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Right now everyone is so excited for the debut of the new American Girl of the Year for 2013, Saige Copeland, but I thought it might be nice to give McKenna a little going away party of her own. Afterall, this time last year we were all sooooo excited to meet her, and honestly, I [...]
Our friends from My Doll Boutique in the UK posted a photo on their Facebook page this morning of one of their dolls wearing jeans in support of a charity day. Jeans for Genes is a charity organization helping children who have been affected by genetic disorders and today is their big awareness/fundraising day in [...]
Did you watch the Women’s Team Competition in gymnastics last night on the Olympics? What did you think? I was very proud of how Team USA performed! For today’s doll play activity recreate a medal ceremony for your favorite sport. It’s easy to make a podium and medals are a piece of cake, too. Earlier [...]
Sorry for the delay in posting today’s Day of Doll Play activity. McKenna and I have been just a little distracted!! We have been cheering on the USA Women’s Gymnastics Team in their quest for an Olympic Gold medal in the Team Event. Now that the competition is over, I will go take all the [...]
UPDATED WITH OUR WINNER! Congratulations Kaylee!! I will be emailing you shortly! American Girl’s latest movie, An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars came out on DVD/Bluray earlier this month and was shown on network TV last weekend. We really enjoyed the movie and have been lucky enough to get to know some of the [...]
The anticipation is over! All the new items for American Girl’s Summer Release have been posted on their site. This is McKenna’s performance outfit which is the same outfit she wears in the movie, however, I don’t understand why they gave her the hoop and ribbon, too. There is a scene in the movie that [...]
When we ordered McKenna’s starter set her Practice Wardrobe was one of the pieces of it that was on backorder. Like the warm up suit, McKenna’s practice wardrobe showed up well before the backorder date. Right now on the AG website it shows her Practice Wardrobe backordered until late June, but they are coming in [...]
After hearing reports that even though some of McKenna’s collection were on backorder, they were still shipping, we decided to go ahead and order her a few weeks ago. McKenna’s starter collection arrived with McKenna, her meet outfit and her accessories – her practice outfit and her warmup outfit were on backorder, scheduled to arrive [...]
Of all the furniture and accessories that are available for dolls, the gymnastics equipment for American Girl of the Year McKenna has got to be my all time favorite. So, I might be a bit biased – I was a gymnastics coach for many years (26 to be exact) and my daughter has been a [...]
Does anyone else think American Girl REALLY MESSED UP with McKenna’s collection? I can not recall another Girl of the Year where so much of her collection was BACKORDERED this early in the year as McKenna’s is. One of the reasons we have not got her yet, is that you can not purchase her [...]
Wow! Lots of American Girl news today! I just saw this great event that combines two of my favorite things – gymnastics and dolls!! Olympic Champion, Nastia Liukin’s signature gymnastics meet, the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup is being held at Madison Square Gardens in New York on March 2, 2012. With McKenna as the GOTY, [...]
When we were at the American Girl store yesterday, we just had to check out McKenna and her collection for ourselves. While I really love her starter set, especially the exclusive warm ups, the practice outfit part of her set is already sold out and on backorder. We had considered picking her up yesterday while [...]
Here we are at Shooting Star Academy where McKenna and her teammates train… McKenna is not here today because she has an appointment with the doctor to see if her cast is ready to come off! (Ok, so I am totally making this up, but I needed a lead in for sharing the photos of [...]
Our dolls are upstairs practicing for their next gymnastics competition, but while they are getting their workout in, I wanted to share this super easy, FREE (always good) “how-to” with you. I am not sure I would really call this a craft, but since it does involve tape and scissors, you might think so. To [...]
While we haven’t ordered the McKenna doll yet, we did order her gymnastics equipment and a few outfits. I haven’t even had a chance to photograph it all, but I did get a quick video of my girls creating bar routines for the dolls. In their video, Gwen is performing while Sonali cheers her on. [...]
Time to share some more awesome Doll Diaries reader photos!! McKenna madness has begun and photos of the McKenna debut and McKenna in her new homes are showing up all over. This is a photo of McKenna from Savannah. Randi Rose went to the McKenna debut at American Girl on New Year’s Day and took [...]
So 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 with [...]
The 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 a [...]
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