Entry To Gabby's Contest (Round One)!

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~

I Heart American Girl Entry

Meet Maggie Marx. She's eleven years old as sweet as can be. She lives in a small town called Bellingham in Arizona. She's always wanted to do something to make a difference but never really got around to carrying out her plans to save the rain forest or raise money for earthquake victims. Then, her best friend and sister Sarah is diagnosed with leukemia and has to go to Phoenix, which is almost two hours away, once a month for days at a time for treatment. Maggie decides it's time to put one of her helping plans to action. With her faithful golden doodle, Maxie by her side, Maggie comes up with the idea to host a square dance in her family's old barn, charging five dollars for a night of dancing and music, but when only her family and a few very close friends show up, will Sarah be able to teach Maggie an important lesson about how sometimes it's not about how big your project is, but that you want to help

at all?

                                                                                                                                             

                                                  Do you like it? It's for a contest run by I Heart American Girl. Did you enter this contest? Are you planning to? Thanks for reading!
~Katie

PS: Thank you to everybody who voted on my poll! I'm flattered so many people liked my version of 'A Christmas Carol'! If you didn't vote yet and want to, do so soon because it closes in two days. Thank you!

Kanani! (And some other stuff)

So we're all waiting to see what the new GOTY (Girl of the Year) will be like. For those of you who don't know, her name is Kanani (Hence the title of this post) and she's Hawaiian. You can read the back cover of her first book (Aloha, Kanani!) here and see the front cover of her second book (Good Job Kanani!) here at the Barnes and Noble website. That's not really what this is about, though. On American Girl Dolls Forever (A blog I just found and highly recommend to AG lovers), there are pictures of the doll Kanani! Here are some of them: (I do not own these pictures, they belong to American Girl Dolls Forever. Please visit their blog http://americangirldollsforever.blogspot.com/!)

Beautiful Kanani! Isn't her dress gorgeous? I thought her eyes would be darker, but that's okay. The hazel looks great, too. Her hair looks like it has a slight curl, which I love on dolls. The flower is great, too. :)

I absolutely ADORE the hula outfit. Last year my school had a thing where we could all dress in Hawaiian clothes, and a lady came and taught us the hula. One of the costumes she wore looked alot like this, so I guess it's accurate. There's also a glimpse of her PJ's on the rights. Aren't they cute?

Another really cool thing is that AG is going to be releasing  . . . . . . . .

                                               

Special edition mini dolls!!!! How cool is that? (Again, I do not own this picture- American Girl Dolls Foever does) They're going to release a two new ones every two months. (I think) It looks like it's going to be the girls in their holiday finery! I bet Kirsten will be in the second batch, because Felicity and Samantha are in the first. This looks super cool!

~Katie