed.

Gorgeous Emily,

and Sweet, beautiful Kit.

*Don't ask why this is the wrong way (Stupid computer)*

"This was really fun, Emily," Kit said as she slid off the bed, "You're, like, my new best friend!" she said with a laugh.

Emily giggled too. "Aw, thanks Kit, you're my new best friend, too!"

Neither of the girls noticed that Kailey had woken up from her nap and was watching and listening from the doorway.

"But, but I thought I was Kit's best friend."

Winner of My First Giveaway!

2011-08-27T15:31:00.000-04:00

The winner of American Girl World's very first giveaway is,

**DRUM ROLL PLEASE**

Caelen!!!!

Congratulations, Caelen! To claim your prize, simply e-mail me at katieamericangirlworld@gmail.com. Let's have another look at what Caelen won, shall we?

Your girl will be the prettiest one at the party in this gorgeous Dress and Wrap. Remind her to give the hostess the Gift in the golden bag and to pass out her Christmas Cards to friends. If her hair gets a bit unruly, just fix it up with the included Hair Elastics!

Again, Congrats Caelen!

PS: There is a possibility that I won't be able to post for a couple of days. Hurricane Irene will pass by tomorrow morning and who knows what will happen!

PPS: I appologize for not commenting on anybody's blog, but blogger won't let me!!! :( I'm still trying to figure it out.

Last Chance To Enter My Giveaway!

2011-08-25T14:55:00.000-04:00

Hey guys! It's Kit here! I wanted to remind you that today is the last day you can enter Katie's Giveaway! I hope you enter. :)

Also, Katie changed all of our profiles a bit. We each have a new profile picture (we have waaaaaaay too many pictures of Chrissa and not enough of the rest of us.), our profiles are in each of favorite colors, there are Katie's favorite pictures at the bottom and, she added a profile for herself, just for fun! Hope you check it out!

Adios Amigos!

~Kit~
( with help from
)

My First Giveaway!

2011-08-11T20:33:00.000-04:00

You read the title right, readers! It's time for the very first American Girl Worl Giveaway! Here's what you could win:

A Holiday Party Outfit! (With Accessories!!!!!) It was hand-made by me. All seams are finished using the 'honeycomb stitch' and everything is properly hemmed, etc.

Here are the accessories: A Gift* for the hostess of the party your girl is attending, four colorful Christmas Cards, and ten Hair Elastics to keep your girl's hair pretty for the party!

*There's nothing in the gift bag except tissue paper, just though I'd let you know about that.

Here are the parts of the part outfit that I made. I used a high-quality cotton print.

Without the wrap.

Detail on the skirt.

Back detail showing one of the snap closures.

The wrap, made to match the dress.

Here's how to enter this giveaway!

Please read!

All steps must be completed by Midnight on Thurday, August 25, 2011. The winner will be chosen and posted by Saturday, August 27, 2011.

1. Get your parents' permission. If you win you will have to give me your home address.

2. Leave a Comment! In your comment . . .

Give your name or nickname
Say that you would like to enter my giveway
Say that you have your parents' permission (please don't lie)
Say your favorite doll that you own (AG or other)

3. (Technically Optional but HIGHLY recommened step) Email me at katieamericangirlworld@gmail.com. This way, if you win I can e-mail you and I will KNOW it's you. You can still win without emailing me, but then I will just post who won, and technically someone else could say they're you and I'd have no way of knowing they're lying. (You will have to give me your email address if you win anyway, so take my advice and don't skip this step.) In the e-mail just say your name or nickname again and reference the give-away.

Please enter!!

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to leave a comment or email me. I will be more that happy to answer it!

A New Year At Pleasantview Academy

2011-08-01T14:01:00.000-04:00

Hey guys! It's Kailey here. Just wanted to let you know that today was an orientation day here at Pleasantview Academy. The first day of classes isn't until September 6, but on the first Monday of August we always come to see any changes made on the campus and get our schedules and room assignments.

This year there will be two people in each dorm room, and each one looks a little like this. This is Kit and Emily's dorm. As you can see there are two beds, a night stand, and a rug.

(Oh, BTW: Kit and Emily are wearing warm clothes because Pleasantview Academy is in upstate New York, and it's pretty cold there, even in August. Plus, for some reason the totally unneccesary air conditioning was on full blast)

Hey look! They're playing Connect Four! That's one of my favorite games!

Looks like Kit's about to win!

Kirsten and Molly haven't arrived yet, they'll be here tomorrow. Looks like molly's packing back in Jefferson!

She's got all of her clothes in her pretty purple-flowered trunk!

Hmmm, I guess I should go see who my room-mate is this year.

OH NO!!!

Chrissa and I are room-mates!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, this will be one interesting year.

~Kailey~

(With help from

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Detective Kittredge Season 1 Episode 1: Man's Best Friend?

2011-07-29T18:04:00.000-04:00

It was a dark and stormy night and Detective Kittredge was finishing up some paperwork at the Pleasant View Police Department, where she was famous for her intelligence, flawless deductive reasoning, and level head. Just as finished documenting the latest string of bank robberies she had solved, she heard the door being thrown open.

"Oh, Detective Kittredge!" the woman who entered cried with a slight Southern accent, "You must help me, I do declare! My beloved William is missing!"

"Calm down, Ma'am," Kittredge said in a soothing voice, "I need only know two things, what is your name, and how long has your husband been missing?"

"Oh!" the lady said, a bit startled, "My name is Bella Trix, and William isn't my husband, he's my duck! My glorious pet duck! You see, here's what happened . . . .

"I was in my bedroom at my father's mansion, home alone except for the maid, Mrs. White. I was teaching William a new trick, he's very smart, you know." Bella wipped a tear from her eye.

"Please go on, Ms. Trix," the Detective urged.

"Oh, yes, well while I was teaching William, the door rang. Mrs. White did not answer it, so I did. It was a 'ding-dong-ditch' as those hoodlums call it nowadays.

"And when I returned William was gone! I scoured the house with Mrs. White's help but found nothing.

"Please, Detective Kittredge, I called the main police office but they said William had just wondered off, but he couldn't have! All the doors were shut, and his wings are clipped so he couldn't have flown out through the window!"

"Ms. Trix," Kittredge said, pulling on her trench coat and fedora, "I will do everything I can to find your duck. If there's a way to get William back safely, I will find it! Shall we head to your father's mansion?"

"You know, I bet it was that sneaky Mrs. White that took William!" Bella hissed as she and the detective entered her bedroom. "Why else wouldn't she answer the door?" To the maid she yelled, "GET AWAY FROM MY BED YOU LOWLY THIEF!" "Uh, Ma'am?"

"Don't mind Ms. Trix," Detective Kittredge said, coming to the rescue. "She is very agitated at the disappearance of her beloved duck."
"William's missing?" Exclaimed the maid in astonishment.

The detective nodded. "Yes, and if you would be so kind as to fetch a glass of water for the lady, it would be most appreciated."

"Right away!" Mrs. White hurried off.

"Detective Kittredge, what on earth are you doing?" Bella asked as the detective got down on her hands and knees.

"Looking for clues, and I think I have found one."

"Do you know what this is, Ms. Trix?"

"If I'm not mistaken, it's a dog's chew toy." Bella answered with a confused look.

"Quite right. It must have been left by the ducknapper! Perhaps someone saw the man or woman whom we seek. Let's go outside and see."

"Excuse me, Miss," Detective Kittredge said a poor girl with ratty braids and a dress that was clearly too small who was sitting on the curb near the Trix mansion.

"Yes?" the girl asked timidly, looking up.

"Have you by any chance seen anybody out of the ordinary lately? Perhaps with a dog?"

"Oh, yes. She didn't have a dog, but she smelled a bit like one and was carrying a leash in one hand. Here she comes now!"

"Hey guys!"

"Kailey!"

"What? Oh, Molly, if you're looking for your glasses, Emily has them. For some strange reason she was wearing them, your Christmas dress and Kirsten's white apron." Kailey then noticed what everyone was wearing. "Hey, Kit, why are you wearing Molly's raincoat? It's not even drizzling and it's beastly hot out. Wait, why is everyone wearing 30's clothes? Did you guys throw a party without me?"

"No, you moron! We're shooting for 'Detective Kittredge!" Chrissa yelled.

"That was today?"

"Yes that was today!! You were playing the brutal petnapper that stole pets from rich aristocrats with the help of your vicious pack of dogs, remember? I reminded you, like, fifty times!"

"Oops."

"Hang on," Molly said, "If Kailey didn't take William, then what happened to him?"

Suddenly there was a bark and two animals came running by.

"William!" Chrissa screached.

"Sandy! Bad dog! Chase the squirrels, not the ducks!"

Chrissa grabbed William out of harms way and Kailey jumped on Sandy to restrain her.

"I don't know about any of you, but I'm still confused. How did Sandy's chew toy get in the room if Kailey didn't put it there?"

"Well . . . . .

"Sandy must've snuck in throught the open window. She had her chew toy earlier.

"Then, when she saw William, she must've chased him away and kicked the chew toy under the bed." Kailey explained.

"But who ding-dong-ditched me?" Chrissa asked.

"Oh," Kailey said hesitantly, "That was me. Practical joke."

"WHAT?" Chrissa sceamed and . . .

Jumped onto Kailey.

"Youstinkingidiot!WhattheheckwereyouthinkingwellI'lltellyouwhatImmagonnado......."

"Awcomeonitwasjustajokeandyou'renotevensupposedtohaveWilliamand......"

"Thank you for watching the pilot episode of 'Detective Kittredge' Starring Margaret Mildred Kittredge and guest staring Chrissa Marie Maxwell, Emily Rose Bennet, Mary Grace McIntire and Kailey Diane Hopkins. We hope you enjoyed it and please stay tuned for later installments. To preorder the first season on DVD or to order an official Detective Kittredge Trench Coat or Fedora please call 555-555-5555. Thank you!"

~Detective Kittredge~

(With help from

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I'm Back!

2011-07-28T13:38:00.000-04:00

Hey guys, I have a huge announcement, despite the fact that I haven't posted in almost a month *readers pelt tomatoes* I promise that I am back for good now! This post is important for alot of different reasons, so please read the whole thing. First of all: I sewed a doll dres for my state's state fair! Here are some pics of the dress and the process of making it:

Here are all the pattern pieces! I printed it out at AG Playthings.com (A FANTASTIC website for collectors!) The only change I made to the pattern was I lengthened the skirt so the hem would be easier.

Everything all pinned out on my family's dining room table. I did a muslin before doing the real thing to make sure the pattern fit right. (It did.)

Close-up of the skirt so you can see the marks for the growth strips (My FAVORITE part of the dress!)

Pieces cut out. (Forgive the poor light, it was late and the flash was being strange.)

The muslin turned out great, so I started on the real thing!

Bodice and one sleeve almost done.

Another sleeve added.

And now, what you've all been waiting for . . . . .

The finished product! I made Kirsten's school dress using Civil War reproduction fabric that my sewing teachers got me in Lancaster (they're the best!). I love the stripes so much!

Very blurry close-up of the bodice and waistband.

Close-up of the sleeve cuff.

And a close-up of Kirsten because she's so pretty!

Some other news: I have 25 followers! Thank you so much guys! Vote on my poll to decide how we're going to celebrate that.

Still more news: I may be changing my doll collection a bit, getting rid of clothes I don't use much anymore and may possibly, possibly box up one or two of my dolls and put them in the attic to save for my daughter when I grow up. Don't worry, this is NOT the dreaded 'I've outgrown dolls' post, I'm just not using my dolls as much as I used to. I am completely OBSESSED with sewing doll clothes though, so this blog will be around for many years to come. :)

Even more News: I have a week of free time coming up, so if you have an idea for a post, let me know about and I'll do it!

Just some stuff

2011-07-03T15:40:00.000-04:00

Hi guys. I have been seriously been neglecting my blog lately, I'll admit it. Something fairly sudden and really sad happened in my family not long ago (this morning, actually) and because of it I might not be able to post much for awhile longer. I will try to do a 4th of July post tomorrow, I've had something planned for awhile and I was going to take the pictures today, but it is raining. I think it's a great idea for a post, so I'll modify it a bit and post it later if I can't do it tomorrow. Thanks for being understanding, guys.

Displays and Sewing and New AG Stuff, Oh My!

2011-06-24T12:23:00.000-04:00

Hi guys! My family's new camera is really giving me fits, so I took pictures with our old one so I could upload them. The pics aren't as good as the ones the new camera takes, but I feel really bad about not posting pictures in a SERIOUSLY long time.

Here are the promised pics of my doll display shelf and table!

Here's the whole display area. There's a shelf thing and a table, as you can see.

This is a beach scene with Kailey, Emily and Molly.

Sandy is guarding Kailey's flippers and mask :)

*Sorry this pic is so incredibly blurry* I just wanted to show you Kailey's beautiful hair! I love it in this style!

Here Kit is giving Chrissa a tour of 1934 Cincinati (Notice their 30's clothes)

Kirsten's relaxing. :)

Here's Robby! I love the outfit he's in; it's one of the first AG outfits I ever owned.

Here's Molly, the cloth doll my Gran made me ages ago.

I've been doing some sewing lately, and I though you might like to see it:

I had a bunch of muslin laying around so I decided to make Kirsten a lacey underskirt . . .

And a pair of lacey pantelets!

They were really easy and super fun to make. For the underskirt I slightly modified a pattern I had and for the pantelets I just shorted a pattern for PJ pants and added the lace! If you have Kirsten, Addy or Josephina and sew I highly recommend making something like this. The underskirt makes all of the dresses look more 'poofy' and more period-accurate.

The pantelets have elastic and the skirt fastens with a snap.

I also made this cute dress and bolero jacket. This isn't for my girls, though, I'm going to sell it.

The trim around the waist took WAYYY longer than it should have because I am a SLOW hand sewer and I couldn't do it on my machine.

The dress looks cute with or without the bolero.

The dress fastens with two snaps in the back.

All seams are fully finished with the 'honey comb' stitch.

Looks pretty good with the underskirt, if I do say so myself.

I'm working on a pair of doll blue jeans using the Liberty Jane pattern. I got it for free on memorial day, but if I had known how awesome it is I would have happily paid the $4 it ussually costs! I HIGHLY recommend the pattern.

Close up of the faux fly and real pockets!

I'm finishing the seams with the honey comb stitch on this, too.

As you all probably already know, AG just released a lot of new stuff! Here are my favorites:

This doll looks A LOT like me! I have blue eyes, not brown, but I have blonde hair in a similair style! If I ever get a MAG, it will probably be this one!!!

Isn't this adorable? I might try to make something like it . . .

I love the colors in this costume! It kinda reminds me of Jasmine in Aladin.

The watch sets are adorable! A little over-priced, though.

Adorable! I think it would look GREAT on Kirsten!

Thanks for looking!

My American Girl's 30 Followers Blog Party!

2011-06-19T14:23:00.000-04:00

Congrats to Emma at My American Girl, she has 30 followers! She decided to do this cool blog party thing to celebrate. To participate you have to answer 8 questions. Here are my answers:

1.Which do you like better; Apple or Cherry pie?
Apple all the way! It's one of my favorite desserts :)

2. What is your favorite thing to do over summer break?

Sew, go to theater camp, and swim at my grandma's pool. Oh, and do stuff with dolls, of course!

3. How many dolls (not only AG, any kind) do you own?

I have six AG dolls (Molly, Emily, Kit, Kailey, Kirsten and Chrissa) two Bitty Babies (Jane and Robby) a set of Bitty Twins (Shannon and Kevin) a really old baby doll that I got when I was two (Big Robby) two crotched dolls (Bernard and Jane) a porcelien doll I got at a flea market (Nellie) and two cloth dolls my Gran made for me (Gracie and Molly). As you can see, I have always loved dolls!

4.Have you ever been to any of the American Girl Places or are you going to one over the summer?

I have been to the one in New York! I went for my tenth birthday. It'd be great if I went again this summer, but I don't think will.

5. Do you have any hobbies or things you like to do?

I like to sew, read, write, doodle, play the piano, sing and act.

6. What's your favorite TV show and/or movie?

I love MASH, the Waltons, Burn Notice, Law and Order: SVU and NCIS. My favorite movies are The Narnia Movies (the newer ones) the National Treasure movies, and the Polar Express.

7.What is your favorite color?

I really like Lavender and Light Blue.

8. What do you like about this blog (My American Girl) and/or why did you follow it?

I like it because Emma posts alot (something I seriously need to work on) and her posts are so fun and enjoyable!

Sorry for not posting pics of the doll display thing like I said I would, but my family just got a new camera (8D) but I don't know how to upload the pictures yet ( :( ) They'll be up as soon as I figure it out!

Random Updates

2011-06-12T17:29:00.000-04:00

AGH! I'm a terrible blogger! I haven't updated in like a week and a half. Sorry 'bout that. BUT I promise that will change soon because I Graduated from 8th grade today so no more school work until September. My family went out for lunch and I got to see my baby second cousin, James. He's a cutie pie :) My class leaves for Washington DC tomorrow morning at 5:41 AM, and we get back late Wednesday, so on Thursday I'll have pics of the doll display I set up the other day, I promise. Well, that's just about it. Thanks for reading!

Thanks, Priya!

2011-06-05T18:18:00.000-04:00

Thank you so much to Priya from AG Playground made me this AWESOME signature.

Isn't it cute?

If you haven't checked out her website, you should. It's really cool!

I decided To create my own tag . . .

2011-05-30T17:47:00.000-04:00

Hiya! I was seriously in a blogging mood but I couldn't think of anything to blog about, so I decided to create my own tag! (There's not some unwritten rule against that, right?) Anyway, so for the tag you have to say your favorite . . .
1. Movie
2. Book
3. Store
4. Food
5. Dessert (I know 4 and 5 can overlap, but just say that they do)
6. Outfit (describe it)
7. TV Show

Sound like fun? I'll start by doing it.

1. My favorite movie is the Newsies (watch "Sieze the Day" on Youtube, it's awesome!)
2. My favorite book is 'A Northern Light' by Jennifer Donnelly
3. My favorite store is either khols or Johann Fabric
4. My favorite food is my mom's Chinese Chicken
5. My favorite desert is Chocolate indulgence cake from King Arthur
6. My favorite outfit consists of pale Burmuda-length shorts, a red cami and a light orange, white and pale yellow thin plaid shirt.
7. My favorite TV show is a tie between M*A*S*H and The Waltons (I love shows from the 70's!)

I tag Emma from My American Girl, Emma Wright, Hannah Wright, Priya from AG Playground, Gabby from I heart American Girl, and anyone else who thinks this looks like fun!

~Katie~

PS I'm going to make a blog award that you can take if you do the tag, it'll be on the side bar!

Piano Playing!

2011-05-29T17:32:00.000-04:00

Whew! Three posts in one day! After how many days of not posting at all? Go figure. So, like most people I have more than one hobby. I like my AG dolls alot, but I also spend my free time sewing, singing, riding my unicycle, and playing the piano. My FAVORITE song to play is 'The Entertainer'. It's not the most difficult piece I know (that would be a Bach musette) but I kept on getting nervous when I tried to record myself playing the harder pieces, so here's this one. I've played it so many times that I don't even need the sheet music! (Sorry it's so fast, I got nervous!)

What'd ya think? Comment and let me know!!!! Thank you for listening!

~Katie~

The Mystery in the Outskirts of Jefferson

2011-05-29T17:02:00.000-04:00

Hiya! It's Emily here, and Molly and I just got back from a nice, long visit with her family in Jefferson, Illinoise. We had an AWESOME time riding bicycles, annoying Ricky and teaching Brad songs. We also helped Mrs. Gilford with the Victory Garden, which I LOVE! Anyway, yesterday, our last day there, Molly's family decided to go swimming and have a picnic in and by the lake that's near Jefferson. After we swam, Mrs. McIntire sent Molly and me to go find a good place for a picnic. We went on Molly's bike, and, well, . . .

"This looks like a good spot!" I said enthusiastically. "Yeah,"Molly agreed. "There couldn't be a more perfect spot for a picnic! Why don't you grab the blanket?"

"Of course!" I said, spreading the blanket on the grass. Molly gently set her bicycle on the ground and grabbed the beach ball we had brought.

"Do you wanna play, Bennet?" she said to her dog in a high voice.

Apparently he did because he took the ball from Molly and began to run away with it!

"Emily!" Molly cried. "Help me get Bennet back. Please? Pretty Please with sugar on top?"

"Oh, fine. Help me up."

"Bennet! Bennet!" Molly and I cried as we ran around, looking desperately for her dog.

We found him at the edge of the woods. "Oh, Bennet, don't ever scare me like that again!" Molly said, crying a little bit. "Come on, Molly," I said gently, "Let's go back and finish setting up the picnic blanket and then go get your family." "Okay," she said reluctantly.

We found our little site without a problem, but something was off about it. Molly knew what it was immediately. "My bike is gone!" she screamed. "Someone stole it! First I almost lose my dog, now my bike's gone, and oh! This is the worst visit home ever!"

"Woah, Molly, calm down," I said, sitting her down on the towel gently. "We'll find your bike, don't worry." "How?" Molly wailed. "Well, it looks like there's some patted down grass over there. We can go investigate that. It'll be like we're the Hardy Boys only, as you like to say, better because we're girls." Molly looked hopeful. "Okay," she said. "Bennet, you stay here and guard the ball and towel, and don't you DARE run off again!" I instructed the naughty dog.

The trail of patted down grass seemed to last forever. We walked for what seemed like miles.

Then, we found a clue. "Look!" Molly said excitedly. "It's bike tracks!"

"So it is!" I agreed, getting excited myself. "Where do they lead?" Molly asked.

"Look, more patted down grass over there! Let's try to follow it. I have a feeling we've almost found your bike, Molly!"

I ran after the trail of patted down grass and found Molly's bike in an old shed! "Molly!" I screamed, "Molly, I found it!"

"Emily! Wait for me!" Molly cried. I climbed into the shed, and heard a BANG and then I was in complete darkness. The door to the shed had swung shut!!!

"Emily!" I heard Molly cry. "Molly!" I called back, "Molly, go get help! And hurry, there's not much air in here!" "I will, I promise!" Then I heard running footsteps and I was alone.

Not for long, though, because the wind blew the door open again. "Huh," I said to myself, "It must've been the wind that closed the door in the first place." Then I realized something else and rushed to find Molly to tell her.

As I neared our site, I saw Molly lying on the towel, crying.

"Oh, Bennet," she sobbed, "First I almost lost you and now I lost Emily and I can't even go for help because I don't have my bicycle and it's too far to walk what am I going to DO?"

"Uh, Molly, don't you think that's a bit dramatic? I mean, honestly, even Chrissa wouldn't have gone that far."

"Oh. Hello Emily. How did you get here?"

"The wind blew the shed door open. And guess what? I think it was the wind that blew the door closed in the first place! And I think it was the wind and gravity that made your bicycle disappear in the first place. I hadn't noticed before, but when I was walking the bike back here I realized there was a little slope. I think your bike rolled away!" "Emily, you're a genius!" Molly cried. "So should we go get your family so we can have our picnic?" "You know what," Molly asked, "I think the best place for our picnic would be my backyard."

We packed up all the stuff and I climbed onto the back of the bike. Bennet started whining, clearing wanting to get on too. Molly laughed. "Bennet, after all the trouble you caused today, making us leave and then think that someone stole my bike, you can walk!"

Thanks for reading!

~Emily~

Bloopers:

Poor Molly, she fell off her precious bicycle :(

I guess Molly REALLY likes my leg.

And Molly falls down. Again.

Molly fell down so much she began to remind me of those faiting sheep . . .

Ashes, ashes, we all fall DOWN! (Even Bennet!)

Thanks for looking!

~Katie~

New Blog Look!

2011-05-29T14:46:00.000-04:00

As you can see, I decorated my blog for Memorial Day, complete with a picture from my Memorial Day I Heat American Girl contest entry. After I do this post I'm going outside to take some pics, so I'll have a photo story for you today or tomorrow. Happy Memorial Day!
~Katie~

I am neglectful blogger!

2011-05-26T15:28:00.002-04:00

Sorry I haven't posted in almost two weeks. Or gone on anybody's else's website for almost that long. Sorry. Busy, busy, busy, well after June 17 (last day of school- can't wait!) I'll start posting more. I don't really have anything else to say, I'm just kinda confirming that I didn't drop off the face of the earth. Please vote on the new poll, I know it's not doll related, but I was curious.

Are you out of school yet? (Again, I'm not trying to be a creeper, I'm just curious)

~Katie~

Two lies and a truth

2011-05-13T15:40:00.000-04:00

Hi! It's Kit. I know Katie said she was going to write a story this week, but she has writer's block, so together Molly and I came up with this! We saw it somewhere before, but I can't remember where. Anyway, each of us is going to tell you about three wacky things. One of them will have really happened, and two of them haven't. In a comment, guess which one really happened. I'll go first. Here are the three wacky things:

1. Once, I got my a little of my hair ripped out by a three-year-old.
2. A guinea pig bit my finger once
3. I got dropped down the stairs once.

Comment and say which one you think really happened!

Molly here now! Here are my three wacky situations:

1. Katie's brother threw me across their playroom once.
2. I got dropped in mud awhile ago.
3. Katie got birthday cake all over me the day she got me.

Also say in your comment which one of these you think happened!

~Kit and Molly~

Why Can't I Seem To Update On A Regular Basis?

2011-05-09T19:51:00.000-04:00

It's seems to me that a bunch of my posts lately have included an apology about not posting. Sorry, but I really have been busy. I get confirmed this Sunday and my 8th grade graduation is only a month away, and I'm working on a research paper for English on Doctors without Borders, and I'm performing in a dinner theater on Friday (Friday the 13th!), but still, sorry for not updating much. I haven't really done much with dolls lately. Like I said, I've been busy. I'm pretty much letting you know that I didn't drop off the face of the earth or anything. I know, real interesting, huh? Well, that's pretty much it. I'll try to write a story some time this week, I don't think I'll have time to make it a photo story, though. Sorry.

~Katie~

Never Grow Up Disney Blog Party!

2011-05-03T17:20:00.000-04:00

So I found this really cool websit called Never Grow Up and it's having a give-away where to enter you answer some questions about Disney Movies. The owner of the blog also said that if we just wanted to answer the questions but not enter the give-away, that was okay too, so that's what I'm going to do!

1. What is your all-time favorite animated Disney Film and why?
Peter Pan, definately. I am obsessed with Peter Pan, partially due to the Peter and the Starcatchers series by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. I love the song 'You Can Fly' and I think Tinkerbelle is so awesome! I also love how Peter is such a little kid at heart even though he looks like a teenager.

2. What is your all-time favorite Disney/Pixar film and why? [Note: I realize that questions 1 and 2 may overlap...I just thought this would make it easier for those of us who have favorites in both categories. ;}]
My favorite Pixar movie is Toy Story. I first watched it when I was about five, and have loved it ever since. I also love Toy Story 2, and I heard Toy Story 3 is great, but I haven't seen it.

3.  What was the first animated Disney film you remember seeing?
Either 'The Fox and the Hound' or a Winnie the Pooh short that involved them throwing ice cream at each other in a western bar. (I haven't watched it in years and don't remember the name of it.) My grandparents used to have these and other Disney movies at their house by the beach. Whenever it rained and we couldn't go swimming, we would watch a movie. The Winnie the Pooh one was my favorite and 'The Fox and the Hound' was my brother's favorite.



4. It's talent night at your school/job/etc...You have to perform a Disney song. Which one would you choose?
That's a tough one, probably either 'Home' or 'Beauty and the Beast' from Beauty and the Beast.

5. Name your top 4 Disney heroes or heroines (or any character, for that matter) and talk a little bit about why you admire them.1. Belle from Beaty and the Beast. She's so intelligent, caring and loving!
2. Tigger from Winnie the Pooh. He's my favorite Winnie the Pooh character and he just has so much energy and is so positive!
3. Jasmine from Aladin. She is so strong and beautiful and is willing to go against the grain.
4.Jessie from Toy Story 2. She is just awesome and energetic!

6. Who, in your opinion, is the most hideous Disney villain of all time?
The most hideous? I guess Cruella DeVil from 101 Dalmatians. (Especially in this picture!)

7. If you could spend a day with any Disney character, who would you choose?  How would you spend your day?
I would spend it with Peter Pan and we would fly to Neverland and he would show me the mermaids and they would NOT splash me like they did to Wendy in the movie. We would probably end our day by stealing and hiding something from Captain Hook.

8. Which Disney character is the most like you?I'm like Belle because I really love to read, but I'm also a bit like Wendy because I can get bossy and want to take care of little children, and I think I have a sense of adventure like Jessie, so I guess I'm a mix of a few characters!

9. What, in your opinion, is one of the greatest movie moments in an animated Disney film?
In Aladin during the song 'A Whole New World'.

10. If you could pick which film Disney would make next, what would the film be?
Hmmmm, this is a really tough one. All of my favorite fairy tales have already been made into Disney Movies! Maybe something about Amelia Bedelia.

This was really fun to do! Thanks for reading!!

~Katie~

Beauty And The Beast

2011-05-01T09:55:00.000-04:00

A quick note: this is LONG. I think it's good, but like I just said it is long, so if you're in a hurry, I think everyone would be happier if you waited and read it later when you're not in a hurry. :) Thank you!

Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young prince lived in a shining castle. Although the prince had everything his heart desired, he was spoiled, selfish, and unkind.

Then, one day, an old beggar woman appeared at his door and offered him a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter cold. Repulsed by her haggard appearence, the prince sneared at the gift and turned the old woman away. But she warned him not to be decieved by appearences, for beauty is found within.

And when he dismissed her again the old woman's ugliness melted away to reveal a beautiful enchantress! The prince begged for forgiveness, but it was too late, for she had seen that there was no love in his heart.

As punishment she turned the prince into a hideous beast and placed a powerful spell on the castle and all who lived there.

Ashamed of his monsterous form, the beast concealed himself in the castle with a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world.

The rose she had offered was truly an enchanted rose, that would bloom for many years. If the beast could learn to love another, and earn her love in return by the time the last petal fell, the spell would be broken. If not, then he would be forced to remain a beast for all time.

As the years passed, he fell into dispair, for who could ever learn to love a beast?

"Little town," A beautiful young woman sang, "It's a quiet village. Every day, like the one before. Little town, full of little people waking up to say . . ."

"Bonjour!" "Bonjour!" "Bonjour, Bonjour Bonjour!" "There goes the baker with his tray like always, the same old bread and rolls to sell. Every morning just the same, since the morning that we came, to this poor provincial town!"

"Good morning Belle!" "Good morning, sir." "Where are you off to?" "The book shop, I just finished the most wonderful story about a beanstock, and an ogre, and-"

"That's nice. Marie, the baggetts, hurry up!"

"Look there she goes that girl is strange, no question! Dazed and distracted, can't you tell? With a dreamy far off look, and her nose stuck in a book, yes different from the rest of us is Belle!" The villagers sang to one another laughing.

Then they ignored Belle and began talking to one another. "Bonjour!" "Good day!" "How is your family?" "Bonjour!" "Good day!" "How is your wife?" "I need six eggs!" "That's too expensive!" From a bit away Belle rolled her eyes and sang: "There must be more than this provincial life!"

"Ah, Belle!" the bookseller sighed when she saw her biggest customer. "Good morning, I came to return the book I borrowed." "Finished already?" "Oh, yes. I couldn't put it down! Have you got anything new?" "Not since yesterday," the bookseller laughed. "Oh, that's alright. I'll borrow the one you have there," Belle said, gesturing at the book the bookseller had laid on the ground. "That one? But you've read it twice!" "Well it's my favorite." "If you like that much, then it's yours!" "But ma'am-" "I insist!" "Well thank you, thank you very much!"

When Belle started to walk away, she dropped the book. As she bent to pick it up, the villagers began to sing softly to each other. "Look there she goes that girl is so peculiar! I wonder if she's feeling well. Never part of any crowd, 'cause her head's up on some cloud, no denying she's a funny girl that Belle!"

Away from the other villagers, Belle read her book in peace. "Oh," she sang "Isn't this amazing? It's my favorite part because, you'll see. Here's where she meets Prince Charming, but she won't discover that it's him 'till chapter three!"

The tall lady and the baker's wife started gossiping. "Now it's no wonder that her name means beauty, her looks have got no parallel!" the baker's wife sang. "But behind that fair fascade," the tall lady countered, "I'm afraid she's rather odd!" "She's different from the rest of us, she's nothing like the rest of us, yes different from the rest of us is Belle!" They sang in unison.

Just then the most admired and handsom man in town, Gaston, entered with his ridiculous side-kick, Le Fou. "Wow, Gaston, you didn't miss a shot! You're the greatest hunter in the whole world!" Le Fou gushed. "I know," Gaston said pompously. "No beast alive stands a chance against you, and no girl for that matter." "It's true, Le Fou, and I've got my eyes set on that one!" Gaston gestured toward Belle, who was walking back to town. "The inventor's daughter?" Le Fou asked. "She's the most beautiful girl in town!" "I know, but-" "And don't I deserve the best?" "Of course you do!"

Gaston burst into song, "Right from the moment when I met her, saw her, I said she's gorgeous and I fell! Here in town there's only she, who is as beautiful as me, so I'm making plans to woo and marry Belle!"

The baker's wife and the tall lady, both of whom had huge crushes on Gaston broke in. "Look there, he goes, isn't he dreamy? Misour, Gaston, oh he's so cute! Bestill, my heart, I'm hardly breathing! He's such a tall, blonde, strong and handsome brute!"

And suddenly the village was nothing but a huge crowd. Gaston tried to make his way over to Belle but couldn't get through. "Bonjour!" Somebody yelled. "Pardon!" Gaston roared at the book seller. "This bread is stale!" "Madam's mistaken!" the baker insisted, pulling his wife away from the complaining customer. Belle rolled her eyes. "There must be more than this provincial life!" she sang. From across the crowd, Gaston sang back "Just watch, I'm going to make Belle my wife!"

As Belle walked away, the village became full of song. "Look there she goes a girl who's strange, but special, a most peculiar madmosele! It's a pity and a sin, she doesn't quite fit in. 'Cause she really is a funny girl, a beauty but a funny girl. She really is a funny giiiiiirl, that Bellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllle!"

At that moment, Gaston finally caught up with Belle. "Hello," he said. "Bonjour Gaston." "Belle, today I'm going to make all your dreams come true." "What could you possibly know about my dreams, Gaston?" "Plenty. Picture this: a rustic mountain cabin. You, my little wife, massaging my feet. The boys playing on the floor with the dogs. We'll have six or seven." "Dogs?!" Belle asked. "No, boys." "Imagine that." "Belle, don't you understand?" Gaston asked, "I'm asking you to marry me!" "Oh, well, uh, thanks for the offer, but no." Gaston left, clearly dejected.

After Gaston was gone, Belle's father, Maurice came by. "Hi Belle!" he called cheerfully. "Hi, papa. Where are you going?" "I thought I'd go for a little walk in the woods. It's a beautiful day out." "Oh, that sounds nice," Belle said with a smile. "I'll be back in an hour or so," Maurice said as he walked to the nearby forest.

Seven hours later, that afternoon, Belle was getting worried. It had grown icey and cold, and she her father hadn't returned. She went to the village and asked if anyone had seen her papa, and the baker had some information. "I saw SOMEONE in the woods today," he said, "he, or she, didn't see me, but a little after I left I heard wolves howling, and a scream and running." "And you didn't do anything about it?" Belle asked. "No, I might've gotten my white shirt dirty!" "Oh, papa! That must have been him. I have to go find him!" Belle rushed to the forest, and found Maurice's footprints.

After following her father's footprints for as long as she could, Belle came across a huge castle. She entered, hoping to see her father. "Papa!" Belle cried. She was right, he was here! Something was wrong, though.

"Belle!" "Oh Papa! Your hands are like ice! Who has done this to you?" Before he could answer, a voice rang out. "What are you doing here?" "I have come to rescue my father,"Belle answered bravely. "Who are you?" "I am the master of this castle, and this man was trespassing!" "But he's just an old man! You have to let him go." Belle paused. "What if I stayed instead?" "You would do that? You take his place?" Belle hesitated. "Step into the light."

Belle cringed. "Belle," Maurice said seriously, "I'm old, I've lived my life." "You have my word," Belle said, ignoring her father. "Take him to the village!" The beast yelled, shoving Maurice to a statue, who grabbed him and went away.

Belle burst into tears and the beast watched. After a moment a strange man entered and whispered to the beast, "Since Madenmosele will be with us for, ahem, quite some time, perhaps you could offer her a more comfortable room?" The beast growled. "Follow me."

"This is your room. Remember, this is your home now. You are free to go any where EXCEPT the west wing." "What's in the west-"

"IT'S FORBIDDEN! You are never to set foot there, do you understand?" "Yes."

"Great. Oh, one more thing, you WILL join me for dinner tonight. That is NOT a request!" The beast slammed the door on the way out.

As soon as he was gone, Belle burst into tears once again. 'Oh, Papa!' She thought, 'Oh Papa, I'll never see you again!"

Once she had a bit more self-control, she began to sing. "Yes I mad the choice, for Papa I will stay. But I don't deserve to loose my freedom in this way you, monster. If you think that what you've done is right, well then, you're a fool. Think again."

"Is this home? Is this where I should learn to be happy? Never dreamed that a home could be dark and cold! I was told everyday in my childhood, even when we grow old.

"Home should be where the heart is, never were words so true. My heart's far, far away, home is too. What I'd give, to return, to the life that I knew lately, and to think I complained of that dull provincial town."

"Is this home? Am I here for a day or forever? Never dreamed, that a home could be dark and cold. I was told, everyday in my childhood, even when we grow old, home should be where the hear is, never were words so true. My heart's far, far away, home and free!"

"Nothing like a spot of tea to make the world seem a bit brighter!" A strange looking teapot said kindly as she walked in. "Ah!" Belle screamed, "Who are you?" "Mrs. Potts, dear. Very pleased to make your aquantaince." "This can't be happening!" Belle said, putting her head in her hands.

"Well, now. What shall we dress you in for dinner?" Mrs. Potts asked. "That's very kind of you, but I'm not going to dinner." "Well of course you are!" Mrs. Potts laughed, "You heard what the master said." "He may be your master, but he's not mine," Belle said angrily. Then, feeling badly about it, said, "I'm sorry, this is just happening so fast." "That was a very brave thing you did, my dear, with your father." "I'm going to miss Papa so much!" Belle was once again on the brink of tears. "Cheer up, child. Things may seem bleak now, but everything will work out."

Mrs. Potts began to sing beautifully. "I hope that we'll be friends, though I don't know you well, if anyone can make the most of living here then Belle it's you! And who knows, you may find, home here too!"

Meanwhile, back in the village at the local tavern, Gaston had just entered. "Who does she think she is!" he yelled. "Dismissed, rejected, publicly humiliated. It's more than I can bear."

"Bear!? WHERE?!" Le Fou screamed, ducking behind Gaston. "Oh le fou, I'm disgraced." "Who, you? Never. Gaston, you've got to pull yourself together.

"Gosh it disturbs me to see you Gaston, looking so down in the dumps.Every guy here'd like to be you Gaston, even when taking your lumps. There's no man in town as admired as you, you're everyone's favorite guy!"

"Everyone's awed and inspired by you, and it's not very hard to see why!"

"Noone's slick as Gaston, noone's quick as Gaston, noone's neck's as incredibly thick as Gaston's!" "As a specimen yes I'm intimidating."

"My what a guy that Gaston! Give five hurrah's, give twelve hip hips, Gaston is the best and the rest is all drips!"

"Noone fights like Gaston, douses lights like Gaston!"

"In a wrestling match nobody bites like Gaston!" Le Fou exclaimed, causing everyone to jump back.

"For there's noone as burly and brawny." "As you see, I've got biceps to spare!" "Not a bit of him scraggly or scrawny!" "That's right! And every last inch of me's covered with hair!"

"My what a guy, that Gaston!"

Gaston hopped up on the bar, using Le Fou as a stool. "OOOOH!"

"AAAAAAAAAAH"

"WOW!"

"My what a guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuy" "WHAT A GUY!" "Gaaaaaastooooooooooooooon!"

Suddenly, Maurice ran in. "Help!" he cried. "They've got her, they've got her locked in a dungeon!" "Who?" Le Fou asked. "Belle!" "Woah, slow down Maurice," Gaston reqested, "Who's got Belle locked in a dungeon?" "A beast! A terrible, monsterous beast!" The people in the tavern looked at each other for a moment, and then burst out laughing. "Fine, I'll just go back there and rescue her myself!"

"Oh, good old, crazy Maurice," the bartender chuckled. "Yeah," a horseman agreed, "He's always good for a laugh. Everyone except for Gaston and Le Fou decided to leave for the night.

"Ha ha, crazy ole' Maurice," Gaston chuckled. "Hmmm, crazy old Maurice." Gaston burst into song, "Le Fou I'm afraid I've been thinking." "A dangerous pastime." "I know, but that wacky old coot is Belle's father, and his sanity's only so-so. Now the wheels in my head have been turning, since I first saw that looney old man. Now I promised myself I'd be married to Belle and right now I'm evolving a plan!"

"If I pssst. Then we psst." "No, would she?" Le Fou asked. "Guess!" "Now I get it, let's go."

"Nooooooo oooone, plots like Gaston takes cheap shots like Gaston plans to persecute harmless crackpots like Gaston. So his marraige we soon will be celebrating. My what a guuuuuuuy, Gaston!"

Back at the castle, the beast was distressed. "It's time for dinner, WHERE IS SHE?" "I'll go check on her," Cogsworth, an exeptionally strange woman offered. "Won't be a minute." She hurried up the stairs.

"Master," Lumiere said to his employer, "Have you perhaps thought that this girl could be the one to break the spell?" "Of course I have, I'm no fool." "Good. So, you fall in love with her, she falls in love with you and *POOF* the spell is broken! We'll be human again by midnight!"

"Lumiere, I'm afraid it's not that easy," said Mrs. Potts joining in on the conversation. "These things take time." "But we don't have time!" Lumiere exclaimed. "The rose has already begun to wilt." They noticed that Cogsworth had returned.

"Well, where is she?" "She's not coming," Cogsworth replied cautiously. "WHAT?!?!?!" "I said she's not coming!" Cogsworth repeated in a squeaky voice. The beast stomped over to the stairwell.

"I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO COME TO DINNER!" The beast screamed. "I'M NOT HUNGRY!" Belle called back. "I AM THE MASTER OF THIS CASTLE AND I AM ORDERING YOU TO COME TO DINNER!" "Uh, master," Lumiere said quietly. "I'm no expert, but that might not be the best way to win the girl's affections." "Please," Cogsworth said, "Attempt to be a gentleman." The beast started again "Would you be so kind" he said through gritted teeth, "As to join me for dinner?" "No, thank you." "FINE THEN STARVE!"

"If she doesn't eat with me, she doesn't eat at all!" the beast yelled as he stormed off. "Oh, great." Lumiere said, "We'll never be human again at this rate."

"Oh, hello dearie!" Mrs. Potts said to Belle, who had just entered. "Hello." "I am Cogsworth, head of the household," Cogsworth said, holding out her hand. "And this is Lumiere." "En chante, mademoisel." "If there is any thing we can do to make your stay more comfortable, anything at all!" "Well, I am a bit hungry." "Except that." "Cogsworth!" Lumiere chided. "You heard what the master said." "Oh, nonsense. This girl is not our prisioner, she is our guest! We must make her feel welcome!" "Oh, fine. But keep it down, if the master hears . . . ." "Oh don't worry, but what is dinner without a little music?" "Music?"

"Ma charie. mademoisel. It is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure that we welcome you tonight. And now we invite you to relax, let us pull up a chair as the dinning room proudly presents, your dinner! Be our guest, be our guest, put our service to the test."

"Tie a napkin round your neck, charie and we'll provide the rest. Soup de jour, hot h'orderves, why we only live to serve. Try the grey stuff- it's delicious! Don't believe me? Ask the dishes,"

"They can sing, they can dance, after all miss- this is France! And a dinner here is never second best! Go on unfold your menu take a glance, and then, you'll be our guest, oui our guest, be our guest!"

"Beef raquout, cheese soufle, pie and puuuding en flambe."

"We'll prepare and serve with flair a culinary caberet."

"You're alone and you're scared, but the banquet's all prepared. No one's gloomy or complaining while . . "

"The flatware's entertaining!" "We tell jokes!"

"I do tricks, with my fellow candlesticks." "And it's all in perfect taste that you can bet! Go on and lift your glass, you've won you're own free pass to be our guest!" "If you're stressed, it's fine dining we suggest." "Be our guest, be our guest, be our guest!"

"Be out guest! Be out guest! Our command is your request. It's been years since we've had anybody here, and we're obsessed! With your meal, with your ease, yes indeed we aim to please. While the candle light's still glowing let us help you we'll keep going!"

"Course by course, one by one, till you shout enough I'm done! The we'll send you off to sleep as you digest!"

"Tonight you'll prop your feet up, but for now let's eat up be our guest! Be our guest!"

"Be our guest, please be our Guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssttttttttt!"

"Oh, Lumiere, that was fabulous!" Belle exclaimed. "Great," Cogsworth said, "Now off to bed!" "Oh, I couldn't possibly sleep now! It's my first night in an enchanted castle!" "Perhaps you would like a tour!" Lumiere suggested. "I don't think that's such a good idea," Cogsworth said bluntly. "Perhaps you'd like to give me a tour, Cogsworth. You seem to know everything about this place." Cogsworth was clearly flattered. "Well, as a matter of fact, I do! Now over here is a stunning example of . . . ."

Down the hallway, the beast was trying to work up the courage to knock on Belle's door to offer her some food. 'Just act like a gentleman,' he thinks, 'This'll be good.' Just then he sees Cogsworth, Lumiere and Belle coming. He ducks behind a chair.

"And that is another stunning example of the late neoclassic baroque period, and as I always say, if it's not baroque, don't fix it!" Cogsworth laughed hard at her own joke, but Belle and Lumiere just stared. After an awkward silence, Belle says, "Oh, Lumiere, it's all so fabulous. If only he weren't here." The best, who was watching from behind the chair, muttered softly to himself, "A gentleman? I am nothing but a fool!" He tiptoed away.

"Hey, what over there?" Belle asked suddenly. "NOTHING!" Cogsworth and Lumiere shouted at the same time. "Nothing at all of any interest in the West Wing!" Cogsworth added. "Ah, so that's the West Wing," Belle said. "Nice going," Lumiere said, giving Cogsworth a push. "Perhaps you would like to see something over here!" Cogsworth said, pointing in the oposite direction. "Over here we have tapestries dating all the way back . . ." "ALL the way," Lumiere assured. Belle started to follow them, but darted away toward the West Wing.

'What's this?' Belle thought to herself. "DON'T TOUCH THAT!" The beast roared. "I'm sorry!" Belle screamed. "I TOLD YOU NEVER TO COME HERE!" "I'm sorry!" She repeated, heading for the door. "I'll leave now."

Watching Belle leave, looking so scared, the beast felt bad. He reached out to stop her, to appologize, but his paw caught on her arm and hurt her. "OW!" She screamed, "Don't touch me!" "I'm sorry!" the beast said, horrified. "Promise or no promise, I won't stay in this castle!" Belle hurried out the door.

Belle soon found herself deep in the woods. She racked her memory for specific trees she had seen when looking for her father earlier, but nothing came to her. After wandering for almost an hour, Belle heard a howl. "Wolves!" She screamed.

Almost immediately they were upon her, circling around her, clearly intending to do her in. "Help!" Belle cried to the moon. "Help!"

Out of nowhere the beast jumped in and roard. He flung himself on one of the wolves, seriously injuring it. He let it go and it limped away.

While the beast was catching his breath, the other wolf jumped on top of him! It sunk its sharp teeth into his arm, drawing blook. The beast howeled in pain.

He took the wolf and twisted it so that its mouth couldn't reach his arm. Then he flung it away.

Then the beast collasped from exhaustion and the pain in his arm. Belle looked down at him. This was her chance, her chance to run away, but she didn't take it.

Instead she helped the beast up and the two of them limped back to the castle.

"OW!" The beast roared, "That hurts!" "Well, if you didn't move it wouldn't hurt as much." Belle retorted. "If you hadn't run away none of this would have happened!" "If you hadn't frightened me, I wouldn't have run away!" "Well you shouldn't have been in the west wing!" "And you should learn to control your temper," Belle said with satisfaction. The beast opened his mouth as if he was going to reply, but couldn't think of anything, so shuts it. "By the way," Belle said shyly, "Thank you for saving my life." "You're welcome."

"Well, now that's more like it," Mrs. Potts said as she, Cogsworth and Lumiere entered. "I knew they'd get along if they tried." "Oui!" Lumiere agreed, "But perhaps it is time we gave them a little push!" "I have just the thing!" Mrs. Potts said eagarly. "How would you two like a nice cup of tea? It'll warm you right up! Why don't you help me, master?" The beast walked over.

Belle started singing softly to herself, "There's something sweet, and almost kind. But he was mean and he was coarse and unrefined! But now he's dear, and so unsure, I wonder why I didn't see it there before."

The beast came over with a cup of tea and gave it to Belle. She drank half of it and then insisted the beast drink the other half. After a bit of playful arguing he obliged. After they were done, Mrs. Potts suggested that Belle come with her to freshen up a bit. She gratefully obliged. The beast walked over to Cogsworth and Lumiere.

"She glanced this way," he sang softly, "I thought I saw, and when we touched she didn't shutter at my paw! No it can't be, I'll just ignore, but then she's never looked at me that way before!" He turned to his faithful servants and said, "When she smiles at me, I get all choked up. My heart starts pounding, and I can't breathe!" "Good!" Cogsworth said. "That's good?" "It's excellent," Lumiere agreed. "I want to give her something, but what?" Lumiere whispered a suggestion just as Cogsworth said, "Look who's back!"

"Say something about her hair!" Lumiere muttered quietly. "It's brown," the beast said with confidence. "A compliment!" Cogsworth clarified in an annoyed voice. "Oh. What . . . . . . nice flowers," he finally came up with. He glanced back and his servants who gave him a thumbs-up. "Thank you!" "I, um, want to give you something. But first you have to close your eyes." Belle did with a giggle. The beast led her down the hall. "Can I open them yet?" "Not yet, not yet, okay . . . .

(Not my pic from here)

"Now!" "Oh my goodness!" Belle exclaimed, looking around at all of the books. "There must be millions of books here! I never knew so many of them existed!" "Do, do you like it?" The beast asked in a nervous voice. "I love it!" "Well, then, it's yours."

Belle picked up a book and started singing. "New, and a bit alarming. Who'd have ever thought that thiiiis, could beeeee. Truuuue that he's no prince charming, but there's something in him that I simply didn't see." She sat down and called to the beast. "King Aurthur! This is my favorite book, have you every read it?" "No," the beast said sadly. "I, I can't." "You mean you never learned to read?" "Only a little, and long ago."

"Well, then come over here and sit by me. I'll read it to you." Belle started reading in the most beautiful, confident voice. "And for the third time, Aurthur drew forth his sword!" she was heard reading a bit later by one of the servants. "That must mean he's the king!" the beast exclaimed. "Wait and see. . ." "Wow, I never knew books could do that." "Do what?" "Help me forget for a little while." Belle was confused. "Forget what?" "Who," the beast looked down at himself and sighed, "What I am." "You know, in the town I come from people think I"m odd." "You, odd?" "Yes, so I know what it's like to be different, and how lonely it can be."

"The end," Belle read a few hours later. "That was a lovely book," the beast said. "Yes, I've always thought so." "Belle?" "Yes?" "Well, I was wondering if you'd like to have dinner with me tomorrow night." "I would love that!" Belle exclaimed.

"Tonight is the night!" Cogsworth cried, "The night that you confess your love!" "I dont' know," the beast said doubtfully, "She's so beautiful and I'm, well look at me!" "Somehow, my prince," Lumiere said comfortingly, "You must help her to see past all that. And you must speak from the heart." "I must speak from the- I can't!" "You can do it master," Lumiere said, "I know you can."

At that moment, Belle and Mrs. Potts entered. Smiling at the slightly awkward couple, Mrs. Potts started to sing. "Tale as old as time, true as it can be! Barely even friends, then somebody bends, unexpectedly. Just a little change. Small to say the least! Both a little scared, neither one prepared, Beaty and the Beast." "Dance with me?" Belle implored. "No, I-" "Dance with her!" Cogsworth and Lumiere whisper-yelled.

Mrs. Potts continued singing. "Ever just the saaaame! Ever a supriiiise! Ever as before, ever just as sure, as the sun will rise.

"Tale as old as time, tune as old as song! Bitter sweet and strang, finding you can change, learning you were wrong.

Certain as the sun, rising in the east! Tale as old as time, song as old as ryhme,

"Beauty and the Beast! Taaaale as old as tiiiiime, sooong as old as ryhmeeee,

"Beaauuuuty aaaand

"Theeee Beast!" The servants tiptoed away to give the couple some privacy.

"Bele, what's wrong?" The beast asked. Since they had stopped dancing, Belle had seemed distant and distracted. "Oh," Belle said, "I hadn't realized it was that noticable. Well, I'm worried about my father. What if he didn't make it back to the village alright?" The beast sighed and pulled something out of seemingly nowhere.

"This is a magic mirror," he said. "It will show you anything you want to see." "I'd like to see my father," Belle said to the mirror. And suddenly, an image of her father in the woods, struggling to get along appeared in the mirror. "Oh no!" Belle cried. "He must be lost, and hurt. I should, I should,"

"You should go to him," the beast said with difficulty, "But take the mirror, so that you will never forget me." "I would never forget you!" Belle said reassuringly. Then she hurried away. Possibly, the beast thought, forever.

"So, how's it going?" Lumiere asked, walking in with Cogsworth and Mrs. Potts. "I let her go," the beast said with dispair. "YOU WHAT?" Cogsworth screamed. The beast didn't answer. "But why?" she asked, more gently this time. "I had to." Then the beast turned away. "After all these years," Mrs. Potts said, "He's finally learned to love." "Well then that's it!" Lumiere cried, "That should break the spell!" "I'ts not enough, she has to love him in return.

"Oh, Belle, thank goodness you're here!" Maurice cried, gripping his daughter for support, "The last thing I remember is falling down." "It's all right now, Papa," Belle said, "I'm here."

Suddenly, an unwelcome aquaintence appeared. "Gaston!" Belle and Maurice gasped at the same time. "What are you doing here?" "I've come to take your father to the asylum. He's a danger to himself and others." "WHAT?!" Belle cried, outraged, "Gaston, you KNOW my father's not crazy."

"He was RAVING like a lunatic about some beast." Le Fou said, jumping up. "We all heard him, right?" THe townspeople murmered in agreement.

"Wait! I an prove my father's not crazy. Show me the beast!" Belle said to the magic mirror, then held it up for everyone to see. The townspeople reacted, horrified. "Is he dangerous?"One man asked. "Oh no, I know he looks frightful, but he's really kind, and gentle. He's my friend." Gaston sneered. "If I didn't know any better I'd say you had feelings for this monster!" he yelled. "He's not the monster, Gaston, YOU ARE."

Gaston ignored that and turned to the crowd. "Forget the old man, I say, let's kill the beast!" "KILL THE BEAST!" the townspeople roared in unison. "We're not safe until he's dead, he'll come stalking us at night." Sang some men. "Set to sacrefice our children to his monstrous appetite!" A mother added. "He'll wreak havoc on our village if we let him him wander free!" Le Fou put in. "So it's time to take some action men, it's time to follow me!"

Everyone joined in. "Through the mist, through woods, through the darkness and the shawdows, it's a nightmare but it's one exciting ride. Say a prayer and we're there, at the draw bridge of a castle and there's something truly terrible inside. It's a beast, here's got fangs razor sharp ones. Massive paws, killer claws for the feast. Hear him roar, see him foam, but we're not coming home 'till he's dead! Good and dead! Kill the beast!"

"I won't let you do this!" Belle screamed at Gaston. "Try and stop us!" He returned. "Oh, Papa," Belle turned to her father, this is all my fault. I have to go and warn him." "I'm going with you!" Maurice exclaimed. "NO!" "Belle, I lost you once, I'm not going to loose you again."

"Let's rid the village of this hideous moster! Who's with me!" Gaston roared. "I AM." "I AM. "I AM!" "Hearts aflame, banners high, we go marching into battle unafraid although the danger's just increased. Raise a flag, sing a song, here we come we're fifty strong and fifty Frenchmen can't be wrong, let's kill the beast! Kill the beast! KILL THE BEAST!"

The villagers snuck into the beast's castle, carefully looking for the beast. By and by, they came to a hallway with a large candleabra, a gandfather clock and a rather huge teapot. "Gaston!" Le Fou whispered, "This place gives me the creeps!" "SHHHHHH!"

And then the beast's servants attacked!!! Lumiere lit one villager's pants on fire, and Mrs. Potts wacked a couple with her spout. Cogsworth got in a few hits, too.

Before long it seemed like Le Fou was the only one left, so the servants surrounded him. "Help!" Le Fou screamed as Mrs. Potts wacked him and Lumiere held his fire perilously close to his hat. What noone saw was Gaston sneaking away . . . .

"AHA!" Gaston yelled as he entered the West Wing and saw the beast. "Who do you think you are?" he continued, "You think Belle would want you? She despises you, beast!" "NO!" the beast insisted. "It's over," Gaston said with an evil smile, "Belle is mine!" He drew a knife and plunged it into the beast's back just as . . .

Belle came in. "NO!!" she screamed, but the beast had taken matters into his own hands. "Let me go!" Gaston screeched like a little girl. The beast released him and gave him a push. "Don't EVER come back!" He roared. As soon as Gaston was gone, the beast collasped from the knife wound in his back.

Belle gently put the beast's head in her lap. "Don't die," she whispered, "Please don't die." The beast ignored her words and said, "At least we got to see each other one last time." "No, no this won't be the last time!" The beast gave a sad smile and closed his eyes. "NO!" Belle screamed, "No, no, I love you!" Belle burried her face in her hands, and when she looked up . . .

The beast was no longer there! "Who, who are you?" Belle asked the man beside her. "Belle," he said gently, "Don't you recognize me?" Belle looked closer and saw that somehow, this was the beast! "It IS you!" Belle gasped.

Just then they were interupted by the entrance of the servants. "Master!" Lumiere cried, now a human. "Lumiere! Mrs. Potts! Cogsworth, oh my Cogsworth. It's wonderful to see you again!" Belle turned to her love, "Please, let's go find my father." She and the man ran off.

"Who was that young man?" Cogsworth asked when they were alone. "That was the prince!" Lumiere replied. "No!" "It most certainly was!" Mrs. Potts agreed.

Once Belle found her father, she and the prince immediately married. To this day, they live in that old castle in the woods of France, kept young by magic. They never lost their love, and they, with Mrs. Potts, Lumiere, Cogsworth and Belle's father, all lived happily ever after.

The End.

PPAG Entry (Round 3!)

2011-05-01T09:51:00.000-04:00

This round was hard for me, but I like the way the pictures turned out once I got inspiration.

The celebrity this photoshoot was inspired by is . . . .

Emma Watson! AKA Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter movies. As you may know, Chrissa loves Harry Potter and Acting, so this was the perfect mix! Also, after some research, I discovered that acting in Harry Potter was her first professional acting job. Before that, she had only performed in school plays. That inspires Chrissa a lot. I couldn't exactly recreate this outfit, but from looking at this and other pictures I sorta got to know her style, so I made an outfit loosely based on this one that I think she would wear. It consists of a pair of jeans, Kailey's meet dress, a pink headband, and sandles. Unfortunately, my computer deleted some of my pictures randomly, but the three I was going to enter are still here, so here they are!

Emma really likes to sing and dance in her free time! So does Chrissa, so she was eager to take this photo.

Watson, I learned from research, is very studious. She goes to Brown! (Well, right now she's taking a break, but she got in, and that isn't easy.) I like the angle on this pic.

Who can forget that Watson played Hermione? Chrissa's getting ready to cast a jinx on an unsuspecting Kailey!!!

Thanks for looking!

~Katie~

Hello!

2011-04-29T19:24:00.000-04:00

Sorry I haven't been updating lately. This is due to a lack of ideas!!! Ugh, it's like all the creativity has been sucked out of me by a giant vaccum cleaner! Forgive the totally irrational randomness. Anyway, today I was trying to take pics for PPAG, but I can't think of a modern celebrity that inspires me!!! (Or Chrissa for that matter!) So, if anybody has ideas for posts or knows about a really inspirational celebrity, I'd appreciate a comment!

Also, thank you to my numerous new followers! You guys rock!!!!!

~Katie~

PS: Here's a poem:

When I Misplace My Brain

When I misplace my brain,

I feel quite insane.

I can't think straight,

And I just can't wait,

To find it again.

Once it was stolen by men

Who ate with their feet

And each other they beat.

They couldn't find their minds, you see,

That's why they took mine from me.

Ah, here's my brain,

It's behind the whole grain!

Thank goodness it's found,

Or else I'd be bound

For who knows where,

But it wouldn't be nice, I declare!

Molly's Birthday Party

2011-04-24T17:52:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone! It's Molly and today I celebrated my Birthday! It was really on friday, but my friends and I decided to celebrate it today because friday was Good Friday. My party didn't quite start out the way I had planned. You see . . . .

"Oh no!" I cried this morning, "It's raining out, but I was going to have my party outside!!!!"

Suddenly, Katie walked up. "What's wrong, Molly?" she asked. "I was going to have my Birthday party outside today, but it's raining! Emily and I are going back to the 1940's tomorrow to see our families, so the party has to be today! Plus, everyone dressed up in 40's clothing to celebrate!" I explained in a panic.

"If you and the rest of the girls are good, you can have your party in our basement, if you want," Katie said kindly, taking my hand. I was really excited, I'd never been to the human part of the campus before! "Oh, we'll be good," I said quickly, "I promise!"

First my friends and I decided to play rock band. This was quite difficult as the instruments are made for human-sized players. They should really accomodate those who are vertically challenged, like us.

I was in charge of the red and yellow parts of the drums. When one of those colors came across the screen, I kicked the right pad/button thing with my foot.

Emily was in charge of the blue and green part of the drum. She used a drumstick for the green part.

Kirsten was in charge of the orange part, but I don't think she really got the game. She didn't do so well, but that also could have been due to the fact that she couldn't see the screen.

Chrissa sang, of course, and she did really awesome! She even saved Kirsten, Emily and me at one point when we failed. She had to sing really loud for the human microphone to pick up her voice, but she managed.

Kit was in charge of strumming the guitar at the right time. She also hit the whami (sp?) bar during long notes.

Kailey was in charge of pressing the right buttons on the guitar. She was incredible! She claimed to have never played before, but I'm not sure I believe her.

Next we played hide and seek. Kirsten voluntered to be it. "1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-skip-a-few-100!" she yelled then ran to try to find us.

She found Kailey first. As you can see, she had a little trouble getting into her hiding place, one of Katie's sewing bags. Psst, Kailey, next time you wear a skirt, you might want to wear a pair of shorts underneath!

To Kailey's delight, Kirsten found Chrissa next, wedged between the trash and recycling cans.

Then the three out them found Emily underneath the pool table.

I though I was going to win, but then Kirsten found me over by the paper recycling bag. We searched for Kit, but couldn't find her. Finally, Kirsten called, "Ollie-ollie-oxen-free!"

"Here I am!" Kit said with a giggle, peering out from her hiding place behind the display shelves. We all agreed that was an awesome hiding spot, though we can't hide there anymore, because now it's the first place anyone will look!

Then I had to get a couple pictures of Kailey, Chrissa and me because when we're all in 40's clothes like we are here, I think we look like Linda, Susan and me. Don't you agree?

Neither picture turned out very good, but that's okay. After taking pictures, we all watched my movie. Then we had to go back to our part of the campus. This was the best birthday ever!!!!

~Molly McIntire~

PS: Look on the Doll Profiles Page, Katie changed my age!!!!!

PPS: Katie here now. I thought you might want to see some pics of my 11 year old bitty baby, Robby!

Here he's on a display shelf that I have (I'll show you some more pics of the shelf soon!) in a cradle I made about three years ago.

Isn't he so cute? He's missing some of his eyelashes, but I love him anyway. I still have his original meet sleeper, which he's wearing though you can't see it. Thanks for looking!

~Katie~

Happy Easter!!!!!!

2011-04-24T11:44:00.000-04:00

Isn't this bunny adorable? From this website

I love Winnie the Pooh! From this website

A very eccentric bunny! From this website

Tiger is my favorite Winnie the Pooh character! From this website

Gotta love Peeps! From this website

Happy Easter, everyone! From this website

~Katie~

Happy Good Friday!

2011-04-22T21:14:00.000-04:00

'For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten son so that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but shall have eternal life.' ~ John 3:16

One of the most commonly known verses of the Bible, and yet a very powerful one. I hope everyone had a wonderful day today. I did, I performed in a play at my church's Tenebrae service.

Because it's almost Easter, I got to thinking about the things I'm thankful for (because most of all, I'm thankful that Jesus died and rose to save me). Here are some of the things I'm thankful for:

1. Dolls
2. Comments
3. My 12 WONDERFUL followers!
4. My great friends I've made through this blog
5. Pictures that turn out fantastic
6. Fun contests
7. Random posts
8. The online AG community

What are YOU thankful for?

Thanks for reading and have a happy and blessed Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter!

~Katie, Molly, Emily, Kit, Kailey, Chrissa and Kirsten~

PS: Today was Molly's birthday! Since it is also Good Friday, we decided to wait untill Sunday to celebrate it! Check back then for pics of the great party we're planning!

PPAG Entry (Round 2!)

2011-04-17T18:05:00.000-04:00

The theme for this round is 'Easter' and 'Earthday'. I tried to capture both in all of my photos. Here are the ones I took:

I love that cross decoration!

I especially like this one!

I don't really like this one.

Do you see Chrissa? (She's there, I promise!)

There she is!

Ugh, get that branch out of her face!!!!

I ADORE this one!

Very Easter-ish.

Just chilling with some flowers.

Still chilling.

Close-up of chilling.

Not done chilling yet.

Here are the three I am entering:

Third Favorite:

I like the way her hair looks in this one. I also really like her pose and the flowers look cool, too.

Second Favorite:

Like I said earlier, I really like this decoration, and I like Chrissa's pose. I think it represents Easter well through the lilies, and Earth Day well through the fact that it's made out of plants.

Absolute Favorite:

I ADORE just about everything about photo. I think the lighting's cool, her hair's great, and I love her pose, too!

Thanks for reading and good luck to everyone in PPAG!!!

~Katie~

PS: Check back exactly two weeks from today for Beauty and the Beast!!

New Blog Look and Poll!

2011-04-05T07:34:00.000-04:00

Hello people of the world! It's Kailey here to tell you all about what's going on here at Pleasant View Academy, plus some new blog stuff. First off, the swimming season ended this past weekend. Chrissa did really well and even got mentioned in the local newspaper! (Of course, that happens to me all the time.) Molly started training for a horse show, I think she said it's in May. It's finally starting to get warm here! I wasn't so sure spring had truly sprung because of the snow and freezing temps. Anyway, as you can see there's a new blog background, plus a new poll! What's YOUR favorite spring holiday? Let us know!

Peace out!
~Kailey~

Entry To Gabby's Contest (Round One)!

2011-04-03T16:07:00.000-04:00

The theme for this round is Red. When I first saw it, one thing popped into my head: Memorial Day! I think it's a very important holiday, because it honors troops. Anyway, I thought about how cool it would be spend Memorial Day at the boardwalk, so that's where this photoshoot is supposed to take place. Chrissa had an awesome time, and so did I. I was sooo happy because it's super warm out today!

Here are the photos I'm considering entering:

I like the color red, but I didn't want to overwork it, so I used white and blue in the outfit too (hey, I'm Dr. Sues!) since they're also patriotic colors. This pic isn't my favorite.

I like the way the shadow falls on her face in this picture.

I like this one alot, too.

This one is okay, but . . .

I like this one better.

Chrissa likes to rollar skate up and down the board walk and window shop in all of the souvenier stores.

I can't get over the shadow in this one! I love it so much!

Time to wind down after a busy day at the boardwalk.

I liked the first one better.

Of these, here are my three favorite:

First favorite:

Why I Like It: The shadow. Plus, I like the was the light's shining on her leg. To me, it looks like a sun-block covered leg shining in the sunlight.

Second Favorite:

Why I Like It: I like the dark shadow behind her, and how this photo isn't quite as bright as some of the others. To me, this makes it look like the sun is just starting to go down, perfect for a pic of her napping.

Third Favorite:

Why I Like It: I think it looks very realistic. The shell's the right scale to be a sovenier, the rollar skates look good, and I like the bottom of these sandals. I know that's a little weird, but I do.

BONUS PICS!!!!!

This is how I set up the photoshoot on my deck. You can't really see in the pictures, but I used the spray bottle to mist Chrissa so that it's look like she just came out of the ocean.

"LET ME OUT OF HERE!!!!!!!!!!!" :) Hehehehe.

~Katie~

Doll Clothes I Have Made

2011-04-03T15:49:00.000-04:00

I LOVE to sew. Seriously, I've sewn so much in one day I almost over-heated my machine. (I felt it and it was majorly hot and smelled a little strange) Anyway, my favorite thing to sew, to the massive delightment of my dolls, is doll clothes. Forgive the poor pictures, I wanted to show you the details.

This is the first thing I ever sewed for my dolls, with a pattern and a LOT of help. The sleeves are pretty bad, and the elastic in the pants came loose. I was proud of these when I first finished them, but now I think they're kinda weird looking. (they don't really fit right) These used to be Kailey's PJ's, but now they don't get worn much.

This was too much, too soon. In all honesty I shouldn't have tried to make a colonial gown for my second doll outfit ever, though the sleeves turned out AWESOME! No closeups of that, unfortunately.

I made the seams too big by accident, so the whole thing is tight and there are bare spots. There wasn't enough room to put snaps in to hold up the stomacher, so that's why there're pins.

The hem's decent, but not great.

This is the first thing I made without a pattern. I like how this looks on Kirsten in the front.

I messed up a little on the upper hem.

The back is . . . . strange. No other word to describe it. Can you see the point by Kit's butt? It's a lot more noticable in real life. At least the front looks good.

This is the first thing I made with a patter drafted by yours truly. I like it except for the fact that the neckline is too high. And it's a little too mature for my girls, but Chrissa loves it.

The snaps look pretty good on this one.

This is a skating costume. I altered a jumper pattern to make it, which is why the top is so loose.

They're matching panties,

And matching pants! Though I didn't have any elastic when I made the pants, so they fall down alot.

This sundress (originally a jumper but wouldn't fit over a shirt) actually turned out pretty good.

Excpet the hem. Oh well.

This is one of the highlights of my sewing career- a doll sleeping bag! The wonderful ladies who run the sewing class I go to (one of them has a blog, thought she doesn't update much) helped me this this. It's the first item I ever quilted.

I also made a matching pillow.

These are PJ's, attempt 2 about a year after I made the first ones. These turned out a million times better, the sleeves look downright awesome. I know it's mising buttons, that's a loooong story.

(Like my socks? hehe) This is Chrissa's Christmas dress. This is personally one of my favorite things that I've made. I adore the fabric.

You can see in this picture that it's a dress (sleeveless) and a bolero. Plus, you can see the gathering. The fabric is redder than this in real life.

Random accessories, a poncho, a finger knit scarf, and a penguin blanket.

A red corduroy vest and a blue jumper, both turned out really well.

This is my FAVORITE thing I've made. Don't you love the print?

It's fully finished with the 'honeycomb stitch'. I don't have a serger. This is the first garment that has finished seams.

The back is a little rough, but that's okay.

I'm working on this quilt. Since I took this picture, the backing and batting has been added and I started quilting it.

Thanks for reading!

~Katie~

I've Been Tagged!

2011-03-27T12:18:00.000-04:00

Emma at My American Girl tagged me!

For this tag I say 7 random things about myself. After that, I'll tag other people to do the same.

1. I have braces (currently green for St. Patrick's day)
2. I play the saxophone and hate it and the piano and love it
3. I played Madame de la Grande Bouche in a production of Beauty and the Beast last summer
4. I love to sing :) laaaaa
5. My favorite color is purple (just about all shades except eggplant purple)
6. I play volleyball
7. Ketchup makes me gag.

I tag Quinlyn from http://quinlynsblog.blogspot.com/, American Girl Dolls Forever, and anybody else who thinks this looks fun!!!!

Don't forget to enter my 10 Followers Scavenger Hunt.

~Katie~

10 Followers Scavenger Hunt Update (and other stuff)

2011-03-25T15:40:00.000-04:00

Okay, since I haven't recieved any entries with all the correct answers and only one entry at all, I'm extending the end date of my scavenger hunt. It will continue two more weeks, until April 8. REMINDER: You MUST get ALL the questions right to win the prize, but you may correct any answers I tell you are incorrect. E-mail them to me and I'll tell you which are right and which are wrong. Thank you!

Other news: Today is my birthday!!!! :) I already got a gift card to my favorite fabric store, which will probably go to some type of doll clothing eventually.

Also, sorry for the lack of pictures. I cannot figure out what happened to family's camera!!! I actually have not one, but TWO fully photographed posts, but I haven't uploaded the pics yet due to the fact that I can't find the camera.

And, sorry for the lack of posts in general. I'm getting toward the end of eighth grade, and on top of school work, spring cleaning and a school concert that's looming, I'm in a Good Friday drama for my church (I'm playing the devil!) and my school's play (I'm playing a nurse named Miss De Farge!) so I have lines to memorize for that, and I'm delivering a monologue at Church next week. Thank you for being understanding!

That's about it, hopefully I'll be able to post alot this weekend because I finished all of my weekend homework either in advance or in study hall today. YAY!!!!!!

~Katie, now a 14-year-old AG Blog owner!~

Entry To Gabby's Contest!

2011-03-18T17:03:00.000-04:00

Hi! This is Chrissa and I'm proud to say that Katie chose ME to enter Gabby's Picture Perfect contest!!!! After sifting through the pictures she's taken of me, she decided she liked these three the best:

Why I like this photo: The lighting's pretty good (That's something Katie struggles with since most of her photos are taken in the basement) and it shows off my bracelet as well as something I love: Swimming!

Why I like this photo: The pose. I think it looks realistic, and I think I look pretty darn great in Kirsten's nightgown. The lighting's pretty good, too.

(Forgive the glimpse of Emily) Why I like this photo: One word: Hair. My hair can be annoying but I think it looks great here. Plus, the lighting's decent and I like the outfit I'm wearing.

Oh, and a clarification about Katie's scavenger hunt: E-mail the answers to her! (See below post!) Thank you!

~Chrissa Maxwell~

10 Followers Scavenger Hunt!!!!

2011-03-14T17:53:00.000-04:00

Hola! Me llamo Kailey y tengo un articulo excelente para a contar a ustedes! For anyone who didn't know, I just said: Hi! My name is Kailey and I have something that is excelent to tell you! Here's what it is:

There is a scavenger hunt to celebrate that this Blog has 10 followers!!!! There are ten questions you must answer correctly. Anybody who does so and emails it to Katie at katieamericangirlworld@gmail.com will recieve a blog award. This is mostly just for fun, but the person who answeres the ten questions first will get a special prize from Kit, our resident writer. It's a poem or short story about a subject of their choosing! Here are the questions, the theme is 'Firsts'

1. What was the first word of the first post?
2. What was the first photo uploaded on this site?
3. What was the name of the first photostory?
4. What was the first photo shoot called?
5. Who was my first follower? (This one is tricky)
6. Who was my (Katie's) first AG doll?
7. What was the first holiday my dolls celebrated on this site?
8. What was the first play entitled and what day was it posted?
9. At what time was my first post of 2011 published?
10. Who was the first person to comment on my blog?

Have fun! The deadline is March 25. This gives you a weekend, but if I don't have many entries, or a bunch of people say they want to do it but don't have enough time, Katie'll extend it. Thanks to all of the wonderful followers!

~Kailey~