American Girl dolls

Even though I am getting older I still collect American Girl dolls and their accessories. This hobby has gotten quite expensive in the past few years. For those people who do not know what American Girl Dolls are they are a high quality doll company that was created in 1986 by Pleasant T. Rowland. The company was later sold to Mattel in about 1998. All dolls that were made before then are called Pre-Mattel. The website for American Girl is americangirl.com



Every year, since 2001 the company creates a Limited Edition doll. The first doll was Lindsey, followed by Kailey, Marisol, Jess, Nicki, and now Mia will be coming out on January 1st (I will be at the store on that day.) I have all of the limited edition dolls except for Lindsey. I started collecting American Girl dolls in February 2004. The first time I went to AGPNY, I got Kailey which was the Limited Edition doll for that year. My collection has since grown to 25 dolls.



I am part of an American Girl Message board. It is a place where collectors of all ages can enjoy their collection of dolls together. It is a wonderful place. The link for it is agfansboard.proboards56.com. My username is Kaileyfan1.



My family is becoming less and less supportive of my collection as I am getting older. They see it as a childish hobby. I do not think I will ever stop collecting American Girl dolls. My collection will just keep growing and one day I will pass my collection of dolls to my children.