We are officially the biggest fans of American Girl. Well, not officially, but big fans nonetheless. The first doll arrived in 2005, beautiful Marisol, to be followed by the Bitty Twins and the Just-Like-Me doll, and countless outfits, shoes, and accessories.
Imagine the excitement when there was to be an in-theatres-only movie of Kit Kittredge in the summer of 2008. Well, we waited patiently, checking the movie listings in the newspaper everyday only to realized the dream wasn't happening for us. We had to wait for Santa to bring a DVD copy at Christmas. But worth the wait it was; Rachel has probably watched it 30 times (me, at least 10).
Then came Chrissa in January, 2009. (Thank goodness that movie came out directly to DVD.) The story is about standing up to bullies and that it is not wrong to tell someone if that is happening. Great movie; led to lots of discussions of growing up, being kind, and being strong.
Where is this commercial for American Girl going? Hang on.
In the movie some of the girls had these cute knit winter hats that allowed a ponytail to "pop" through. So, despite all the lessons learned about self-esteem and being a good friend, what did we walk away with in our minds? Those hats!!! We had to have one (or two...)! So begins my attempts at knitting a hat. Funny, isn't it? Me? Knit? Craziness!
Santa Art had brought a knitting loom for Christmas that year and off we went. Twenty attempts later, hat-happiness was created! A new one was requested for this winter....a girl just can't have enough accessories, can she?
Once in a while, I actually feel a wee bit of pride for pulling it off. It's a hard audience to please around here.
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