Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Goodbye from JD

I forgot to post that JD left November 1st and has gone on to visit other homes.

Goodbye new friends at AGR!  I'll remember my visit forever!

Fall Festival with JD

Yesterday was Fall Festival at the Girls' Dorm so JD dressed up as a Tennessee Titans football player and joined in the festivities.

YAY for the beautiful Fall decorations outside the dorm!

 
I got to play games like ring the scarecrow...

....and Plinko and I won prizes of CANDY!

I got to decorate a cookie as one of the games...



....and bob for more candy.




It was lots of fun, but I think I've had too much candy....ooof.

More Stuff with JD

It's so much fun to have JD visiting with us. He's a great house guest.

Baby Polly and I enjoy a time of 'outdoor' fun with the TreeHouse Swing.

I got to go to a Knoxville Ice Bears hockey game! That was lots of fun, even if they didn't win. This picture is from pre-game warm-ups. That's why there are so many players on the ice (and so few fans in the stands.)    

I even got to get up-close and personal with one of the Ice Bears Hunnies. This beautiful lady even recognized me as (formerly) being an American Girl. We briefly talked about her having, who else, Samantha.

JD enjoys Dollywood

JD took a trip to Dollywood Amusement Park in Tennessee this weekend.

First I got all buckled up in the doll-sized car seat for the trip.

 

After about 30 minutes in the car, we were there!

Dollywood was having their Harvest Celebration so everything was
all decorated for Autumn. It was so pretty.    

I got to eat a nice, home cooked meal at Granny Ogle's.
No, I didn't eat ALL this cornbread, but it surely was delicious.  

I got to play the pick-a-duck (or frog) game.  

And I took a fun ride on the Carousel.  

I did NOT ride the Mystery Mine. That looks a bit scary.

I had a great day and the weather was perfect!
I can't wait to see what I get to do next at AmericanGirlRescue!

Too Early?

JD has been having lots of fun with the motorcycles at AGR. Maybe too much fun.

Is it too early to fire up the dirt-bikes, Charlie?

JD relaxes

I thought I'd post a couple more pictures of JD; he really hasn't done too much lately.

Rusty and I pose in our "Sunday Best" before we head out to church.

 

Just chillin' in my room with a great book!    

Enjoying a bit of NASCAR, the PS2 way.

Treehouse Triumph

JD has Cerebral Palsy and can't run and climb like other children. Now that he has his glasses, he can better see what the other children are doing, but joining in is another challenge.

I noticed that in the backyard of AGR is a really grand, human-sized tree house!

It looks like fun, but how can I get up there to play?  

Willow, Marisol and Adele devise a plan to help me get up into the tree house.  

AAAAAAAHHHHH! Here I go! Whoa, steady there, Adele!  

 

 Almost there!

 

YAY! With the girls' help, I'm able to play up here with them!
Thanks, new friends!

Nellie arrives!

Since Ivy arrived a couple months ago, we decided that the rest of the Historical best-friends would have to eventually come to live at American Girl Rescue.  Arriving brand new from AG last week, meet Nellie.

Welcome to Nellie!

JD can see!

We were noticing that JD didn't seem to be able to see things far away and we were concerned for him. So we had his eyes checked:

It turned out that I could hardly see at all; I needed glasses!

 

I selected these brown, oval glasses and now I can see more of this
beautiful part of the country in east Tennessee.

First off, I noticed the beautiful rolling hills and the hay being harvested.  

And I could see the colorful fall leaves!

Oh, and the ground dried up so I got to take a spin on the dirt bike!
AAAAAAAAAHHH!