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I saw this idea for making wooden dolls on Grace Lin's Pocket Pacy blog. I decided to make my own, because it looked fun. I am calling them passing dolls because if you are given one of my dolls I would like you to take them somewhere and then pass them on to someone else for another journey. If you are willing to share the journey on this blog, please take a picture of you and the doll on your trip and send it to passingdolls@gmail.com with a description and I will post it here on my blog. Thanks!

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Hannah in Butterfly Wonderland

Hannah's last stop in Arizona was butterfly wonderland in Scottsdale.  In butterfly wonderland Hannah saw many butterflies and moths and learned a lot about their life cycles. Hannah enjoyed visiting the butterflies and made a couple of friends that were just her size!


Oops, forgot Stitch!


Hannah met Stitch while at Disneyland.  She was glad to see a local, and hang out for awhile.  Hannah loves the movie Lilo and Stitch and has watched it a lot.  Her favorite part of the movie is when all of the people from the story come together at the end and make Lilo's new ohana.

Hannah at Montezuma Castle and Sedona

When one of Hannah's passing doll friends Eve went to New York, she learned that President Theodore Roosevelt was passionate about saving important historical sites. Hannah learned that the  Montezuma Castle was one of the first sites that was preserved by Roosevelt.  The castle quickly became a tourist destination.  Some of the first visitors to the castle got into the castle by climbing ladders on the side of tall lime stone cliffs.  The tourist access of the castle was ended due to the damage on the Castle. Today about 350,000 people visit Montezuma castle a year! Hannah thought that the castle was so amazing she loved the view of the castle way above.  


Sedona is a city in Arizona with a population of about 10,000 people!  Hannah was amazed by the red sandstone formations all over.  Take a look in the distance and you can what looks like a pig and otter talking to each other.  Hannah wonders what they are saying...

Monday, December 22, 2014

Hannah at Tonto Natural Bridge

Hannah is so exited to be visiting Tonto Natural Bridge.   The Tonto Natural Bridge is 183 feet tall.  It is thought to be the biggest natural travertine (a type of limestone, that now people make tile out of) bridges in the world.  Wow!  Hannah enjoyed looking at all the cracks, crevices and caves.  In 1877 between Pine and Payson, Arizona, David Gowin ended up at the bridge while being chased by Apaches.  David hid in the caves for 3 days and 2 nights.  After 3 days David explored the newly discovered valley and later claimed the squatters rights.  Today it is a state park.


Thursday, December 18, 2014

Hannah On the Road

Hannah is thrilled to to be stopping at the famous Hoover Dam on her way to visit the Grand Canyon with her friends.



Hannah is so exited to see THE Grand Canyon.  It is grand.  

Friday, November 28, 2014

Hannah in Las Vegas

Hannah is so exited to explore Las Vegas!  Here she is posing with the Las Vegas sign.
We made it!
Hannah and her friends look at this unusual hotel before going to eat lunch there.  I hope she got to try some Egyptian food.
At M&M World, one of the M&Ms seems to take interest in Hannah.  Hannah thinks Ms. Brown is pretty.  I wonder if she picked up some mini M&M's before she went on her next adventure.

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Hannah in Its a Small World

Hannah asks her friends to take a photo of her before they went on one of her favorite rides, Its a Small World.  It looks like it is decorated for Christmas already.
Yay Its a Small World!

Hannah loves all the little dolls in this ride.  Her favorite dolls are the girls in Mexico.