2016 in Blogging

Hi! Happy New Years Eve! (Or New Years Day depending on what time zone you are in ;)

Before I get into the true purpose of this post, I just want to mention that I recently went to the American Girl store for the first time! It was fantastic, and I took some pictures (which are kind of outdated now since the new releases), but I will post a few anyway. Also, I purchased two little things with the gift card I received from Jessica's photo contest! I will share what I got in a future post.

Anyways, as 2016 comes to a close, I thought I'd post some statistics/summary of my blogging year! This year, my blog received about 15,000 views, and gained 9 new followers. The most viewed post was Teddie's First Photo Shoot. Thank you so much!

Out of 523 comments, I shall give a shout out to the top three commenters...

American Girl Place ~ 42
Leah M ~ 40
Emma ~ 38

Thank you to everyone who has commented on my blog! I love getting all of your wonderful comments :)

Now I will share my personal favorite posts from this year!

January

Remodel Photostory! This post was really exciting, because my dolls moved in to their own official space with bedrooms. I have had a lot of fun decorating and making each room unique to their personalities :)

February

 Maggie Emelyn. This shoot was a lot of fun! Maggie is the Star Wars fan in the doll family :)

March

Ooo this month was hard to pick, but I ended up choosing Happy Easter, because (although the dolls kept falling over throughout the shoot) this was the first photo shoot I did with more than two dolls.

April

In April, I reached 2 years of blogging, so that was exciting! My doll family also welcomed Teddie!

May

Teddie by the Pool. I believe this was the second shoot I did with Teddie. I really like how it turned out :)

June

Playing in the Stream. I feel like this shoot was perfect for Maggie. She loves to play outside and do active things, so exploring a stream was great for her :)

July

Summer Evening. Beth had a lovely evening on the dock. And oops I only made 2 posts in July...

August

Ohana. The flowers blooming were a great backdrop!

September

Love is Marching. I had been planning this lyric shoot for a while, and was really happy when I finally had chance to do it!

October

Fallen Leaf. I always enjoy photographing Maggie :)

November 

Teddie's Ramble. Fall was made for Teddie. Her hair matches all the fading leaves.

December

 

Happiness Is. This shoot was so fun. Possibly one of my most favorite ever.

I wish you a happy New Year! :D

 

PS I recently returned from Hawaii, and I took Phoebe along!! I took lots of photos and can't wait to post them!