The Harvest Party- Part 2

Note- the little asterisk (*) means Emma's Jess. And this story is told through the views of my dolls, so that's why the pictures are a bit different at times.

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The girls quickly arrived at the Harvest Party. Jessica was the first to make a splash.

 

 

"FOUR!!!" Jessica yelled as she slammed her croquet ball with the stick. Then she ran off to retrieve the ball.

 

 

"Hi everybody!" Jess waved. She loved going to parties.

 

"Hey, you guys!" *Jess* exclaimed back.

Then the four guests noticed what Jessica was doing.

 

"Can I PLEEEASE have this popcorn?!?!?" Jessica begged. She had set aside her croquet and had practically gone face-down in the bowl of popcorn.

"Umm... Sure?" Saige said, pushing the bowl towards Jessica.

"THANK YOU!!!" Jessica yelled, then she sat down to enjoy her snack.

 

 

Meanwhile, Jess wandered around, saying "Hello!" to everyone, and floating around the room like the social butterfly she was.

 

"Oh, *Jess*! It's so good to see you!" Jess said while giving her a hug.

"You too! We haven't seen each other since---well, FOREVER!" *Jess* responded.

The two sisters settled in for a nice chat.

 

Samantha walked over to Cecile and Isabelle. "Hi! Cool costumes you two!"

"Oh thanks, Samantha!" Cecile replied. Isabelle blushed.

 

Ivy joined a small group consisting of Sloan, Nikki, Adam, and Julie.

"So... Can you guess what I am??" Ivy asked her best friend Julie.

"OOH! OOH! A....LION!!!" Julie guessed.

"YES!!! I can't believe you actually got it on your first try!" Ivy was delighted.

"Well...It must be the special BFF powers!" Julie laughed.

 

"Hello, Molly!" Emily greeted her friend. "What are you for the party?"

"I'm a 30's girl! And you are??" Molly asked.

"Well, I guess you could say I'm a 1700s girl!" Emily giggled.

 

The party was in full swing. All of the girls (and the one boy) were having a great time.

 

"Soooooooooooo, who are you?" Nikki frowned and looked at Jessica's hat.

"I. Am a Croquet Champion Cowgirl!" Jessica answered, looking over Nikki's outfit.

"Well, I'm a regular cowgirl...I even had a horse..." Nikki frowned deeper and looked away.

 

Jessica frowned and decided to top Nikki. "WELL. I have a croquet stick and a croquet ball!!"

Then she flung her hands up while holding onto her croquet tools, but she wasn't holding on to the ball tightly enough.

 

PHEW! Jessica accidentally threw the ball backwards.

 

"Whoops..." Jessica said.

 

The ball landed in the punch bowl! The girls around the snack table all screamed and jumped back when the ball came whizzing through the air to plop in front of them.

 

Emily reached down and handed the wet ball to Jessica.

"Here you go, Jessica," she said.

 

Jessica dried the ball off on her shirt. "Thanks, Emily!"

 

After the punch bowl incident, the party continued. Cheery voices coursed through the room, yummy popcorn smelled wafted in the air, and the girls (and one guy) complimented one another on their fun costumes.

 

 "It's time for the costume contest!" *Jess* yelled.

 

 

Isabelle pushed back a table and cleared it off so that it could be the "stage".

 

Emily went first. "I'm a colonial girl, ready for tea time."

 

Jess stepped up and said, "I'm an Irish dancer! Not in real life, but that's my costume anyways!"

 

"I'm an artist. Not Parisian," Samantha explained.

 

"I am a mighty, ferocious lion!! Rawr!" Ivy struck a lion pose, then hopped off the stage.

 

"And I am not a cowgirl. I am a Croquet Champion Cowgirl!" Jessica declared.

 

Once everyone had their picture taken for the contest, it was time for the Spice girls to go home.

"I'm going to post this on our blogs and people can vote for our outfits and see which one they like best!" *Jess* declared.

"Oh fun!" Jess responded.

"I can't wait to see who will win!" Ivy squealed.

"Well, we should get going," Emily said.

"NOOOOO!!!!" Jessica screamed and threw herself to the floor, crying and swimming in the popcorn still on the ground.

Eventually, the girls got Jessica up and out the door. They all waved goodbye to each other, and concluded the party for the evening.

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So, whose costume from my dolls do you like the best? Leave a comment below, and the winner will be announced in another photo story. The comments for this post won't be published until the end of the contest, but I will look at them and count the votes.

 

Also, don't forget to check out Emma's doll's sides of the story at her blog here. Have fun!

 

XOXO Ginger Spice

The Great Pumpkin Showdown! Part 2

 

"Welcome one and all! Prepare to be AMAZED at the level of creativity you are about to witness!!!" Ivy announced loudly.

"Ivy? Who are you talking to?" Emily asked.

"The AUDIENCE! Or, rather, the imaginary audience," Ivy explained. "And now! First up is Jessica's pumpkin!"

 

"This is my pumpkin Edna!" Jessica announced proudly. She stood up and walked over to Ivy.

 

"Ummm... Edna? Why Edna? It's YOU in pumpkin form!" Ivy was bemused, losing her game show voice.

"What I prefer to ask myself is not 'why'--- but 'why not?'" Jessica said. "Besides, I had to call her Edna! It was the first thing in my mind when I saw her... Such a beautiful sight..." Jessica trailed off.

"Uh, OK! Thank you, Jessica!!" Ivy resumed her announcer's voice.

 

"Umm... Excuse me..." Jessica grabbed her pumpkin's popcorn bowl and walked off.

 

"Oooh! Me next!" Jess eagerly said. "My pumpkin doesn't have a name unfortunately, but it looks just like me when I'm onstage performing!"

"My! This is impressive! Are those eyelashes??" Ivy asked.

Jess grinned. "Yes, they are!"

"Well, well! Great job, Jess!"

 



 

Ivy walked over to Samantha's pumpkin next.

"Well, Samantha! Tell me about your pumpkin!" Ivy was overly exuberant.

"Sure! My pumpkin is dressed up like me when I go birdwatching. I bring Jip with me whenever I go birdwatching (he's a wonderful birdwatcher), so I included him in my display. I tried to make my pumpkin's 'hair' curly just like my real hair, and I attempted to give my pumpkin bangs as well," Samantha explained.

 

 "This is wonderful, Samantha! I think that Jip thinks that it's wonderful too," Ivy said as she noticed Jip sniffing the pumpkin's face.

 

 

"And last, but certainly not least, Miss Emily! Give me the 'low-down' on your pumpkin, Em!" Ivy said.

Emily cleared her throat, "Well, my pumpkin is a very accurate representation of myself for several reasons- but I don't think I have time to mention them all..."

 

 "NO you do NOT! But I do see the resemblance!" Ivy said. "Great job, Emily!"

 

"Well, ladies, this has been wonderful! You have all made some incredible pumpkins, but there can only be one winner," Ivy said.

 

"I am now going to retire into my study, to decide who the winner will be!" Ivy dramatically announced. Then she swaggered out of the room, and entered her bedroom.

 

The four girls stayed in the living room to wait for Ivy's decision.

"Oh goodness, that girl is a nut!" Jess said, talking about Ivy's dramatic exit.

"I wonder whose pumpkin she thought was the best?" Emily pondered.

"I don't know, but we should know soon," Samantha said.

Jessica ate some popcorn, and starred at it. Then she said, "You do all know that Edna is the best, right?"

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Now, here is your part! You are going to vote on whose pumpkin you think is the most accurate representation of the doll that made it, (or it's just plain your favorite) and the pumpkin with the most votes will be named the winner. I won't be publishing your comments until after the contest is over, that way the winner is a surprise to everyone. I will read your comments however, so don't worry about your vote not counting just because it isn't published.

 

Here are the close-ups of the pumpkins with some descriptions-

 

Jessica's Pumpkin "Edna."

Edna is dressed for karate, complete with a black belt. Edna's hair is pulled into a ponytail, she has green eyes just like Jessica, and a most important snack sits beside her.

Jess's Pumpkin-

Jess's pumpkin includes her favorite colors, eyelashes, lips, brown eyes, and black hair. A Rachel Lampa CD- which is actually one of Jess's CD's- sits with the pumpkin.

 

 

Samantha's Pumpkin-

This is Samantha out birdwatching. She has her binoculars, bird ID cards, and her faithful dog Jip. And as Samantha mentioned, her pumpkin's hair is curly, with bangs.

 

Emily's Pumpkin-

Emily's pumpkin has red hair (although it is very red), blue eyes, and a smile on its face. Emily loves polka dots, cardigans, and headbands, so this is a perfect example of her style. The pumpkin also has Emily's scrapbook and dog tags with it.

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Don't forget to vote! The voting will last the rest of the week, and the winner will be announced on Sunday, so get your votes in before then. I know that the winner is a long way off, but I don't think that I will have the time to post the winner any sooner.

 

If you don't know the personalities of my dolls yet, then I would suggest visting the "Meet My Dolls" page, and reading previous posts. Good luck to all of the pumpkins!

 

XOXO Ginger Spice