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A New Friend At The Stables!

After school, Felicity and Elizabeth thought it would be fun to take Sugar out on a ride. Grabbing up the saddle and bridle, the girls headed to the stables.

As Felicity put on the saddle, Elizabeth put on the bridle. "Good girl..." Elizabeth said softly to Sugar.

To Elizabeth's surprise, Sugar tossed her head, throwing the bridle to the floor. Elizabeth sighed, picking up the bridle as she turned to Felicity.

"Felicity, I need help!" Elizabeth said holding up the bridle, "What has gotten into her today? She won't let me put this on!"

"Here, let me try," Felicity said and Elizabeth gratefully handed over the bridle.

Elizabeth watched expectantly as Felicity slipped it over Sugar's nose...passed her ears...it was almost buckled...

...until, she tossed her head again with a rebellious neigh!

Felicity and Elizabeth both looked at each other, shrugging their shoulders in defeat.

"I guess she doesn't want to go riding today," Elizabeth said sadly.

"Hey, I couldn't help hearing your horse," a girl called from another stall. "Do you need some help?"

Felicity and Elizabeth looked toward the new girl with a smile. "Sure, go right ahead!" Elizabeth said, handing her the bridle.

The girl held up a finger, "Wait, I know exactly what your horse needs! Be back in a sec." She said, before darting off. A minute later she came back with the perfect horse snack.

An Apple!

Sugar took a bite, neighing happily. "Nows your chance!" the girl whispered to Elizabeth.

As Sugar gobbled up the apple, Elizabeth was able to put the bridle on easily!

Felicity high-fived Elizabeth, both beaming wide smiles at the girl.

"That was awesome! Thanks so much!" they said.

"What's your name? We should totally go riding together sometime!" Felicity added.

"My name's Saige," she said with a laugh, "And, I'd love that!"

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I'm so excited to add Saige to our doll family! With my own saved up money and an AG Giftcard I got for Christmas, I got her Starter Collection...

I can't wait to take more pictures of her! For now, here's a few of her ring and some of her accessories:

Saige's ring is taped to the inside of the box, so it can be easily overlooked if you're not careful.

This is so unique, I love that AG made her a ring!

It slips on her pointer finger and is so adorable.

Her little purse is my favorite in her accessories and I love the earrings too.

Her hairstyle is gorgeous!

Elizabeth and Felicity can't wait to become better friends with Saige and have her meet their other friends too! :)

Barnes & Noble Caroline Abbott Doll Giveaway!

Over the weekend I stopped in the Barnes & Noble bookstore to look around and
guess who I saw?!

...Miss Caroline Abbott! They are giving away a FREE Caroline doll that you can enter to win! Barnes and Noble Bookstores worldwide in the U.S. are doing these giveaways so go check out your local Barnes and Noble! The Giveaway ends October 4th, 2012.

The display was awesome and showed Caroline's stories well! And, she was SO adorable!

Her face is darling, and my pictures (taken from my iPod) don't do her justice. Her eyes looked more grey to me than blue in the bookstore lighting, but were gorgeous! I wish I could've taken off her hairnet to see those bouncy curls.

I liked her outfit and shoes too, the pale pink is pretty with her skin tone.

They had a section full of her books too: Meet Caroline, Caroline's Secret Message,
A Surprise for Caroline, Caroline Takes a Chance, Caroline's Battle, and Changes for Caroline. I also took a peek at Caroline's Play Scenes & Paper Dolls and Caroline's Color & Craft!

Mini Caroline was just too cute!! I may have to get her sometime....:)

My family and I made sure to enter!! If you don't have a Barnes and Noble near you, you can enter online too! Just Click Here.

Did you enter the Caroline Giveaway at Barnes and Noble?

Welcome to New American Girl Caroline Abbott!

The day is finally here...Caroline Abbott and her collection are up on the American Girl website!! There are also several new My American Girl products for Winter! I'm so excited, I love the new stuff!

Here's some of my favorites of this release...

Caroline's Travel Outfit--I love the print and the puffy jacket is gorgeous! (Though, I'm disappointed that it's all sold seperately...)

Caroline's Birthday Dress--This color is beautiful on her! I expect it would look so pretty on Elizabeth too!

Caroline's Winter Outfit--LOVE this! Blue is definitely Caroline's color. :)

Caroline's Table and Chairs Set--I think this is so pretty! Reminds me of Felicity's set, I like the dark wood.

Reindeer Pajamas--I want these so bad! Those reindeer ears are beyond adorable! I can see Mia in them now...

Casual Chic Outfit--I like that American Girl came out with another everyday kind of outfit! And, the jeans look cute!

Pretty Pink Coat--These colors are so sweet together!

Purple Party Outfit--This is my favorite of the two Holiday Outfits AG came out with! I love the purple!! It looks very festive. :)

There's lots more to see too, be sure to check it out yourself at the American Girl website, by clicking HERE.

I'm looking forward to learning more about Caroline and reading her stories! Kathleen Ernst, Author of the Caroline books, did a new  post on her blog today to welcome Caroline too! You can read it here...http://sitesandstories.wordpress.com/2012/09/04/meet-caroline-and-her-home-town/

Are you planning on getting Caroline? Any of the new items? If you are I'd love to hear from you or see your pictures! :)