Well, I'm a bit late on the Toy Party. A big thanks to Scrappy Jessi for putting this cute little toy show together :)
I still have so many blogs to visit and can't wait to see all of the dolls and toys you all played with.
We lost our beloved Basset Hound, Clarabelle this week. We are heart broken to say the least. It's so hard when they are such a big part of your family. I'm really not sure what else to say because it's so difficult to talk about.......so I will show you some dolls and toys from my childhood.
Every girl needs a baby doll and a pink poodle. Yep that's me! I've been fortunate enough to be born a blond, turn into a red head and grow up as a brunette! Does anyone know the name of the baby doll I'm holding? Maybe she's a beanie baby?
I still love chairs to this day, I'm sitting in a lawn chair that my mom made for me, I had tons of these. Yes, that's my grandmothers chair from my Craft Studio, just covered now with different fabric. I had no clue it was plaid! Wish I still had that fabric.
Oh my gosh! Am I wearing Mary Jane's? I just noticed this....not sure.....gosh I hope so! lol
If I could pick one thing from my childhood to keep, it would be this darling rocking chair. Maybe someday I'll find one for Jake :)
OK, back to the toy party. Of course my fondest memory, Kiddles. You can read about them in my previous post here.
I still have my Crissy, Velvet and Tiffany Taylor dolls. I loved them! Probably because I could make their hair different colors, long or short. I would have photographed them but they are not in lady-like mode....they need some clothes. Someday I'll dress the gals up :)
I loved playing with the Sunshine family dolls too.....that grandpa always cracked me up, he was suppose to be an old man but had such a boyish face.
What would a little girl do without her Raggedy Ann and Andy. Don't you just love the little I love you hearts on their chest? That is my favorite part. Andy is missing his hat but other than that they are in good shape.
Of course I had tons of Barbie's and only have a few of the originals now. My favorite all time Barbie was P.J. Malibu Barbie. Not sure why, maybe because she was so tan and had groovy sun glasses. I bought the throw-back a few years back. I do have quite a large collection of Barbie's and Kelly dolls (my husband has them locked away, and in the original boxes). Maybe I'll open them up someday.....aye? Just kidding :) *wink*.
Remember the Atari? I thought I was such a "cat" playing pong.
Some of my favorite games are still popular today like Pay Day, Yahtzee, Boggle, Operation and Mousetrap.
During recess we would play "Charlie's Angels". I always had to be Kelly Garrett (Jaclyn Smith), or I wouldn't play! lol. Now why oh why didn't I keep these dolls! Oh, and last but not least (my husbands personal favorite). The Bionic Woman---I loved this doll! Especially her red "huge" handbag. I've always loved handbags! Rumor has it my husband had a small crush on her. A much larger crush for this one....and he still does. We are currently watching all of the MTM dvds. It's so amazing all of the decor that we are all using now! The huge Letter "M", for Mary....OK, or Michelle that is in her apartment. Tea towels, clothes, dishes. I get so carried away looking at her apartment, I forget to watch the show. I've never had much of an attention span.
Thanks for looking into my little world.
We miss you Clare, we will take good care of Dolly for you.
August 30, 2001 - April 30, 2008
Love,
Daddy, Mommy, Aaron, Jake,
Dolly Moonbeam and Maggie Mae