It's CHRISTMAS!

Merry Christmas! This morning I was so excited. I opened my eyes and kind of screamed "IT'S CHRISTMAS!" really loudly, (also really early!) but it got everyone up. :)

We first opened our big presents, suggested by our owner, then proceeded to open the smaller ones. The big gifts all contained clothes, which we all changed into before opening our others.

We opened our gifts in the order youngest to oldest, which meant I got to go first--yay! Kit grumbled that it wasn't fair. 

I unwrapped the 2 gifts eagerly…

…and found envelopes and stationary! 

Bella went next--she's only a few months older than me.

"EEEE! A design pad!" she squealed in delight.

Caroline unwrapped her present, which took an awful long time, because she wanted to save the paper. 

"Just rip it off!" Kit sighed in exasperation. 

"A camera?" she breathed. "Whoa--this is just what I wanted!"

Lottie then tore the wrapping off her enormous gift,

which surprisingly held a lap desk. "Cool, now I can read, write, and do homework from the comfort of my bed!"

Lanie then opened her oddly shaped gift.

"Wow, 5 pots, 5 garden labels, a pack of wildflower seeds, and an herbarium!" she looked over her things with delight. 

Then Kit, who had been waiting mostly-but-not-exactly-that-much patiently to open, unwrapped her gift. 

"Awesome! I got 2 purple journals!" she smiled. 

Kit also had another gift. It was an envelope, and she held her breath as she slid out the card...

"I knew it!" she clapped happily. It was the pass to leave to go to Utah for a skiing trip on New Year's Eve. We plan one every year, and on Christmas whoever gets the envelope gets to go. 

There was one more present under the tree, addressed to all of us.

It contained a 2015 calendar and a giant "design by me" coloring book. 

Here are some bonus photos of us in our new outfits (going oldest to youngest, as Kit requested):

Kit got a red holiday dress, 

Lanie received an Olaf shirt and a peppermint skirt,

Lottie got a "Let It Go" shirt, a blue skirt with snowflakes on it, and a Santa Claus hat,

Caroline got a beautiful Anna (from Frozen) dress, 

Bella wore a holiday dress,

and I got some super soft PJs. 

Happy Holidays! Love,

May

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas…

Hi all! Today I was walking into our art room when I found Bella sitting at the table, drawing. 

"Hi, Bella! What are you doing?" I asked.

"Well, Christmas is only 3 days away, so I thought I'd make some cards to put around the house." she responded. 

"Cool! Can I help?" I excitedly asked.

"Sure!" so I grabbed a piece of paper and some scissors and set to work. 

"Do you like my paper snowflake?" I held it up. Before she could respond, loud music began playing from the living room. Rockin' around the Christmas Tree… 

Abandoning our work, we ran to find out what was going on.

We found Lottie dancing around and hanging ornaments on our tree. 

"Oh, hi guys." she greeted us. "I thought I'd go ahead and start decorating, because Christmas is so soon."

"Do you want to help?" she gestured to the box of ornaments. "Sorry, I kind of did most of them already."

"That's okay, I'd love to help!" I reached inside. 

Bella placed on a silver bulb on a branch...

while I hung a blue one, my favorite color. 

After we finished, we all sang Christmas carols. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go… 

-Caroline 

Darling Doll Blog Award!

Hi everyone! Gwen from Alone in Doll World nominated us for the Darling Doll Blog Award! We're really happy because we only just started blogging, so this is a real honor for us. We are so excited! Since there are 6 of us, but only 5 questions, I (Lanie) volunteered to do the nominations so my 5 sisters can answer the questions.  So now to answer these questions: 

Do you ever geek out over anything? Yes--horses! I love them so much and when I get to ride one I can't even describe the feeling that goes through me. 

What is you favorite kind of music/band? I could go on and on about this, but to cut it short I like pretty much any music! I love it when your favorite song comes on the radio and you're so happy to hear it and you begin singing along. :) But my favorite artist would have to be Taylor Swift. 

 What do you predict the color scheme for Girl of the Year 2015 to be? Since she's going to Paris, and it's the fashion capitol of the world, I think the main color scheme will be red. 

What is the coolest thing anyone ever said to you? Well, I was at swim practice and we had just gotten out of the pool to read what stroke we'd get for the upcoming competition. I looked under my name and I had the butterfly stroke. I was really happy and surprised because that's the hardest stroke. When I was heading over to the lockers my coach stopped me and said, "Good luck tomorrow. You're a great swimmer and you deserve to have a challenge." 

When you bake cookies, how many do you eat yourself? Way too many! One time I was making cookies and I had about three batches done, and since no one was around I just started eating cookies, grabbing the warm ones off the plate. I think I ate about seven of them!

So now we have to nominate 5 people, which is really hard since there are so many great blogs out there! But here we go:

Pretty Lilly

The Salty Breeze

Simply Dollightful 

Fun With AG Fan!

and

Sand Hill Adventures

With these questions:

1). How did you come up with your blog name?

2). What is your favorite thing about blogging? (photo stories, DIYs, etc.) 

3). What inspired you to start a doll blog?

4). What is your favorite book?

5). What do you enjoy on a rainy afternoon?

Love,

Lottie, May, Bella, Caroline, Kit, and Lanie.

~Italian Photo shoot Summer 2014~

Hi lovely readers! It's Bella. Over the summer I had the opportunity to go to ITALY with my owner. I love fashion and beautiful design, so I obviously adored going to Venice and Florence. We also spent a day in Lucca, but since it was only for one day (right before we headed home) we didn't take many pictures. Actually, most of the pictures are in Florence. Well, enjoy!

In Venice:

Check out the water behind me! There was also this really cool statue outside our hotel.

Venice has it's own special charm… 

Our hotel was so pretty!

In Florence:

Ah, so relaxing… 

Look at that view!

I think the shadow in this was so cool.

There was also a pool.

I loved to get a break from the super hot sun.

There was also this beautiful garden that was nice to walk in.

The food was DELICIOUS!! 

The art was really stunning. I liked how each painting told a story. 

What a relaxing vacation!

In Lucca:

This is the incredible view from our hotel. You can see the town in the distance.

There was also a pool there. 

My summer was wonderful, and Italy was so much fun! I hope you enjoyed the photos!

-Bella

Christmas Card

Hi! So this is a really quick post. So short each of us only gets one sentence. We just want to share our 2014 holiday card with you. Please enjoy! We've got some great holiday posts coming up--including a stop motion! 

P.S. I wouldn't call my one word a sentence, Kit. 

Love,

Lottie, Lanie, Kit, Bella, May, and Caroline

Fun in the Snow/Christmas is Coming!

Hi guys--

Lanie again. Sorry for our absence. We've been pretty busy with school, so I haven't been able to show you these pictures. Here they are!

After waking up in the morning, the day after Thanksgiving, while still in MN  I quickly got dressed and ran to get my cousins. 

The three of us went outside to play in the snow.

I walked over to a big pine tree. I love snow so much!

"Hey guys, look at my snow angel!" Elizabeth called, laying down on the snow.

"That would be the perfect place to go sledding." Saige pointed, her hair covered in snowflakes. 

After that we went back inside. Now I believe Kit would like a turn…

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Hello! So this isn't my official post, I'll do a longer one soon, but since it's my job to tell you what we've been doing, I kind of stepped in! Did anyone else watch the Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting on TV the other night? Well we did! I love watching the tree light up right in front of your eyes. All of those lights--how did they even get them on the tree?! For me, it really marks the end of November into the holiday season. And I know not everyone celebrates Christmas, and a lot of people get caught up in

the presents, but that's not what dollidays are about. We all come together to enjoy each other and appreciate who we are. Well, enough of my blabbering, enjoy the pictures! (We photographed the TV screen.)

I mean, look at all those lights! Christmas is coming…Stay tuned for more holiday posts!

-Lanie and Kit

Traveling Day

Hi guys--

Lanie again. So I meant to post this on the actual day we traveled, but I was so busy with activities in MN that I didn't have time to post this until now. But better late than never, right? 

At 7:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day (11/27) we drove over to the airport. After security and all that, we had extra time before we boarded so we sat down in the waiting room, when who should I see but my cousins Elizabeth and Saige!

"Hi!" I called, waving them over. (They were traveling together since they're sisters).

Just then our zone began to board so we all got on the plane and found our seats. 

"I love taking off on airplanes!" Saige said excitedly, peering out the window.

"Me too." I grinned.

Once we were in the air I read my book Manners and Mischief,

       

watched a movie on my computer, 

and read the newest addition of the AG Magazine. I love solving the puzzles!

Isn't that view of the clouds cool? :)

After getting off the plane we went to a restaurant for Thanksgiving lunch with the rest of my relatives. We unfortunately didn't take any pictures there because our camera died. Then all of us kids ran around and played outside (which was really cold!) while the grown-ups talked until it was time to go and get some sleep. Elizabeth, Saige, and I went over to my Grandmother's house to stay, where we charged our camera, so we do have pictures. 

I walked into my room, which had the sweet little bed all pre-made. 

After getting washed up, 

and letting Lulu out of her crate,

I flopped right into bed!

I'll post about the rest of our trip tomorrow. Happy Thanksgiving!

-Lanie