What a Grand Ol' Time!

Hellooooo there!

The whole family went to Nashville this weekend and it was totally fantastic! We loved every bit of the trip even though we were there for less than 24 hours.

Nashville has so much character, culture, and interest. And, of course, the best part was that we got to hang out with Sarah, Jill, Andrea, Theo, and their dollies.

Mom is so elated that Sarah took took a picture of me with her radtastic Polaroid SX-70. Mom is so in love with this picture. She really can't stop staring at it. I do think it's mom's favorite picture of me ever.

Thank you a million times over, Sarah! She loves it so much that she's making it Picture 30/365 of the 365 Days Blythe Project.

The whole gang picked up food at Calypso Cafe and went to Shelby Park to take some pictures.


While we were there, the cool girls let me hang out with them...


Zelda finally found her true personality (with help from Sarah)... She's a Scandinavian princess!


Mavis is quite the budding photographer. I am impressed. I usually end up taking pictures of my feet.


Apparently, the park is a popular place for people that like each other. Ramona is too young to understand, though. Mom hasn't told her anything about the birds or the bees.


And I got to spend some time with Andrea's Ebony! We look so much alike yet so different. It's fun having our own personalities. Yay!


Back at Sarah's house, the redheads took a picture together...


Then the blondes...


And, finally, the brunettes...


Andrea's Dynamite Girl and Sarah's Neo Licca are amazing. They look rather intrigued by each other, don't you think?


Ramona seems to have endless amounts of energy. Must be the new bunny outfit Auntie M sent her! She's a little Energizer Bunny. A very pesky one.


Thank you so so so much, Sarah and Brian for all your hospitality. Thank you, Andrea, for the awesome DollsAhoy! pants and Botan rice candy. And thank you, Jill, for letting us ride in your fantastic basket! You guys majorly rock!

Me: Say bye-bye, Butterbear!

Butterbear: Bye-bye!

Greetings from Molli W. Griswold

It's spring break for all us kids this week and I really wanted to go on a family vacation, just like the Griswolds.

Me: Mommy, can we go to Wally World?

Mommy: Sorry, Molli. I can't leave work right now.

Me: But I really wanna go...

Mommy just couldn't get away, so I got Butterbear and packed...


And I waited...


Mommy: Whatcha doin' there, Molli?

Me: Waitin' for the bus...

Mommy: Where are you going?

Me: Wally World, mommy!


Mommy: Are you sure you have enough food there?

Me: Of course!

Mommy: And is Mr. Mollibunny going to be comfortable in there?

Me: I think so... He's little!


Mommy: But you're all mis-matched, little one.

Me: What? Really?


Mommy: Why don't you come back home?

Me: OK... * sniff sniff *

Mommy: We'll go to Nashville this weekend, OK?

Me: OK... * grin *

So I went back inside. Mommy was right, I'm still too little to travel on my own. Maybe someday. At least I get to see Someofmyorange and her girls this weekend! Yippee!

Mommy saved a snapshot of me for Picture 29/365 of the 365 Days Blythe Project to remind me that I still need to stay close by her.

Toots 'n Poots

What a wonderful weekend it was...

Mommy finally finished her week of craziness. In addition to some urgent projects at work, she had some jewelry stuff (craft show at Manuel's Tavern), some accounting class stuff (homework, quiz, and midterm), and some IT class stuff (report and presentation).


I think she felt like a hamster running on a wheel. The week is over, though, and she's feeling much more sane. She sure can sleep - she didn't get up until 2pm today! She's spent most of the weekend resting and spending some great quality time with all of us.

Today, mom and dad made cold noodles and dumplings for lunch. That sounded like a great meal, so I had some too.

Mmmmmm... Cold noodles with dipping sauce, sesame paste, and scallions!


And Chinese vegetable dumplings!


It was all so yummy... I ate 'til I was full to the brim...


Zelda: Molli, did you eat too much again?

Me: * buuurp *


Zelda: Eeew! You smell like cabbage!!!

Me: * poot *


Zelda: Gah! * thud *

Me: Zeldy, you might want to get up soon. There's more where that came from.


Ramona: Those loonies. Yay! I get all the cake to myself. * nom nom nom *


And that's * poot * all folks! We'll * poot * be back * burp * soon!

And, of course, thank you so so so much Rima for my wonderful sundae beret! It's deliciously neapolitan!

B-I-N-G-O

Wow! Has it really been more than a week since I've last blogged? Well, let's bring everyone up to speed on the happenings 'round these parts.

We're soooo behind on the 365 Days Blythe Project! So mom's going to make this a catch-up (ketchup?) shot! Ta da! I present to you Picture 27/365!


A couple of weeks ago, I went to Momocon with our friends. We left Zeldy and Ramona at home since mom had her hands full with me already.

Auntie M and Uncle Oidon were there selling their work, including copies of Pantheon High, Deadshot, Excalibur, and Batman.

There were so many people in cosplay outfits! Verrrry neat! I wish I'd had a cosplay outfit. How would I look in gothic lolita? Hmm...

We also spent some time outside getting some much-needed sun and fresh air. Spring has finally sprung!


Uncle Marky Mark visited us for a while and it was fun to see him again. Sorry, guys and gals, we don't have any pictures from his visit.

We were quite busy all the way through Easter Sunday, when we spent the day with Auntie M and Uncle Oidon.

Look at the enormous cupcake cake that daddy made for the occasion. It was bigger than me! You may recall that mommy wanted this pan a while ago. She saw it at Target and couldn't resist any longer.


To start off the day, mommy and I went to cupcake bingo at Sweet Pockets with Auntie M, June, and Himawari.

I wore my radtastic new sundae hat from Willy-Nilly Waterlily for the special day. Thank you so much, Rima! I loooove it! It's yummy enough to eat.



There was a girl who had a Blythe,
And Bingo was her game-o.
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O

For just 6 Washingtons, you get 5 mini cupcakes and several rounds of bingo-ey goodness. Seriously awesome.

Lennie's cuppycakes are both cute AND yummy!


Flavors (left to right, front to back):

• Cookies and Mint
• Starlight
• Cookies and cream
• Lemon Sunshine
• Bailey’s Kiss

Mom: Molli, where are my cupcakes? They were here a minute ago.

Me: What cupcakes? * hides wrappers *


What fun!

On our way home, we stopped at mommy's office to pick up some work. Of course, Himawari and I wanted to take lotsa detours at the Cartoon Network building.

Auntie M and mom really like this Eames rocker lots. They'd say it ROCKS! He he he. I am cheesy, no?


Mommy's favorite cartoon is Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, so we had to take a picture with this painting. It's BLOO... Get it? Bloo? He he. * slaps knee * I'm really on a roll tonight, aren't I?


I was so lost in thought at one point that I just stared out the window...

Hmm... I think we shall make this Picture 28/365 of the 365 Days Blythe Project. Shame on mommy for being so behind!


Wait, is that Billy's NOSE that I'm sitting on??? Eeeks! Get me down!

Much better...


And then it was off to our egg hunt! Look at us go!!! * hunt hunt hunt *



I felt extra-special because our sweet friend Claudia sent me an adorable dress that she made. It has aqua accents and that's my favorite color! Hugs to you, Claudia!


Ramona invited Himawari to her room to count the eggs we found.


Thanks, for visiting Himawari!


Well, that's about it!

Sorry for the long post and thanks for hanging in there!

Sharing - Part Deux

So you may remember that I'd resolved to share more in 2008.

Well, it's been tough, let me tell you. Thank goodness for New Year's resolutions to keep me on the straight 'n narrow! Recently, my willpower was put to the test.

Zelda and Ramona were hanging out in the living room...


Zelda was brushing up on Princess Ettiquette (courtesy of our wonderful Auntie Becca, Gracie, and Co.), while Ramona was listening to some records.



Lo and behold, a package arrived!


And our names were on it...


I was the first to grab it... Surely, they wouldn't notice...


But that eagle-eyed Ramona did... I dodged her easily by asking her to recite the ABCs. She's an easy one to fool, thank goodness.


It turns out that mommy bought us gorgeous Willy-Nilly Waterlily dresses! They are the most perfectly made and adorable dresses. I tried mine on...


And I really wanted to keep all three... They were too pretty to share! But Ramona looked so sad, and Zelda clearly didn't approve.


So I decided to share in the end. After all, they're my sisters and they put up with my shenanigans all the time. Ramona did a little cheer, Zelda approved, and I felt a fuzzy feeling. Maybe that was from eating all those hot wings and cupcakes for lunch, but mommy said that the feeling was from being a good girl.


So I hope I can keep up with sharing in the future!

In other news, it's been a fun weekend.

We went to Books Japan Saturday night to pick up some craft books and a cute little notepad. Mom kept saying "ooh" and "aah" over every book that she picked up. Gee whiz - you would think she'd never seen a book before. Apparently, though, Japanese books are totally different.


Then we went to eat at Umezono next door, mom and dad's favorite Japanese restaurant. They like that it's authentic and not all fussy frou-frou.


Mom, Jessica, Kristen, and Phil also stopped by Momocon today, but we'll have to update you on that later this week. Mom says it's time for bed!

Ramona the Goofball and Cupcake Love

Last night, we sprung forward for Daylight Saving Time, so we all lost an hour of sleep. Ramona seemed to take it much worse than the rest of us.

First, Ramona mistook her hairbrush for her toothbrush...


Next, Ramona decided to brush her teeth in bed and fell asleep while brushing her teeth...


Finally, Ramona woke up with a start when she accidentally swallowed her toothpaste!


She really is a strange one. Now it's up to all of you to guess who she takes after more. Would it be mom or dad? You be the judge.

As most of you probably know, we all love cupcakes. And no one loves them more than mommy.

This weekend, mom and dad were at Sur La Table and spied this enormous cake pan that makes cakes shaped like cupcakes.

I believe this is what Auntie M had mentioned to mommy before, but we didn't quite realize how HUGE it is!

Now mommy is waiting one week to determine whether she has to have it! Jessica thinks that it is ultimately destined to come home with us. I must say that I do agree with her. Mommy won't be able to resist.

Recently, mom began following Bakerella's lovely sweet creations and they are truly cute to the nth degree. Bakerella also introduced everyone to artwork by Cakespy, which is so extremely cute that I plan to sneak onto Cakespy's Etsy store as soon as possible to buy one of her paintings.

Bakerella made this tribute to Cakespy's artwork on YouTube. We didn't make this video, but you absolutely have to watch it because it is soooo cute!

Well, that's it for today. Go forth and eat cupcakes, everyone!