Our whirlwind trip to New York City for Toy Fair 2016 is done and we are safely home after leaving early this morning to avoid the snow in the city (just to get home to 6″ of snow!). It is going to take a few days to really go through all the photos and write...
For the past 10 weeks our life has been sort of consumed with Mary Poppins!! Natalie’s theater group is putting on the Broadway version of Mary Poppins and it has been a lot of work. Natalie plays the part of Queen Victoria (she makes a pretty awesome Queen) and...
I am sure you know that American Girl is not the only doll manufacturer who has dolls based on historical time periods. In 1999-2000, Madame Alexander Doll Company had a series of 18″ dolls based on the books in the Dear America line. You can still find these...
As a member of the Madame Alexander Mom Advisory Board, I get the opportunity to review some of their newest products from time to time. Earlier this summer they sent us “Life of the Party” and her party accessories to review. Natalie had a lot of fun...
Not too long ago I shared the announcement of a new line of mini dolls from The Madame Alexander Doll Company called Travel Friends. These sweet little 7″, articulated cuties are now available on the Madame Alexander website and other specialty toy stores and...
This past weekend, Megan, Natalie and I met up with my cousin Kris for a birthday weekend that has been in the works for three years. Megan and Kris have birthdays one day apart and three years ago they made a pact – for Megan’s 16th and Kris’ 30th...
