American Girl DC Trip Report Part 3

American Girl Julie

Pin itIn case you didn’t see our American Girl DC trip report part 1 or the Birthday in the Bistro post, we went to American Girl in Tysons Corner (also known as the DC store) on Friday for Natalie’s birthday. Here are some photos of what she bought with her Birthday/Christmas/Cat-sitting money she had been [...]

Welcome 2012 GOTY McKenna

McKenna Brooks GOTY 2012

Pin it If you haven’t already been to the American Girl site to see the entire offering of McKenna Brooks, American Girl of the Year for 2012, then GO. NOW. and check her out. Then come back here and discuss! What is your favorite part of her collection? Do you like her hairstyles? Did you [...]

Birthday in the Bistro

ag-bistro-cake

Pin itWe were not supposed to be home this week. We were supposed to be out of town visiting cousins like we do every year at this time, but plans changed. When I asked my daughter what she wanted to do on the very first birthday she has celebrated at home in years, she said, [...]

New Pretty Party Outfit from American Girl

American Girl Pretty Party outfit

Pin itOne of the outfits my daughter bought with her birthday money at the American Girl store in Washington DC yesterday was the new Pretty Party Outfit. It definitely has a Valentine’s theme to it. Calista, MyAG #39, is modeling the dress for us. It is a strappy, smocked, red and pink dress with a [...]

American Girl DC Birthday Trip Report Part 1

New Sweet dreams

Pin itJust a few quick pictures to keep you going until I get back from taking Megan to get her haircut this morning! Anyhow, we were at the American Girl store in Washington DC yesterday and while they were sold out of so much stuff, we still had a blast. Here are a few pictures [...]

Julie’s Calico Dress and Floral Jumpsuit

Julie's Calico Dress

Pin itIt’s time to get groovy with Julie! Our Julie was wanting a new outfit for Christmas so the Calico Dress made its way here. Julie’s Calico Dress is definitely something I can picture having worn as a child in the 70′s. My Mom made most of my clothes and I know that style and [...]

Now That’s A Doll Collection

American Girl Historical dolls

Pin itYou know how I just love sharing your photos and hearing about your doll collections! I love it even more when I can share stories that show how you can take an interest as a child and turn it into a collection you can enjoy as you get older. One of our readers, Lynz, [...]

Karen’s Samantha Returns from the Doll Hospital

Doll Hospital photo

Pin itI am still debating whether to take my injured Felicity to American Girl on Friday so they can send her off to the hospital for me or whether I should just try fixing her eyelashes myself. Anyhow, Karen sent me a photo of her Samantha when she had returned from the doll hospital so [...]

American Girl Emily Compared to American Girl MyAG 39

American Girl 39 and Emily

Pin itIt seems that the American Girl MyAG 39 is pretty popular these days and there is already a lot of talk about how similar #39 is to the new Girl of the Year 2012 McKenna, too. One of our readers mentioned in the comments earlier that she would like to see photos of #39 [...]

A Few More Reader Photos From American Girl DC

American Girl store DC

Pin itA few days ago I was on Facebook and I noticed one of my friends had changed her profile photo to this: Oh. My. Cute. Overload!! The American Girl bag is bigger than her youngest daughter who you can tell by the photo, is as proud as can be to be toting that bag [...]

More Pictures of McKenna American Girl of the Year 2012

American Girl 2012 Bed

Pin itSo the press embargo has been lifted and those who got the press packets are now allowed to share what they know about McKenna, the American Girl of the Year for 2012. As I find information, I will post it here. Let’s start with her collection. This is a photo of her loft bed [...]

My American Girl 39

American Girl Doll 39

Pin itMerry Christmas everyone! I hope you had a fabulous day. For those of you celebrating Hanukkah or other holidays, I hope your celebrations are going well, too. So, while we all wait for the press embargo on McKenna news to be lifted, I wanted to share a few photos of My American Girl #39 [...]

More Pictures of the McKenna Ads

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Pin itThe February issue of American Girl Magazine is on sale at Barnes and Noble and other bookstores already and some subscribers has received them in the mail, too. Sarah took more photos of the ad for the new GOTY 2012 McKenna Brooks which announces an upcoming contest to win the McKenna Brooks doll and [...]

Mocha the Dog Who Wanted to be a Doll

The dog who wants to be a doll

Pin itSometimes the photos you all send in just make me giggle! Mattie was trying to take photos of her dolls to send in but her 4-year-old Shih-Tzu, Mocha, kept getting in the photos. So Mattie’s group photo goes like this… (Front to Back) Allison (#27), Molly, Emily, Lanie, Elizabeth, Felicity, Brianna (#33), Brytnee (#23), [...]

McKenna Ready to Fly

McKenna Ready to Fly

Pin itMore details about the American Girl of the Year 2012 McKenna Brooks keep appearing as we get closer and closer to her debut (books available Dec. 27 and she will be available Jan. 1). Another reader sent in a few photos she took from the American Girl magazine of the McKenna Ready to Fly [...]