A few lizard pictures....if you don't like them, then scroll down please.

In order from left to right....Aretmis, Cards, Zeus (or Cronus, not sure which, but he's the big guy with the little guy on top of him), Aphrodite, and Cronus JR. (Cronus SR. Died....:()

Here....just a few years and you'll have your headstand....

My lizard Yo-Yo and my brown anole Leto

No, this is NOT a lizard hanging himself...green anoles do not commit suicide.

Putting up the Christmas Tree!

It was a typical day in December, when Rebecca came into the living room.

"OOF!" Rebecca said. "That tree is really heavy!" She had also hauled in the boxes of ornaments and hooks.

"LET'S GO, KIRSTEN!!!!!" Rebecca exclaimed excitedly.
"YAY!!! Let's do it!" Kirsten agreed.


Kirsten had bent over to open the container of ornaments. Rebecca stumbled over her feet and knocked into Kirsten's back.
"OUCH, Kirsten! Watch where you sit!" Rebecca yelped.
"Well, SORRY!!!! I didn't think you-"Kirsten started.
"Never mind, Kirsten. It's okay," Rebecca said.

Rebecca put on the first ornament, a red glass ball.
"Ooh, look at it sparkle, Kirsten! Do you think that it will look even prettier with the lights shining behind it?" Rebecca asked.



Suddenly, Rebecca's green iguana, Green Guy (my lizard, Guacanole), climbed up her arm.
"Oh, hi, Green Guy," Rebecca crooned.




As Rebecca bent over to pick up an ornament, her bright blue hair ribbon slid out of her curls and landed on the floor.






"Oh, great," Rebecca said. "I'll be back Kirsten, I'm going to get my gold clip in...it stays in better anyway."


Rebecca came back, and Kirsten was putting a shiny red ball on the tree.


The sweet girls insisted that I put an ornament on as well. (I also did it to show you the size of the tree versus the size of my hand.)



"OH, what a mess!!!!!" Rebecca exclaimed.
"Yeah...and guess who cleans it up, this time," Kirsten added.



"Well, not me, Kirsten, you!" Rebecca shot back.
"Oh, but I cleaned up last year!" Kirsten shouted.
"WE didn't have a tree last year!" Rebeca said.
"Maybe you should..." Kirsten muttered.



Suddenly, their older sister came into the room (my My Twinn doll, Erin)
"Girls!!!! You both clean up. Rebecca, you clean up the ornaments. Kirsten, the ornament hooks."
"But ERIN!!!!! I'll get poked!" Kirsten protested.
"Well I'm sorry that you'll get poked, but I know you'll go through worse," Erin said, ending the argument.

Kirsten, however, finished up sooner than Rebecca. Rebecca kept trying to scoop up all of the ornaments in her arms, but they all ended up on the floor. Finally, though, she got them into the container.


The girls went off to get dressed while Erin got the tree skirt on.



It did sort of complete the look of the tree.



Kirsten then came in with her berry print dress and I took a quick picture.
Then in came Rebecca with her green dress on with a red sash tied around her waist. It went well with her honey brown curls.The girls counted down..."10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, ...1!!!!" And plugged in the tree. They smiled.
They started to sing.....
"Oh Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree!!! Thy leaves are so unchanging!"



Rebecca picked it up.
"Not only green in summer's here..."

"But in the winter's cold and drear...."

"Oh Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree..."

Erin came in with their baby sister, Josefina.

"THY LEAVES ARE SO UNCHANGING!!!!!"
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!

A little about Rebecca

Name: Rebecca Abigail Rubin
Birthday: April 4th
Age: 12 (Not based on when I got her...)

I got Rebecca on July 25, 2009. I was almost 13 years old. It started when my great-uncle died. We went up to Illinois, intending to stay for four days. When we wanted more time in Chicago, however, we extended our stay. When we went to the American Girl Place (which new at Water Tower Place) and it was really awesome. I was suffering attacks of the "green eyed monster" when I saw girls with dolls ( sometimes three!), walking around giving me Looks. I had left most of my money at home, bringing with me only ten dollars. I had four dollars left, having spent the rest on snacks. I could not believe it when my mom took me over to the book section and told me (in these EXACT words), "It's against my better judgment, but I'm going to let you spend one hundred dollars." I was torn between buying Rebecca, the Just like You doll that looks like me or more clothes for Kirsten (I sort of wish that I spent the money on clothes for Kirsten). I finally decided to buy...Rebecca Rubin! I did not put her down for a minute, even when we went down to breakfast at our hotel. I was worried that my dad would be angry that Mom let me get another doll, but he simply said, "You're only twelve once."

A little about Kirsten

Name: Kirsten Barit Larson
Age: 12 (not necessarily based upon when I got her...)
Birthday: June 12

I got Kirsten when I was seven years old, on Christmas Day from my parents. I had really wanted an American Girl doll and every time there was an American Girl catalog that came in the mail, me and my sister (Regina, age 5 at the time) would always fight over them. I had read no American Girl historical character books ever and when I opened her box and saw the book, I thought Oh, great, a book. I want the doll, not the book. Of course, I was interested in the pictures but the book text...not really. I didn't care if I had her accessories then. I got them now, after my sister went to Chicago with my mom for her birthday. I really wanted Samantha and to be honest, I was a little disappointed when I saw Kirsten not Samantha, but hey, now that they're retiring her, I'm glad I have her.

Welcome!

Welcome to my site! I am really into American Girl and my lizards, so the posts will mostly be about them! Enjoy!