You are really into fashion and want to go shopping all the time You like Abercrombie Kids and Hollister Your newest want is a Tiffany charm bracelet You’ve sold most of your dolls so you can have money for shopping You are all about your friends You would have a sleepover every night if we let you (preferably at their house by your choice) You love scary movies (just like your dad) You really want your own room You wash your clothes constantly You take showers all the time You have a great sense of style You are very artistic but don’t draw too often anymore You are an excellent creator...

You are an old soul You have insight into things more than adults do You are a true blue friend, loyal until the end Your favorite thing right now is Xbox 360, Halo and Gears of War You can’t play your games without standing and jogging in place You love going on Xbox Live and playing with your friends You are good at everything you try including trumpet, guitar, tennis, karate You are not afraid to say what you believe even if it might make you different You don’t care about clothes and will continue to wear pants even though they are floods If I let you, you would wear sweatpants...

You are a super sweet girl most of the time, but when you get mad, you are very stubborn You are always smiley, in fact I call you my smiley girl You are an excellent saver and rarely ask to buy anything You were able to pay for your plane ticket to Ohio and bought your own Ipad You don’t like scary movies, but you have started to watch them since your dad loves them and are handling them pretty well You always want me to come eat lunch with you and you cuddle up super close and ask me to squeeze you You like science experiments and archeology You love gymnastics and any physical activities like...

Raphael Hotel Cinderella carriage ride at the Plaza A couple of months ago, my good friend Patsy offered to come visit me from Ohio to give me a weekend away. She booked a room at the beautiful Raphael Hotel in Kansas City, Mo near the Plaza. The hotel was beautiful and the service was excellent. Everyone was polite and helpful. It was a real treat! It was so nice to get away just us two girls, but it was still hard to leave since I never do it. Patsy was so sweet that she invited the girls to spend the night with us on Friday. They were both thrilled to stay in such a nice hotel and we went shopping...

We didn’t do too much decorating for Halloween this year. We got out the witch doll that Ralph got for Bella years ago. Sofia and Dante made some decorations that we hung in the living room. Sofia made the ghost, the pumpkin bat and the spider and Dante made the Zombie head. They were great! Ralph suggested they make a haunted house together. He helped Sofia by carving out a box and painting it and let her decorate it. It turned out pretty cool. They were working on the graveyard/pumpkin patch on the side but didn’t quite finish it. We have some great ideas to make it even better...