BFF Adventures: Labor Day

The unofficial end of Summer means one more day to live out those warm sunshiny moments of Summer freedom... poolside of course!! 

Molly and I headed to my Mom's for a makeshift pool day with the BFFs. Now Mom has always dreamed of having a pool in her backyard, alas kiddie pools are all we ever had. The BFFs didn't mind, they were just happy to be celebrating Labor Day together in the sun.

After getting into their suits and grabbing their pool bags, they headed to the backyard.

The pool was small but the water was cool and refreshing! With the lawn chairs and towels laid out they could imagine themselves at a glamorous resort! 

Everything was good and just right. They pretended Summer would never end. And in that moment it really felt like that could be true.

"So, Ruthie are you going to go scuba diving in our pool?" DeeDee asked chuckling.

Ruthie smirked back at DeeDee's sarcasm and sweetly turned her nose up and replied, "Why yes I am. I'm hoping to find a mermaid princess DeeDee!"

Then they all rolled back laughing with Ruthie.

"Hey Emily, remember when we got to go to the beach in Florida together?" Molly asked.

"Yes, of course, that was such a lovely trip; we made many wonderful memories." 

In Caroline's old-fashioned modest ways she sat properly under the shade of her pretty parasol perched upon a whicker chair poolside. It was a perfect day to be outdoors.

"Hey guys I'm diving in!... Just teasing, I'm pretty sure there is no diving allowed!" said Anna while splashing around in the shallow water. 

The sun smiled down on the jolly girls all day long as they basked in his rays.

Soon the girls would be back in school and deep into all the throws of studying and after school activities. But for now they had not a care in the world.   

There in the sanctuary of the backyard surrounding a tiny pool these six best friends delighted in each others company. Their hearts and minds were full of happy thoughts and dreams of things to come as the season begin to change. 

Did you enjoy your Labor Day?

Are you sad Summer is over or are you excited for Autumn?

I love the transition seasons, Spring and Autumn, they are so full of change and newness.

Speaking of which Lissy Will Never Grow Up will soon be going through some big changes. I'm ready to try something new here on my blog. So be looking forward to the new updates coming this Fall!

Red-headed Movie Night

One of mine and Felicity's favorite Disney movies is Brave and our most favorite Princesses is Merida! We love her fun and bold personality... and of course we are obsessed with her awesome red hair (we think red hair is always the coolest!). Sometimes Felicity kind of thinks she is Merida :)

We heard that Emily had never seen Brave and since she is herself a redhead we thought she ought to come over for a movie night!

I got the girls all set up with the necessities: PillowPets, soda-pop, candy, and popcorn.

Emily was already in love with our Merida doll and didn't let her go the whole night! We could already tell she was going to love this movie!

I pushed play and let the magic of Disney begin!

Emily loved the parts when Merida was a little girl.

Felicity and I agree the best part is when Merida races out of the castle walls riding Angus... but we love horses!

If you haven't seen Brave yet, we highly recommend you watch it this summer. I know everyone loves Frozen now, but Brave just does something special for us. :)

So what is your favorite Disney movie and princess?

BFF Adventures: Memorial Day

For Memorial Day the BFFs invited Kaya over.

To show them her appreciation, Kaya asked if she could perform a special Native American dance for them. Naturally they were more than excited to see her dance!

 

Secretly, Felicity and Molly choreographed their own routines to perform as well. Kaya, Felicity, and Molly had arranged an entire Memorial Day Show for the girls!

 

The three performers introduced themselves...

 

"Good evening Ladies and...umm...ladies. Today we will be giving you a patriotic performance to celebrate Memorial Day so sit back and enjoy!"

 

All eyes were glued to Kaya as she took center stage in her starting pose.

 

Kaya opened the show with spirit and grace, pounding her drum loud enough to make the girls energized and moved. A tough act to follow, really.

 

...But Felicity is bold enough to do the job. Felicity had become very interested in Hawaii after doing a Social Studies report on the islands. So she wanted to do a hula dance for her performance. It was beautiful and lovely.

 

Nobody could have finished the show better than our very own Patriotic Princess Molly! She tapped her little heart out and had all the girls clapping and dancing along with her!

 

When the girls each performed they handed out pinwheels and flags to their audience.

 

Just when we thought we had all the fun and surprises we could handle Grammy chimed in.

"I have a surprise too," She said as she pulled a large AG bag from the closet!

 

WHAT COULD IT BE!!!!????

 

IIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTT'SSS RUTHIEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

YIPPEEEEEE!!!

 

Mom and I have been in love with Ruthie since she came out and Mom finally broke down and got her. When we found out AG was retiring the Best Friends we were heartbroken. It was only a matter of time before Ruthie had to come home with us.

We are so happy to have her join our BFF family. You will be seeing more of her really soon!

A Day in the Fabulous Life of Me: Rebecca Rubin

Good morning glorious world!

It's me the Remarkable Rebecca Rubin.

I have a pretty extraordinary life, however it starts fairly ordinarily each morning:

 just me, my kittens, and my favorite dollies in my luxurious princess bed.

 

 

 

"Who is ready to commence another phenomenal day!?"

Oh it looks like Cupie Doll is ready! Marie-Grace and Becky still look a little sleepy.

"Hey liven up gals!" 

"Nudge you pest! Stop biting my toes! Why can't you be more civilized like your sister, Pearl White!?"

 

 

I make my bed everyday... it's more glamorous that way.

 

My most prized possessions are in my trunk. Would you like to see?

 

So many beautiful treasures!

 

My costumes are neatly folded on the bottom of the trunk! One day I want to be a real actress and wear dazzling costumes made by renowned designers!

 

Shall we wear this elegant evening gown or...

 

...this flashy number?

 

Okay, enough dress up, let me show you my scrapbook. My happiest memories are being recorded here. I'm still in the process of compiling and organizing it. Sorry you will have to wait until it's complete to see it in its entirety.

Oh my look at the time I have to start getting ready for the dress rehearsal of my school play, in which  the leading role is played by none other than yours truly.

 

 

 Out of my pretend costume and into my authentic costume; it's the most lavish periwinkle fabric! I use a curling iron to tame my natural ringlets...

 

...once my hair is smoothed to perfection I brush on a touch of stage make up. 

 

Before I head to rehearsal I go over my lines once more.

 

My small audience approves.

 

And now I must be on my way. Shall we fly?

Thank you for spending a day in the fabulous life of me: Rebecca Rubin!

BFF Adventures: Finally Molly Comes Over Again!

When I got over to my parents' house for Sunday dinner with my laundry basket I felt a rustling under my dirty clothes. I pushed the clothing aside and found two little stow aways!!

Molly giggled, shrugged her shoulders, and said, "Well you forgot to bring me to see my BFFs again so I had to take matters into my own hands!"

Then she ran off the the nursery to see her dear dear friends...

 

 

"SURPRISE!" Molly yelled as she entered the room. It was only a matter of milliseconds until she had fallen into Emily's arms and the rest of the girls hopped on top! The pups were barking at the base of this loving dog-pile. Bennett and Yank were just as happy to see each other as the girls were to have Molly back to visit.

 

Things finally calmed down and Molly asked, "So what have you guys been up to today?"

Emily replied, "Well, we were just about to begin a tea party with our dolls. Shall we all play?"

 

 

The girls circled around a tiny red gingham tablecloth covered table and set up their cherry tea set.

"Do you take sugar and cream, my lady?" Molly asked in a thick elegant British accent.

Emily smiled, "Indeed, just as a proper lady should. Two lumps please."

"Could you please pass the crumpets and clotted cream?" Caroline asked in her make-believe British accent.

"Oh yes, I do love clotted cream." Anna added.

"Uhhh, what in the world is clotted cream? Sounds kinda gross." DeeDee asked scrunching her nose up.

The girls chuckled. Emily followed with an explanation of the sweet English condiment. They continued on with their imaginary tea party until DeeDee again interrupted this pretend world.

"Let's do something with more action! Wanna get out the bowling set?"

Molly went first. She missed on her first try; knocked over six on her second try.

"Good form, good form Molly. May I have a go at it?" Emily quipped as she took her stance. She calmly formulated her plan of action then perfectly swayed her arm forward with only a little flick of the wrist and of course scored a perfect strike.

"Oh you would." Caroline muttered.

"Ok Ok Ok. Lemme get in there!" DeeDee confidently strutted up, grabbed the heavy ball and brashly went to swing her arm. Lacking the poise and control Emily has, DeeDee threw herself off balance, tripped on her own two feet, and went sliding into the pins.

"Oh DeeDee." The girls all sighed and shook their heads at their clumsy friend.

Legs in the air, eyes closed, the cute klutz asked, "Does that count as a strike?"

Anna kindly pulled DeeDee to her feet. She sweetly suggested, "Maybe you should have your glasses on."

"Oh. I didn't realize I wasn't wearing them. Huh, no wonder everything looked so weird."

 

 

 

Later the girls went to the parlor to play.

Walking into the room Molly was instantly stopped in her tracks by the breathtaking painting on the easel.

"Who painted that horse!?"

Caroline humbly cleared her throat, "I've sort of taken up painting."

"Yeah and she's real good at it too! Show her your sketches and stuff Caroline!" Hollered DeeDee.

"Aren't they beautiful," uttered Anna. "I love to come in here and watch her work."

"She truly is quite talented." Emily added. "Would you all like to play with these paper dolls now?"

"Yea those are neat-o!" said the guest of honor.

Each girl took turns picking out beautifully detailed paper clothing to adorn the tiny flat doll. While they leisurely played the BFFs also caught up with each other. They discussed their new activities, progress in school, how their families were, and even up coming plans. Like true friends they listened carefully to each other and accepted their differences and appreciated their similarities.

 

 

When it was time to go Grammy's girls again clobbered Molly with loving squeezes, hugs, and kisses.

"Hey let's make a packed to not let so much time pass before we are together again," Molly challenged.

"Right-o. Best Friends Forever!" Emily chimed placing her hand on Molly's outstretch hand.

"I just love you guys."

"And we love you Molly-B-Golly."