The good things about American Girl.

Despite it's decline (see last blog post), American Girl still has a lot of endearing qualities.
First of all, the dolls are the most lifelike/beautiful that I've seen from a selection of eighteen inch dolls. There are so many different dolls to choose some - lots of variety - which is pretty cool. There's a doll for everyone!
The curly blond-haired MAG looks totally different than Felicity who looks totally different than Kaya.

The stories/accessories/outfits of the historical characters are so... historical! You can really learn a lot! Plus, the books are very well-written (including the mysteries and the history mysteries).

The dolls are so photogenic...

Plus, you can do all sorts of fun stopmotion/live action video things with them.

(from the episode City of the Edge of Forever)

 

Mostly, though... their stories are amazing.

 

Live long and prosper!

HOME! (and... The Return of Doll Trek)

We are HOME!!!

Tintin was reunited with Captain Haddock and Snowy:

We drove 14 hours yesterday. Note to self: NEVER do that again!
I listened to some music.... finished The Fellowship of the Ring.... Started Two Towers.... Read some Sherlock Holmes.... tried to keep Mom awake by playing Mad Libs (ever heard of Wolfgang farfegnugen Mozart? Or the song, "Yankee doodle went to town, riding on a toe nail, stuck a feather in his button, and called it ham bun?") .... and tortured Tintin.

"Ai ai ai ai ai! Put up your sword!"

"My name is Tintin Montoyo, you killed my father, prepare to die."

"Duuuuuuude."

"Snowy! Bite through these ropes! Oh yeah, Snowy isn't here because someone wouldn't let Abbey take along more than 2 stuffed animals!"

We got home around 9 PM. It was great to see my dad again and Rosey! We missed Rosey soooooo much. She stayed with a friend while we were gone. They took very good care of her. =D
The first thing I did after saying hello and bringing the stuff in from the car, was to dress my dolls in the outfits I got at American Girl Place New York City; I wasn't allowed to take a doll along on the trip. This morning I did a photoshoot with them and their knew things.

Addy's Plaid Summer Set:

This dress is absolutely beautiful. It is worth every cent, except maybe the bow which I'm not quite sure what to do with. It's very wide and very short. The boots that came with this outfit are adorable!

Speaking of adorable... Kit's Reporter Dress!

Next to her birthday dress, I think this is my favorite Kit dress. It is so cute! The shoes are the best part of the outfit. I think they are the cutest doll shoes I own! Again, the headband I'm not sure what to do with... It doesn't fit the doll's head and just pops off, but I was kind of expecting that. If you are considering this outfit, do not hesitate to buy it! It is worth it (just for the shoes, hee hee).

Josefina's Dress and Vest:

Josefina's accesories:

Emily's accesories (1940's; I don't have Emily, but the sweater looked cute on Ruthie in her meet outfit! And Ruthie and Emily's stories are only 10 years apart so the dress styles aren't too different.... And yes, those are the school desks that you can sort of see!)

AGPNYC black exclusive tee:

I kind of went crazy with the pictures...

Some of you may remember Doll Trek from my third or fourth blog post.
Well..... It has returned.

Victoria and Dolls

Over Thanksgiving weekend my dad and I (Mom stayed home for a quilting weekend because she wasn't feeling too good) went up to Canada to visit relatives. First we went to Grama's house for a nice Thanksgiving meal of chicken, stuffing, beans, brussel sprouts, and bread, finished off with cheesecake and a pumpkin desert.
The next day we headed over to Victoria (which is on Vancouver Island) by ferry. It was a very, very nice ferry that made hardly any noise! It was very big as well.
My favorite cousin and his family live in Victoria and my dad and I had a BLAST with them! I never laugh as much as I do when I'm with my cousin playing Super Mario Brothers.
On Saturday we went sightseeing around Victoria. We first walked around the outskirts of the capital building which is HUGE and very beautiful. I hope sometime to go inside it and see Parliament in session.
Here is a picture, with a statue Queen Victoria off to the right.



The next stop was the Empress Hotel which had about a million Christmas trees in it all decorated with different themes! It was beautiful. The whole hotel is beautiful. Wouldn't it be fun to stay there?


Next stop was Craigdarrock Castle where my dad used to have "piano lessons". Instead of playing piano like he was supposed to, he hid in the bushes until his mom came to pick him up. The castle is amazing and although we didn't get to take a tour, I hope to next time I am in Victoria.


Our final stop before lunch was a mountain that was more of a hill.
Here is a picture looking at San Juan Island (without the camera zoomed in). Almost EXACTLY across from where I am standing is the Lime Kiln State Park Lighthouse where my family and I, along with some friends, Orca Whale watch yearly.


On Sunday after church we went for a walk along the ocean. There was a whole rooftop of pigeons puffed up, hiding from the windy and cold weather.

My cousin's dog Ruffles was a bit ruffled from the weather to.


And of course we had time to play a few board games!
Defenders of the Realm:


Dominion:
When I got home I found a Star Trek Spock shirt waiting for me! Thanks Mom! =D

Here are all my Star Trek costumes for dolls. From left to right they go, random Original Series dress, Captain Kirk outfit, Spock outfit, Captain Picard outfit, Borg Doll.


Just a few days ago I put all my dolls in their Christmas outfits and gave them fancy hair dos. Today I took a photoshoot with them.
MERRY EARLY CHRISTMAS! =D

New garage door, Doll Trek and Movie trailer

Today we got a new garage door...
Here is the before picture:



Here is the new garage door on the truck of the man who installed it.



He had an ADORABLE chocolate lab hanging out the window...


Meanwhile my dog was... well, watch:



We weren't too happy with Rosey today.... Although you don't see it in this video, she was barking like MAD! Hence the panting.

And here is the new garage door!


Here is what you've all been waiting for.... DOLL TREK!! =D Here is a stopmotion/live action doll film I made based off of Star Trek. Pause it as soon as you start it to read the black/blue synopsis at the beginning (turn your sound on).




Here is a trailer for an American Girl Movie I am making.... (turn your sound on). Yes, it IS Shakespeare. =) It's the play I was in two years ago.

Welcome to the Blog! and American Girl Doll Place

Hello and welcome to the first post on my new blog! Check back often for new updates.

Yesterday my parents and I went to the American Girl Doll store. I bought three outfits and the doll wheelchair. Below I will show a picture of the outfit and my review of it.

Here is Rebecca's School Outfit modeled by the lovely Samantha.
I love this outfit. It's simply adorable. The sweater is pretty heavy, perfect for walking to school on a cold winter's day. The buttons on the sweater are a bit hard to do and undo, just like real buttons.
The shoes are very similar to the shoes that come with Samantha's Sailor Outfit, except these are black instead of black and white. These black boots are much easier to get on the doll than the black and white ones. These have velcro on the back, while with Samantha's sailor shoes you have to do up the tiny buttons on the side.
The tights that come with this outfit are made of the same material regular tights are made of. They are a very clear white and I can get them on my doll very easily.


This is what the outfit looks like without the sweater. Underneath, instead of a separate skirt and shirt we find a dress. I like how it is one piece. It makes the outfit stay straight on the doll. The skirt of the dress is absolutely ADORABLE!! I love it. It is black and white checkers and pleated.


The final item that came with this outfit is the hair ribbon. It is made out of a study fabric and ties nicely. For $28 you get an outfit that has great quality, is very cute, and comes with many pieces! Way to go American girl!


Here is the second outfit I bought. It is called the Cozy Sweater Outfit and it is modeled by lovely Jess. I LOVE this outfit. American Girl only came out with it recently, on the 30th of August I believe.
The sweater is very high quality, although it feels like it could stretch easily just like a real sweater. The sweater is knitted which makes it very cozy and soft. I wish I had one!
The pants are stretchy, gray, tight, sweat pants.
The shoes are knitted as well with two buttons. The only way to get them on is to pull them on. I found this hard to do this and it took me about 5 minutes. Eventually you figure out a way to shimmy then on and over the gray pants. Although it is hard to get them on, the shoes definately make the outfit and are very cute.
This outfit also comes with a stretch one-piece hairband.


The final outfit I bought was an exclusive outfit - meaning you can only get it at the AG store(s). Kit is modeling this outfit and looks as if she should be on the beach with sunglasses and some sort of tropical drink!


The shirt says American Girl Seattle. At every AG store I go to I get a T-shirt with the logo and the name of the store I went to.


The pants are very adorable. They are very detailed and look exactly like something you would find at the mall.


The final thing I bought was the American Girl wheelchair. I bought it for my handicapped doll Rena (who you will see more of later in this post).
This wheelchair is very high quality. When you push it away from you it rolls straight, despite it's front "shopping cart" wheels.


Here is Rena being pushed by Kit.


The chair has actual brakes that work!


My Dad enjoyed the AG Store to...



This is Ezri Dax from my favorite TV Star Trek. Star Trek has 5 different TV Shows (Original, Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise) with different characters.


I got my doll Rena for $6 at our local Goodwill thrift store. Her skin was very dirty, her fingernails painted, and her bangs chopped off. I wanted to re-wig her but my Mom convinced me to let her cut Rena's hair to see if it could be styled differently.
I was surprised and happy to find that the outcome of the haircut makes Rena look a lot like Ezri Dax!




My Mom and I have plans to make Rena a Star Trek uniform just like Ezri's! Pictures soon.
Stay tuned until next time...