The Last of November

It's been warm and dry all month, making it very hard to stay indoors. Marly and Ayla decided to go for a walk along the creek.


This time of year the sun is much lower in the sky, and sparkles on the water in new and beautiful patterns.


There are still a few seeds clinging to their pods. I am surprised they have not been blown away by the wind by now.


Ayla listens to a message from the babbling creek. Tomorrow it will snow.


But, today we will enjoy the warm sunshine.

Hugs,
Kiki

Thanksgiving

It's been such a busy day that I have barely have time to post. All of us modern girls got dressed up for a Thanksgiving Day feast. We think of this day as a chance to reflect on what we are grateful for in our lives.

Kit is the pastry chef and if rolling out the dough for the pumpkin pies.


Emily is in charge of the decorations and...


...the turkey!


We are thankful for friends and family, and all of YOU!

Hugs,
Kiki

New Orleans Girls

Hi again! I wanted to report that Cécile is right at home here with us.



Holly insisted she try on some modern clothes and come meet the gang at the treehouse. Everyone thought she was really sweet. But, we knew something was wrong. Didn't she like us?


It turned out that Cécile was just uncomfortable in modern clothes. She put back on her dress from her own time period and then her long lost sister, Rosalie, came running down the stairs.


It was a wonderful reunion and I took a quick photo. Cécile and Rosalie are busy setting up their home and said I am welcome to come visit any time so I will be reporting more later.

Au revoir!
Kiki, who is now learning French! teehee

Kiki's Day at the AG Store

Guess what! This post is about me! Yep, I got to do something very worthy of reporting on and sharing. Yesterday Holly and I got to go to Denver to the American Girl Store. I've been there before so I got to show her around.




Look at all the dolls waiting to go to new homes! And behind us is the salon where dolls can get their hair done.



Christmas presents! I need to make my list!



Holly and I really liked this girl named Cécile. We begged and begged to bring her home, and finally Tía Meli said OKAY!



We said goodbye to the dolls in the store and wished them well. They told us not to worry because they will all have new homes soon. Besides (and this is a secret) they have a great time at night after the store closes. They play with the horses and other animals, eat yummy doll food, have concerts with the musical instruments and do all kinds of fun things!



Next, we got to go next door to the doll friendly restaurant for dinner. They have special chairs for us to sit at the table. It's a pretty fancy restaurant, and Holly was amazed. Of course, I've been there before!



When dolls eat there they get a special dessert for free! That's how I like to be treated. We felt like royalty!



After all that shopping and food it was getting late. We took a photo of the pretty lights outside and headed home. I have to admit that Holly and I both fell asleep in the car and I had sweet dreams of ice cream and dolls.

The Larson's Cabin

Hello from Kiki! Today we are going to visit the Larson cabin. They live in a lovely valley in the mountains and have been working hard on getting the new cabin ready for winter. I took some photos to show the progress they have made.
In the main area they have a new fireplace. They also made a hearth rug to place in front of it. I hope they have more firewood outside!



Kirsten is really proud of the new table and chairs because she painted them a lovely blue to remind her of Sweden. Her big sister, Greta, added the flower designs to make them even prettier.



There is still a lot to do in the cabin, but at least Greta and Kirsten are cozy and warm for winter.

That's all for now!

~ Kiki