Favorite Toys

Mom-I didn't play with toys.....we worked all of the time....

Brooke- My favorite toys when I was younger was Barbies and then Cabbage Patch Kids. I remember playing with Barbies up until about 4th grade. When I was in Kindergarten and went to Grandma Morrell's house after school, I would play Barbies. She had the best Barbie collection around with the most beautiful dresses and attire to dress them up in. When I hit 5th grade the Cabbage Patch Craze was in. I wanted one for Christmas along with every other girl in the country. I actually really got one that Christmas and was the only one in my class that got the Real Deal. My friends got homemade ones with strange squished up noses on their faces but we played with them all the same. A year or two later I got the Cabbage Patch Pony along with another Cabbage Patch. I named and registered that pony with the Cabbage Patch Company and received a birthday certificate every year on that pony's birthday. I kept my dolls in very good condition. When I played with them I put them away and took very good care of them. I still have them to this day and my kids have played with them throughout their childhood. They have been a favorite to them too.

Sarah- My favorite toy was my strawberry shortcake doll. I never really liked barbies but I liked playing with dolls. I always liked my bike and I took really good care of it. I think it keep me busy and helped me stay in shape. When I got older I like collecting little glass dolls.

Collette-I was really obsessed with Cabbage Patch Dolls for a few years. Mom once motivated me to read all the books in the 2 bottom shelves of the bookcase with a promise of a new cabbage patch. Once I completed the task she bought me Fernando the Cabbage Patch Doll from Spain equipped with a bull fighting uniform. I also remember how excited I was when Grandma and Grandpa Morrell got me a cabbage patch play pen for Christmas. My first and most endearing Cabbage Patch was my read headed doll named Agatha, which came with a homemade white dress with a yellow ribbon that I think Aunt Janie made. I always envied Brooke for taking care of her toys so well but I for one had too much of an imagination for simply putting my dolls on the shelf. I played long and hard with each and every one. I often wonder if any of my Cabbage Patch dolls are still under the house.

Allyson-I think that one of my favorite toys was the strawberry shortcake teepee. I loved setting it up in the family room and sleeping in it for days. I also liked to play with barbie dolls. It was more fun to fix their hair and it was easy for me to pretend that they were real. I have good memories of playing with the teddie ruxbin, my little pony, and pound puppies.