New Year Update

Hello, Doreen here!  I have posted in Z's voice, and she has posted from my account until I created one for her a few posts ago.  But today, I am posting as myself, Z's mom.

Things are going well since we posted last.  The horses are settled in and we are learning how to care for them, what they need and like.  They are a lot of fun to watch and interact with.  They are also a lot of work (as we were warned)!  The enjoyment outweighs the hard parts though.  So we are still very happy we decided to get them. While we had grass growing, they grazed the yard, but as the season changed, they quickly destroyed the grass inside of our fenced in area.  We now supplement their feed more, but we hope to fence in the lower pasture for them in the spring.  They need a larger area than our back yard provides and all of the rain combined with the lack of grass has created a muddy mess!

On the doll front Z has gotten two new dolls.  I will let her tell about them.  The when, where and how she got them, and their actual names.  But they are Nellie and Truly Me #77.

After she got Nellie, and before #77 I purchased a Ivy, and Cecile from a FB marketplace seller.  I am renaming Cecile, Cecilia. Then a few days later I won an auction for a Truly Me #58 off eBay.  I picked her because I think she actually looks like me.  I will be naming her Theodora and working to sew, knit and crochet some clothes for her and the other girls.  Along with Josephina, I now have 4 AGD.

My Corolle Les Cheries, Cecile and Capuccine are little sisters, and I traded my Camile with Z for her Cathy. Buttercup, our only Corolle Mini Calin doll is also a little sister.  I originally bought her because I was captivated by her cute expression.  To me this little cherub is adorable.

When I got Ivy, she came with her meet outfit, minus the boots.  I purchased an additional Julie outfit from the same seller for Ivy to wear. She's very pretty, and makes a great big sister to Capuccine.  I wanted her because the Julie/Ivy storyline is set around my birth year, and I think she is super cute.  I love her story, the conflicts she feels about who she is expected to be, and her actual identity.  I had some similar feelings growing up, though through very different circumstances.

Cecilia and Cecile are sisters as well.  Cecile was the first doll I really wanted as an adult.  I loved how Corolle did her hair.  It's a lot like real ethnic hair, like mine.  A friend purchased her for me around 7 years ago when I had started buying Les Cheries for Z.  She also bought Cappucine and Camille for me.  It was such a thoughtful thing, because I wanted them, but I wasn't going to buy them for myself.  My friend understood that sometimes moms want to play with dolls too.  My girls have been living with the rest of the LC in Z's room, but I really wanted to display them so I am going to have them with me in my studio for a time.
Buttercup and Theodora sisters of Z's Tia and #77.  I couldn't believe how well the dolls worked together for a family photo.  I am anxious for Theadora to arrive so that I can get her dressed and into the pictures as well.  When I realized that Buttercup was excellent scale to actually be a little one in the family I knew she needed a sling so that her big brother and sisters could carry her.  Cousin Cecile gets the pleasure for now:

And here's Josephina my first AGD, and Cathy, a LC that was not gifted to me, but I love her sweet face, and raven black hair.  I asked Z if for the time being we could trade so that Josephina could have a sister and not be left out:

For now my dolls are on my desk as I do a major overhaul (cleaning and decluttering) of my office space and furniture.