American Girl

[Taxel]

Omg they're almost out, how exciting!!! I love them a lot and I think their designs are fabulous. I really, really want the redhead. I also love the little Asian girl but I doubt I could justify the price of them both.

[lovesbabysquirmy]

I've been really looking forward to the WellieWishers!  But... the link doesn't work when the website reloads for Canada. 

Does that mean we're not getting them?  Because I will be so upset if not.  And all my dolly money will end up going to another company. 

[sailorstitch]

I have no idea if Canada will get them or not. I hope you do.

sailorstitch

[Taxel]

Oh no! I really hope the preview is just wonky and they'll be available upon release, or shortly after ):

I poked around on FB and found this article with their names, personalities, and better fullbody shots. (I'm not sure what the video says since I couldn't play it with sound.)

I didn't realize Willa, the redhead, has a hedgehog outfit!!!! I absolutely NEED her! I like Kendall's outfit, but her name is weird for me since I grew up with a male Kendall so I'm just picturing the doll as him, haha. I'm not big on dancing/dance-inspired stuff but Emerson's outfit is still cute, and I so love her name. I don't really like Camille or Ashlyn at all.

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Canada's website finally updated!  I am soooooooooooo excited for them but I know I can't afford them this year.   

[sailorstitch]

I doubt I'll be getting any of them. I really do not want to start a new scale of doll. The Asian girl is my favorite, but I like the outfit on the blonde doll best.

sailorstitch

[Taxel]

Guess where we went!
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Our goal was to recreate Maryellen's Yellowstone trip as best we could (its so vague it was hard to come up with a 1 day itinerary), but that didn't really happen at all. We got a super late start so it was really late by the time we even got there.

We paused in Grand Teton National Park to enjoy my favorite place ever: Lakeview Picnic Area! Its got a little forest of Aspens, many of them carved. My 6'4" boyfriend was kind enough to hold Maryellen up and take a photo of her with the one dated 1955! Its harder to see now, but in my photos from a few years ago it seems to say "GyG 1955".
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My biggest desire was to see Old Faithful for some photos, so we waited an hour! Unfortunately some incredibly rude tourists pushed in front of us and sat down on the edge, with feet off the boardwalk, right in front of a "do not go off the boardwalk sign" and ruined the shots we waited so long for on top of damaging the park. I'm still pretty furious about it. I guess next time we'll have to bring a bunch of bags to pile in front of us to keep selfish tourists away. I got some photos, but nothing impressive.
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Next up we stopped at a random picnic area so I could get some shots of the RV, since I went to the trouble of bringing it! They're not great, but at least its something.
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The sun wouldn't come back out so I gave up and we moved on. When it finally did reappear I asked to stop "somewhere pretty". We ended up at the edge of Lewis Lake! It was beautiful and absolutely perfect for water-loving Maryellen. I really wished I had flip flops so I could join her in the water.
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I meant to practice taking photos of her a ton before we went but I ended up doing basically none of that because I just didn't feel like it. I was really worried it would be a wasted trip with terrible photos, but thankfully it seems like jumping in mostly blind was for the best! There's still some adjusting to do, and I really really need a better camera to get the photos of her I want to take, but at least I can accomplish something! I guess I just need more inspiring scenery

[sailorstitch]

Those are some beautiful photos!

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[Ponyfan]

Great photos Taxel.

I just ordered mini Samantha. At least I will have my favorite American girl now.


Ponyfan

[brightberry]

The Welliewishers are devastatingly cute!  Why did my niece have to out grow her American dolls??  I would love to dress her in those.   

[Taxel]

Thanks sailorstitch and Ponyfan! I had a lot of fun.


I'm so stoked about the Wellie Wishers!!! I expected them to be like, $75-80 at the very least. $60 is a crazy surprise! I'm gonna try really hard to get my hands on Willa and probably Emerson as well. That's too good a price to pass up. Unfortunately its complicated by the fact that I decided I'm completely in love with Lea and want her badly >.< Rebecca too, but obviously Lea is the priority since she's GotY.

I saw someone complaining on Facebook that Willa isn't a real redhead because she's called "strawberry blonde". Based on the stock photos, her hair is even redder than Maryellen's! Some people will find any reason to complain.

[Hervoyel]

I was weak-willed today and walked out of the local AGP with Ashlyn:

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I think they're a little overpriced TBH (they're very similar to the Hearts for Hearts dolls which were half the price), but they're just too cute. I've posted a bunch of photos here if anyone's interested. 

[Ponyfan]

Do the mini American Girl dolls come with a stand?


Ponyfan

[Taxel]

Thank you for that link, Hervoyel! Your photos are super helpful. I'm not sure I'll go for Emerson, but I think Willa at least is worth it for me.

Ponyfan, I can't speak for all minis but my mini Maryellen from Barnes & Noble didn't come with one.

[sailorstitch]

Do the mini American Girl dolls come with a stand?


Ponyfan

I think the LE ones for this year might.

sailorstitch