{ My 11th birthday! }

Cindy baked a confetti birthday cake and cupcakes to eat after dinner and bought a tub of my favorite ice cream- Blue Bunny Double Strawberry! I was surprised that she remembered that- but hey, that's what sisters are for!

{ Christina & Her Head-in-a-Hole Fun! }

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{ Deadwood } Part I

Sup peeps!!  I am so stoked to share my adventure with you!  As you most likely know by now from the girls, we had to leave the Outer Banks of N.C. and head inland for a few days to avoid those hurricane force winds that Arthur was sharing up and down the coast.  So, we ended up at this really small (and kinda boring) campground out in the middle of nowhere.....seriously, I'm not jokin', it was like in the middle of a soybean field!  BUT, right across the road from the campground was this place called DEADWOOD.  Yep, you read it right.  Now, when I first saw the sign as we pulled in to the campground, I thought to myself; oh yeah, that place sounds happenin' (extreme sarcasm) and wrote it off as B-O-R-I-N-G.  The next morning I got up and figured what the heck; I'd go and check it out.....I mean what's to lose other than a few precious hours watching the soybeans grow, right?

{ Afternoon at the Bay } Part II

Good golly, I cannot believe it has taken me this long to finish sharing my day at the beach!  I was busy with lots of end-of-the-year school activities; we had my 5th grade graduation, stinky SOL testing, super-fun awards ceremonies (I made the A-B honor roll!) and a couple end-of-the-year parties with friends. But now summer is here and I am super excited!

Okay, so, continuing on with my afternoon at the bay.....

I ended up finding 13 pieces of sea glass! I didn't end up finding any rare colors (total bummer!) but I did find greens, whites, and browns. Some of the browns were more amber colored, which are really pretty! I'm excited to add them to my collection!

Happy Valentine's Day!

It's the day after but the wish for you is still the same!  For the longest time now Zoey has asked for a set of Bitty Baby Twins.  I've discouraged her from them since it would mean the purchasing of two dolls, she already has a Bitty Baby and the twins are a pricey purchase that I worry she would outgrow after just a short while.  The first time she asked for them I thought it was just an impulse thing but they remained on her list.  I saw this blonde girl Bitty Twin (retired) on eBay for a nice price and she seemed to be in good shape for having a tag that read 2002.  She arrived just in time for Valentine's Day and she is so sweet!!  Tickled that we got her and boy was Zoey surprised because she wasn't expecting to get a Bitty Twin ever after all our discussions about them.  So, she now has one little blonde Bitty Twin who she has named Emma.  Emma has warmed our hearts here this Valentine's Day, that's for sure.  I know there won't be many more days of her wanting to play with a baby doll so I will treasure the ones that she does while they're here.  
Hoping you enjoyed a joyous and love filled day this year!

{ We're All Still Here! }

Well, as you all know, yesterday was Alien Abduction Day!  I wore my protective foil hat to school and boy did I get some strange looks!  Haha, but at least I was safe.....deep down, I sorta wished aliens had come and taken some of those annoying boys away for at least a few days!  Anywho, when I got home, Frolics was waiting for me in his favorite chair. 

{ WARNING! Alien Abduction Day! }

Hello all!  Christina here....

Did ya'll know that tomorrow, March 20th, is Alien Abduction Day?!?!?!  Who knew?  I sure didn't and when I found out, I decided to see what I needed to do to NOT be abducted by those goofy looking little creatures!  Ewww!  Their big eyes like totally creep me out!  My brain is not open for business....no reading by creepy, height-challenged little strangers!

So - the answer is..........aluminum foil!  Get that!  Apparently, if we wear aluminum foil hats to sheild our brains, then it acts like a Faraday cage and stops the aliens from being able to read our minds.  Whoa, that is soooooo cool.

{ Amazing Sunset }

So, if you are one of our Instagram peeps, you know that we had to leave the beach in North Carolina for a few days so we didn't get blown away by Hurricane Arthur!  We ended up at a funny little campground in the middle of "Nowhere, NC"......well, the town was actually called "Bear Grass" which totally gave us the creeps since neither of us like the idea of running into a bear up close and personal!  Any-who, we were not allowed back on Hatteras island for a few days after the hurricane and that made both Hollie and me very sad.  We both really missed the beautiful sunsets over the Pamilico Sound that we get to see every evening when camping there.

Finally, we got the official "okay" to return and we arrived just in time to ride over and take in the GORGEOUS sunset that evening!  Hollie and I just sat there in silence as the sun dropped in a glorious explosion of color!  It was totally amazing!!!  Honey and Boo loved it too!

{♥ My Valentine's Project ♥}

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{ Liebster Award }

Right.  So this is, like, totally new to us girls - and Trey!  Super cool!  But, a bit daunting too.  We have been nominated by four different blogs; AGDTime, Marisa AG, Chestnut Street Dolls and Steampunk Addie.  Thanks to all!!  Now, to the questions.....

Questions from:   AGDTime

1.  Which AG doll do you want next?  #61 or Sonali2.  Pleasant company or AG?  Mattel's AG
3.  Saige or Isabelle?  BOTH girls live here!
4.  Summer or Winter?  Love both but Summer wins.
5.  Fall or Spring?  Ohhh, this is definitely BOTH!
6.  Bittys or 18 inch?  So sorry Bitty Baby but we are partial to 18" girls.
7.  Youtube or Blogs?  Blogs for now!
8.  Favorite hobbie?  Photography, clay foods, drawing & reading.
9.  What is your favorite game?  Yahtzee
10. iPad or iPhone?  Both!
11. Favorite color?  Blue & pink.

Questions from:  Marisa AG

1.   When did you start blogging?  September 2013
2.   What made you want to start a blog?  Our love of photography.  We were inspired by Pleasant Piper's blog. 
3.   What is your favorite doll?  We cannot pick just one but Cindy was our first! ♥
4.   What doll do you want next?  #61 or Sonali
5.   What doll should AG make next? (Like traits of a doll that you'd like, hair color/length, eyes, face mold, etc.)  We'd like to see a doll of color with a new face shape....one that reflects a fun loving, modern day girl.
6.   How many blogs do you currently contribute to?  Just this one!
7.   Do you plan to start any more blogs?  Nope....not enough time in the day!
8.   Where is your favorite place to photograph your dolls?  At the beach!
9.   How good do you think you are at taking doll photos?  Our readers seem to love our photography.....and we are thrilled everyone thinks so.  Why?  Because of our attention to detail.
10. Will you ever "grow out of" dolls? Why/ why not?  Never, because we are all little girls at heart.
11. Do you prefer Historicals, My American Girls, or Girl of the Year dolls?  The latter two.


Questions from:  Steampunk Addie

1.  What is your favorite toy ever made?  American Girl, duh. ☺
2.  What is your favorite toy you ever had?  Cindy.
3.  What is your favorite color?  Blue & pink.
4.  What is your favorite scent?  Umm, so many....let me narrow it down and get back to this later.
5.  What is your favorite moving picture?  Well, right now we're really into the When Calls the Heart TV series.  All us girls are crushing on Constable Jack Thornton! ♥♥♥♥♥
6.  If you could time travel, when and where?  The Holy Land, during the lifetime of Jesus.
7.  If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who?  Jesus, during his ministry on earth.
8.  What event in history would you change, and why?  The bombing of the World Trade Center - so that all those people would still be with their families.
9.  Are you a geek, or a nerd?  Neither. 
10. What would be your superpower if you could choose?  To heal people's physical illnesses, pain and diseases. 
11. What would be your supername be?  Oh gosh, that's too hard.  We'll think on this and add it later.


Questions from:  Chestnut Street Dolls

1. What is the name of your blog? Dolly Dorm Diaries  Why?  Since many girls live here, we thought "dorm" sounded more appropriate than "house".  And, "Diaries" because we like to write about all the girls' experiences. 
2. Why do you think you got this award?  Ummmm.  We hope it's because we have fun stories and nice photos to go with them.
3. Do you have the slightest idea what/who 'Liebster' is? (I don't)  Nope, but Steampunk Addy has a good explanation on her blog!
4. Do you have, or would you make, any custom dolls?  The only custom is our handsome young man, Trey.  He was done by someone else.  We do have another custom coming to the dorm soon though!
5. Would you ever dye your hair?  NOPE!
6. Night owl or morning person?  Definitely a night owl - totes!!!
7. Do you have a nickname? If so, what is it and why?  No, no nickname.
8. Was it hard to pick 11 people to nominate?  YES, because we didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings and we didn't want to duplicate another blog's picks!  That was hard to do!
9. Least favorite book character and why.  Does Wall-e count?  We hated that story and the movie.
10. Was it hard to answer #9? Why?  No, cause we totally disliked it! 
11. What job do you think you'll have in the future (for adults, what job do you have now)?  Well, one of us is a grown up and her job is a professional photographer. :)  The other is still a teenager and she is not sure what she wants to be yet.  But we bet it will be something creative cause she's a true artist!


Questions from:  Pippaloo For Dolls

1. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning? How tired we are!  Sad but true. 
2. What is the most frivolous thing you own?  Gotta think on this one!
3. How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop lollipop?  Great question - don't have the answer!! :)
4. What is your least favorite word?  "Like"
5. Where do you wish you could be right now?  On a beach with warm sand between our toes!
6.  Name one 20th century invention that will be obsolete within the next 20 years.  Encyclopedias
7.  Use one word to describe your favorite place.  Escape
8.  Why?  Because the beach we go to is very non commercial and we get to spend every day, all day long on the beach doing nothing but looking for shells and sea glass! It truly is an 'escape' from our everyday life and it's never long enough!
9.  What is your favorite time of the year?  This is a toss up....we love each season for different reasons.  Christmas in Winter, Easter in the Spring, Beach in the Summer and the crisp coolness of a colorful Fall day! 
10. What is the one skill you wish you had that seems to come naturally to some others?  Being organized and being able to KEEP IT THAT WAY!  Ugh, it's an everyday challenge!
11. Name the one person who has inspired you the most.  We know this might seem hard to believe but it is Jesus because he influences the way we live everyday.  We'd be very different people if it weren't for His influence in our lives.   


Questions from:  The Dazzling Dollies

1. What is your favorite doll outfit?  Pick one?  No way!! We have too many super cute ones, lol!
2. Jelly Beans or Peeps?  Jelly Beans!
3. What is the next doll you would get?  Ummm, #61 or maybe make a med/dark skin custom.
4. Beach or boardwalk?  Hands down