London 2012 Photo Contest Entries! Vote Today!

Hola peeples!

These are the sixteen entries for our London 2012 Photo Contest!

The photo's theme should fall into at least one of the following categories:

1) Sports

2) Hobbies

3) Britishy

4) The Olympics

The more creative the pic, the better!

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Now a week (or so) of voting commences!

Vote today!

Vote as a comment on this post 

or 

as an email to nora.demington@gmail.com

Feel free to vote for more than one photo.

And you are allowed to vote for yourself.

Last day to vote is August 24th.

Then the votes will be tallied.

The photos in the top 50% will be examined by our judge (Penny) 

and the 3 medalists will be chosen from that group.

The gold medalist will receive the $20 AG gift card.

And the silver and bronze medalists will receive the glory of being 

the silver and bronze medalists. ;-)

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Entry Number One

Some of my dolls are competing in the soccer section of the Olympics!

Entry Number Two

Here is a picture of Merida practicing her archery skills for the Olympics. 

Entry Number Three

British Teatime

Entry Number Four

The girls you see are training for the Olympics. Everyone is positioned on their own except MAG 24 in the front, in which my lovely sister held her feet for me! It's basically a shot where everyone is in the middle of their skills, except Kanani, who is practicing her poses while she waits for her turn on beam. McKenna is doing a split on the beam. Kelsey (back) is being spotted on holding her cast to handstand on the bar. MAG 24 (Alyssa) is in the middle of a flip when the photo is taken. Nicki is the gymnastics coach.

Entry Number Five

"Here's Zephineah, Olympic Gold Medalist for the 2016 Rhythmic Gymnastics competition!" Zeppy said in her booming announcer's voice *sigh*  "I wish I could be an olympian! I would kick the pants off of those other girls!...Well, maybe not, but it would be really cool!"

 Zeppy's working hard on her flexibility so she can get sponsored and let her dreams carry her all the way to the top! Or should she say Gold... :)

Entry Number Six

Inky admires the athletes who compete in the whitewater kayak events. Here she is at Sabino Canyon, Arizona, practicing for her own Olympic Debut in 2020!

Entry Number Seven

These are my 3 dolls Emmy, DeLilah and McKenna who have Olympic Spirit! 

Entry Number Eight

The first doll is Kit. 

She is special because she can't hear very well and has a hearing aid.

The second doll is Hannalexis (mag#30). 

She is special because she only has 1 leg.

The third doll is Claire (mag #41 re-wigged). 

She is special because she can't use her legs so she has a wheel chair. 

The fourth doll is Katniss (ruthie re-wigged).

She is special because she is blind, so she can't see.

They are all different and all special. 

They are all going to be in the Olympics or Paralympics, 

and that makes them more special!

Entry Number Nine

Here`s the pic of my doll that`s representing my country the Philippines 

by being the flag bearer :D 

Entry Number Ten

Quinn and Lanie's Day of Sports!

In this picture Lanie has so many sports she loves! And Quinn was dying to take a photoshoot with her new camera so they went to the football field! 

Quinn decided that since Lanie loves soccer and football to mix it up a little and have Lanie throwing a football and wearing her soccer shirt!

Entry Number Eleven

Kanani takes a deep breath before her dive at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Entry Number Twelve

My doll McKenna is eating her Olympics breakfast before heading off to gymnastics practice.

Entry Number Thirteen

It's time for the Olympic Gymnastics competition, and McKenna is up on the beam, showing off her flexibility. Kenna Dawn and Coach Rebecca are off in the corner, where Coach is telling her exactly what to do. Their competition, Team U.K., are walking in dressed in their fancy pink leotards, and the crowd is cheering them all on.

Entry Number Fourteen

Cyela skateboarding (with a tea set on her head)

Entry Number Fifteen

Jackie and Penny go for the gold in the local horse show.    

Entry Number Sixteen

This is what happens when my dolls get the urge to sew something.

Vote today!

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or 

as an email to nora.demington@gmail.com

Every vote counts!!!

p.s. If you sent in an entry and you don't see it here, email it to 

nora.demington@gmail.com asap 

and be sure to comment below telling us that it is missing.

Thanks for visiting us today!

Giveaway Lanie Now Olivia!

Hola! So who did the winner of the Summer 2012 Doll Giveaway choooooooose? Lanie!

Lanie is off in her new home now making new friends.

And getting a new name: Olivia Caroline Holland.

Here are some pics that were shared with us.

Check out the blog where Olivia is making her debut: http://americangirltrivia.weebly.com/index.html

Lots of fun AG stuff going on over there, so be sure to check it out!

Thanks for sharing your pics with us giveaway winner!

And thanks for visiting us today readers!

p.s. The London 2012 Photo Contest entries will be the next blog post. :-)

Questions for Us Answered!

We posted a thingy awhile ago asking you to ask us questions and we got several good ones.

So here we go!

1) How many dolls do we have here in Badger's Wood?

Hmmm, we lost count a long time ago. For AG, definitely more than 35, maybe somewhere like 50....

We also have about 4 Karito Kids, 2 Kidz n Cats, and a whole colony of Monster High dolls. We also have Corpse Bride dolls, Lalaloopsy dolls, and probably other brands we can't remember right now. If you haven't caught on -- we collect toys, all sorts of toys, lots of toys. ;-)

2) What was the first doll to arrive in Badger's Wood? 

How many years have you been collecting? 

Molly was the first doll to arrive in BW. When did she arrive? We aren't actually sure. We were very small at the time and have a horrible memory. Penny says it was around the time we got our first dog and also when she sprained her ankle (for the first time -- she is slightly accident-prone). And it was definitely for Christmas.

So how many years have we been collecting American Girl/Pleasant Company items? Probably over 20 years. Close to the amount of time AG has existed. Yes, Penny is that old. She is like ancient. I am surprised there isn't a museum and an archaeological site dedicated to her at our house. ;-)

(If I don't post anymore, it's because she killed me for that....)

3) What dolls are you planning to get? 

Are there going to be anymore Twiggs or Demingtons?

Well, there a couple blonde MyAGs that we have been eyeballing, but when we see them in person they don't always say "get me! get me!"

We are excited to get Caroline. Though she looks like Lanie quite a bit, we definitely want to support AG's historical line and we will get her this year.

We will also be keeping an eye out for new MyAGs they release. We like the newest curly-haired girl, but not enough to order her since we do plan on getting one or two of the bald dolls. We would like to make a boy AG out of one of the bald dolls.

Which one do you think will look best as a boy???

There won't be anymore Demingtons in the future. Just the three of us, Nora, Ellie, and Maggie. But we are close to Stella, our step-sister. So that make us a pretty happy group of four.

As far as Twiggs, ya never know. Maple is too focused on being the center of attention to really put up with siblings. She is satisfied with having cousins though.

Which families do you think we should expand?

4) Did you major in writing? O_o?

Interesting question. Yes and no. The Main Human Overlord, Penny, did not major in creative writing, English or literature, but she did major in something that requires a lot of reading and writing.

If you like writing, there are a lot of majors, minors, and career options out there for you. Being able to communicate clearly is a great advantage -- especially in this age when everyone just emails each other, sends PDFs back and forth, chats online, rarely talks on the phone, and barely ever sees each other in person. Even if you are interested in a career in the sciences, being able to write well and persuasively is a skill you should foster.

Here is our advice for tweens, teens, and college-age peeps about majors-- even though you didn't ask for it:

Look at college course books for local colleges, community colleges, and/or larger universities (whatever you can get your hands on, literally or online) and read through them carefully. Figure out which courses sound the most interesting to you and which ones you would be excited to sign up for. 

Is there one subject that offers 6 or more courses you want to take? That's probably what you should be majoring in. If it ends up being equine science, or fashion design, or Korean, or interpretative dance, or culinary arts, or car repair, or cinematography, or European history, or whatevers - go for it. You only live once.

So while we didn't major in writing -- A lifetime of reading and writing has made us able to string sentences together in a mostly logical manner. Books are awesome. We recommend them. We are pretty much always reading about ten at a time. Not because we are geniuses, but because we have short attention spans..... Squirrel!!! ;-)

Wow, that was a long answer.....

Thanks for visiting us today!

If you have more questions for us -- please feel free to ask them here!

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Subaru, unless you live in a place where it never snows.

What kind of pet to get?

None, unless you don't mind cleaning up after them.

POOP!!!

How to make bananas ripen less quickly?

We have no clue.

There is a lot of scientific debate about this...

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