TODAY, JULY 31, IS THE 2-YEAR ANNIVERSARY FOR MY FIRST EVER AMERICAN GIRL BLOG, AMERICAN GIRL DOLL CENTRAL.
Wow. All I can say is…wow! I cannot believe two years have gone past. Just 2 years ago, I was a little 10 year old who barely knew how to use the computer correctly. And now, I have a youtube, blog, picasa….and have met SO many friends and fans. I’d like to give a shout out to Leanna Leanna, you have been with me from the START, right when I first made my blog and you are still an amazing OBFF to me. Hannie, I have had so much fun emailing and skyping over the years! You have become an awesome friend!! And all you Picasa girls…I can’t name you all but you know who you are. I love you guys- you are just amazing and the reason I keep on doing this. To those of you who kept staying my fan even when I disappeared from the web months, you guys are just awesome. To Mrs.O’Connor, thank you again so much for making and sending me that wonderful bed. My dolls still use it every day!
And then, there are LOTS more who I’d love to name but if I did, I’d never finish this post.
Today I was looking at some of my first posts….I honestly got a little teary-eyed.

This was AGDC exactly two years ago. I jumbled up my dolls together and wanted to make a good website people would like. Here is my first post:
“Hello everyone! I hope you all like my new website, American Girl Doll Central. It is all about fun, cool stuff that American Girl fans and their dolls do! I will be posting new posts as much as possible, stay tuned!”

I wanted to aspire to be just like Quinlyn or Liz, who had AG blogs that I read every day and loved.

(sorry for the blurry pic, I had to take this on my phone)

This is AGDC today. We’ve gained 5 new girls, and 2 new foster dolls (Kailey and Mia), plus 3 mini dolls.

OFFICIAL JULY 2011 ROLL CALL!

TOP (from left to right): Molly Marie McIntire, Magaret Mildren “Kit” Kittredge, Adelaide Rose “Addy” Walker, Maria Josefina Clara Juana “Josefina” Montoyez, Felicity Lee Merriman, Eva Grace Kung, Samantha Elizabeth Parkington.

BOTTOM LEFT TO RIGHT:
Kailey Leanne Hopkins, Lulu Rehema Kibwana, Elsie Rebecca Dinsmore, Nahji Aisha Rakshitha, Kathleen Ann McKenzie, Elaine Brielle Holland, Julia Dawn “Julie” Albright, and Mia Isabelle St. Claire

MINIS:
Mini Julie Shirlee Albright
Mini Kirsten Amy Larson
Mini Nellie Renee O’Malley

My first girl <3

And my newest girl

Where my dolls used to live back in 2008 (yes, it was super uncomfortable).

Where they live now including that lovely bed by Mrs. O’Connor

But the biggest change since 2009?

Samantha arrived to us as a sweet, proper, gentle lady. She drank tea and played croquet.

And now she’s just crazy

P.S. Check out the new page at the top, “New Photostories”.

I’m happy to announce the NEW URL for AGDC!!!!!!!!!

—————>   http://americangirldcentral.blogspot.com <—————-

Oh yah! Click HERE to go to the new site now!!!!!!

Don’t worry, this site will still be up as the AGDC “original” site and you are still free to view comment here on my old photo stories and posts here.

ADVANTAGES OF BLOGGER:
• You can now follow my site!!!
• All new elements, like music player and chat board!
• I’ll be way more persistent with this site
• More colorful designs and options!!!

What do you think???
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I
FEEL
TERRIBLE.

As you know, I haven’t posted for over 2 months, plus even then I was hardly posting. Well, it’s not as if I’ve not been online. I’ve been hopping on Picasa and have a bunch of new photostories, plus, AGDC has gained a new friend. LANIE! That’s right, for Christmas I got LANIE!!! But…I’ll get to that later.

I know all you are probably super mad at me or really upset or whatever and I’m really sorry. I’ve also started my own blogger blog starring, well, me. And this AG blog was really feeling like a burden to me, and I don’t want to blog if it doesn’t make me happy to blog, you know? So I kinda just, stopped and just forgot about it for a while. My bestie came over just yesterday and kept telling me that people were emailing HER saying that they wanted me to come back. I’m not sure if this means I’m going to all the sudden starting coming on here and blogging every week like I used to.

I’m still definitely keeping this blog. I will still post when I need to, and I am making some major alterations to it, so stay tuned!!! But, first, there will be some changes:
1. All photostories are going on Picasa. I probably will make a page on here linking to all my picasa photostory albums, not to mention the ton I’ve added here. It is just way to hard to upload them to both, and it is so much easier on Picasa.
2. Feefee the Fairy is also probably discontinuing, at least for a  while, it never really got anywhere.
3. All of “my stuff” like Tween Girl’s Daybook, or random thoughts from myself, are all being moved to my new blog, which I will mention soon.

I will try to be working on this blog for the next couple of days and try to get it to where it supposed to go. For now, please please please check out my other stuff! Because, I haven’t been gone from the internet, I’ve actually been here the whole time

VISIT MY PICASA ALBUMS HERE

ADD ME AS A FRIEND ON MY SPECIAL FACEBOOK PROFILE HERE
^This facebook profile was made specially for my online friends. My personal account has some PI I would rather not share.

I hope all of you understand! Talk to you soon! Hang in there!

Kanani’s Luau Costume! LOVE IT!

(sorry this is so small) Kanani’s Aloha Outfit

Kanani’s Pajamas.

Kanani’s Beach Outfit, including her bathing suit, life jacket, and paddleboard set.

Paddleboard Set

Monk Seal Set

Kanani’s Shaved Ice Stand

Kanani’s Accessories

Kanani’s Lounge Set

Have fun! My friend and I are listening to hawaiian music and watching Lilo and Stitch tonight…..

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!! Yep, it’s officially 2011!!!!!!!!!!! YAYAYAYAYAYA! My BFF Abby (you may know her as pepperlot, Abby@CCGA) spent the night tonight and we aren’t planning on going to bed anytime soon! Haha! We gathered in my mom and dad’s room and watched the ball drop. Then, when 2011 hit, we opened a bottle of sparkling grape juice and gave New Years cheers! Then, of course, we went outside and banged pots and pans. LOL. Then I had the crazy idea to get out the iHome (the thing you plug music into to make it loud) , plug it in outside, and play loud music! Hahaha we are so dorky but it was fun anyway. Now we are waiting for AG, who is as slow as an old man, to update their site! Yay! My dolls are excited, too. They had fun eating cake and watching the ball drop!
Well, Lanie now feels like old news. Melanie and Rebecca (Abby’s dolls) are trying to cheer her up, but inside they are praying that Abby will decide to get Kanani. XD

 :)  :)  :)  :)

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! I hope you guys had a WONDERFUL day and that you got everything you wanted. Let us be reminded that today is NOT about Santa, presents, treats, etc. It’s about our Savior Christ Jesus being born in Bethlehem over 2000 years ago. He is the TRUE reason for the season and why Christmas is what it is. Unfortunately people nowadays try to block that from us, saying how Christmas is about gifts or winter or whatever. CHRISTmas is about CHRIST, and we can’t forget that this holiday season. I pray that all of you and your families have a wonderful Christmas and Christmas break! (and to you guys up north, don’t take advantage of the snow! We don’t have any )

It was early December 25—Christmas morning. It was the day people had been talking about for months. The dolls were still asleep, dreaming about what the morning would bring.

“IIIIIITTTTTTSSSSS CCCCCHHHHHHRRRRRIIIIISSSSSTTTTMMMMMAAAAASSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” shouted Samantha on the top of her lungs.

“IIIIIITTTTTSSSSSS CHHHHHRRRRIIIIISSSTTTMMMMASSSS!” repeated Kit.

The girls got up and began jumping on their sisters to wake them up.

“What’s all this about?” asked an annoyed Kathleen.

“ITS CHRISTMAS!” shouted Kit in reply.

Poor Eva and Addy were getting stomped on by Samantha.

The rambunctious two soon awoke the whole gang. The girls had decided to sleep in their Christmas dresses, because for one, Madeline was too lazy to change them, and second, because they had been so tired after their Christmas Eve service and gift exchange that they just hit the sack. 

“Oh my goodness, sisters,” said Elsie. “It is again the day of our Saviors birth! Now let us go and see what treats Saint Nicholas brought!”

“Oh Elsie, you’re so old fashioned.” Samantha sighed. “PRESENTS FROM SANTA EVERYONE! LET’S GO!!!!!”

The girls walked quietly into their living room, filled with beautiful gifts. 

“Santa” had eaten the cookies and milk and left a special note to the girls. 

Molly picked up the note to read it.

“Dear girls, Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas! You all were very good girls. Thanks for the cookies and the reindeer food. Comet couldn’t get enough!
*Samantha – watch that mouth of yours. I don’t want you on my naughty list.

Merry Christmas!
Santa Claus

Next the dolls darted to presents. Unfortunately Madeline did not have time to wrap them like normally but the dolls were excited anyway. Kit and Sammi got into all the candy.

Felicity and Eva loved the clothes Santa brought them.

Felicity loved the crimson red color of Kit’s Christmas Dress and Eva loved the Cheerleading outfit and Diva nail stickers!

Julie loved the Rebecca Play Scenes and Paper Dolls and the Princess and the Frog movie she got.

Kathleen and Lulu were the first the open the stocking. They also loved the Rhema Marvanne CDs. She is the dolls’ favorite singer!

Josefina loved the Shirley Temple movie collection she got, with 14 features!

*Note the Shirley Temple autobiography in the background- I got that too (you can probably tell I love Shirley Temple). I am on chapter 3 and it is great so far! I’s a huge book though!

You can just guess the two girls who were ecstatic about the old-timey sewing machine.

It was a great morning in itself.

Just as Josefina was opening her dvd to see what disks were inside, a small piece of paper dropped out. It read:

“There’s one more gift yet to meet – Follow these clues, this fantastic gift can’t be beat!
Clue 1:
When I first got here, I had a look. Then a bubble bath I took!”

To read the rest of the story, click HERE. If it doesn’t load on your computer, let me know.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!