Ok- I have been really bad at sharing anything on here.  I have gotten a Facebook and twitter for my closest family and friends, and so now, I'm never on here.  I got an iPad for my birthday and what do I take pictures of, my cat!  I know, I could take pictures for the site, and then post them very easily!  Ok, enough excuses.  My summer's been going really well, and I will say it, I've just ignored the site!  I'll try to get a post together before the end of the month!

The photo above was taken in June, the same day as the post from the 18th.
Have a good summer!
~Lily

I got an email yesterday from American Girl, that Molly McIntire, and Emily Bennett are being retired.  Molly has been in the AG collection since 1986, when American Girl first began.  I really hate that soon, they are retiring the third and last original American Girl doll.  I'm going to take one last peak at her collection and make sure there's nothing that I want. :)

Sorry I haven't posted photos in a week.  I'll aim for this weekend. :)  I'll let you know once I have posted something. 

~Lily

I'm so excited that it's summer time. :)  Some of my dolls decided to put on a fashion show in their summer time outfits!  I hope more pictures will be coming later this week... maybe some outside since the weather in SW Ohio has been GORGEOUS for this time of year!  It feels so good to be back. :)
~Lily 

Jess takes the stage!

Rachel and Sprocket!

Kanani says 'ello. :)

And then, she heads to Stage Left (off the stage). :-)

Heather and Sugar make perfect models. :)

Nicki makes her way to the spotlight!

Nicki and Jess are wearing opposites!

Heather, Rachel and Kanani!  They look so coordinated. :)

I hope you enjoyed the fashion show. :)  I plan on taking some of my dolls outside tomorrow to enjoy some of the nice weather that we are getting.  Those pictures should be up on Wednesday!
~Lily

I've been trying to upload this picture for an hour and a half!  I was going to make it bigger... when Weebly quit!

I got this outfit some time ago, but I haven't had time to take a picture until now!  Hope you enjoy it.  I think it's really adorable.

More later!
Lily

As I sit here reading my last blog post, I realized that I have totally failed (again) with my every two week commitment.  March was more than stressful with Ohio Graduation Tests, and the start of fourth quarter.

I recently got a new outfit for my doll Rachel.  It's really cute.  My dolls really need some spring clothes, but it takes SO long to change 23 dolls, so they might have to suffer until summertime. 

I will post at least one picture either today or tomorrow (with hopefully more to come).
Lily

American Girl has a new accessory for dolls.  The Starry Doll Holder.  It's just like the holders at American Girl Place in the bathrooms.  It's $24, and it would be wonderful if you only have 1 or 2 dolls. :)  (With over 20, I'd have dolls all over my room, and I'd still need shelves).

American Girl also has the new trail bike ($100) and the pet trailer.  I think these products are really cool, and if I didn't already have a bike for my dolls (Julie's bike), and more room, I'd consider buying the bike. 

Are you going to ask for any of these items for your birthday, or a holiday?  If you get either of these items (or any item or outfit), I'd love to see pictures.

School has been keeping me busy, but I think my semester will slow down in 3 more weeks!

Take care.
Lily

PS: I give all photo credit to American Girl LLC.

My mom decided to get Kit's kitchen last fall, and my friend Kat and I recently took pictures with it.

I decided to tell you some of the things that I like (and don't like) about it.  I really like the size of the stove, the oven with the flames and the canning stuff that comes with it.  But I don't like how the tomatoes are all in one piece, and that the side with the oven has no storage.  If you tap on the side, you can hear that it's hollow.  I think there could be a "trap door" that can be used to store the tomatoes, and canning supplies.

Anyway, here are some pictures that we took, and I hope to take some more in the future.

close up of the fireplace.  The other side is storage

I love the canning accessories that come with the kitchen.  The pitcher on the top is ours, that doesn't come with the kitchen.

I hope to use some of these pictures in a photo story sometime soon.  School has been really busy, and so any minute of down time I get, is spent relaxing. :)

Lily

This weekend marks the 4 year anniversary of my webiste!!!!!!!!!!!  Anyway, I am working on adding photos to my website, and keeping to my every other week goal.  I haven't quite made the goal, but I'm closer than I've been in a while.  This weekend, I had a friend over and we took a bunch of pictures for the website.  Here's on of the more silly pictures.  Which item definitely does not belong at the table in North America? 

I also drew the name for the Give Away winner today.  The winner for the Give Away from September and October is KASSIDY!!!  I'll send you a personal email, since I'm sure you've given up on me (I don't blame you), and if you're no longer interested, that's ok.

I haven't been too busy this semester, and I hope it stays that way.  I plan on posting new photos soon.  It's great to be back posting again!
~Lily

Well, once again, I've failed to post anything in over a month.  With the new year though, I've made resolutions, and one of them is to post at least every 2 weeks.  Even if it's just one picture.  I'm hoping that I can do more with my dolls, and more doesn't necessarily mean fancier.

Rachel and Marisol have decorated their tree for Christmas, and today took down the ornaments.  Here are some pictures.

A fortune cookie decoration comes off the tree and goes into the box.

Marisol's teddy ornament comes off the tree too.

Making some progress...

Almost all of the ornaments are off... now all that's left is the hard part, the lights and roping.

I can't wait to have more for you this coming year.  I got some things at American Girl Place last fall, and I haven't even shown them to you yet.  Rachel's sweater was one of them.  With some careful planning, I think I can meet my goal of posting photos every other week.

Happy New Year!
Lily

I realize that I have failed at posting for most of the month of November.  My marching band season ended November 8th, and my life has continued to be very busy.  A few weeks ago, I managed to change some of my dolls into winter clothes, and realized how much I missed my hobbies, that I haven't done in a long time.  

Today, I took pictures of my dolls as they start to get ready for Christmas.  They started doing some festive baking, and so far everything has turned out great.

 

JJ, Kanani, Jess and Marisol decorate the ginger-bread house.

Heather, Rachel and Jade-Lynne mix the batter for the their cookies.  Heather is about to go put some of them into the oven.

I will do my best to post at least one photo every weekend from now until winter break.  This semester has been busy, and has brought on a lot of stress, but I should have some great holiday pictures for you soon.

I am going to draw the winner for the give away (that was started in September) early this week, and should have a name on here by Wednesday!

Thanks for sticking with me.
Lily

PS: If you have left me comments, with questions about how to make the things from my last post, I haven't forgotten about you.  I'll post a how to video, or some photos for you over winter break!