Meeting Grace Thomas in person at AG store

Grace Thomas American Girl of the Year

So I made a pilgrimage with my daughter to the American Girl store today to see the new Girl of the Year, Grace Thomas.  She really is surprisingly lovely in person.  The dark hair paired with blue eyes is striking.  Her dessert displays are also quite ornate and detailed.  Here is a video of her French Bakery display.

 

 

 

 

 

Sharing Some Links



Lunch at AG Café with Loaner Doll

I love all things American Doll, probably more than my daughter.  Here are two links to two very interesting perspectives on la vida AG.

• Thanks For Nothing, “American Girls” (Why I Hate American Girl Dolls), by Stephanie Sprenger http://www.stephaniesprenger.com/2013/12/11/thanks-nothing-american-girls-hate-american-girl-dolls/
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• American Girl dolls: Love ‘em or loathe ‘em?, by Nadine Silverthorne http://www.todaysparent.com/blogs/on-our-minds/american-girl-dolls-love-em-or-loathe-em/

Girl of the Year Doll Diversity



Grace Thomas American Girl Website

I have to say I am disappointed that the American Girl of the Year selections continue to lack diversity.  There have been 13 Girls of the Year.  Of these 13- 6 have had brown hair, 5 blonde hair and 2 red hair.  Of the 13, more half, 6 have had blue eyes, 4 hazel and just 3 with brown eyes.  The combination of brown hair with brown eyes has only happened twice, once with Marisol Luna and once with Jess McConnell.  I would really like to see a broader variation, perhaps an F0935 or an F1265? 

Year	Doll Name	Hair Color	Eye Color
2001	Lindsey Bergman	Brown	Blue
2003	Kailey Hopkins	Blonde	Brown
2005	Marisol Luna	Brown	Brown
2006	Jess McConnell	Brown	Brown
2007	Nicki Fleming	Blonde	Blue
2008	Mia St. Clair	Red	Hazel
2009	Chrissa Maxwell	Brown	Blue
2010	Lanie Holland	Blonde	Hazel
2011	Kanani Akina	Brown	Hazel
2012	McKenna Brooks	Blonde	Blue
2013	Saige Copeland	Red	Blue
2014	Isabelle Palmer	Blonde	Hazel
2015	Grace Thomas	Brown	Blue

AG Car for Christmas!

American Girl Julie's Car

All the excess of Christmas this year left my head spinning.  But it was simply spectacular to watch my daughter open American Girl gifts.  The delight on her face—priceless.  The delight on my face- nearly priceless.  The big gift, thanks to a great American Girl sale before Christmas was Julie’s Volkswagen.  First of all the box it arrived in was enormous, large enough to hold layers of Styrofoam and a very heavy bodied car.  I had to wrap this box right away when it arrived.  There was simply no way to stow it away under a bed or in a closet like most gifts, it was simply too large.  The blue paint is beautiful.  My daughter nearly immediately took Saige for a spin, but also packed her stuffed animals and Barbies in to take them for a ride, too.  My one complaint is that the doors don't open.

Inside Julie's Car