Thought's On American Girls Spring Release Part 1

So after the excitement of the new girl of the year many await American Girl's spring release, which usually includes historical and modern. I am going to split up this post in to two parts, this first part will be on the historical release.  So many of you have seen the sneak peeks on pinterest, myself included and while some were interesting others were not what I would have thought at all (cue Rebecca's swimsuit) I was anticipating the prices for these limited edition set's to be somewhere around $64 like last years release but, thankfully they are at $48 this time around (has anyone else noticed they split last years limited edition set's and are now available?) Let's get on to the thoughts.. 
First up is my one and only Rebecca- 

 

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Rebecca's Seashore Set $48 When I first saw this I was very disappointed, now it is starting to grow on me, with the help of that adorable beach chair of course (just think of the photo opportunities!) I am currently collecting for Rebecca and I am planning on getting this before December 31st.  
Kit- 

 

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Kit's Chicken Keeping Set $48 Like everything in Kit's collection this adorable set is no exception, just look at the chicken! Kit is on my wishlist and one of the first things I would love to get is this. Another plus is that it looks like the shirt is separate! 

Addy- 

 

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Addy's Dress and Sewing Set $48  Addy is another doll on my wishlist and it doesn't help that she has a sewing set! This is absolutely adorable, I love the pinafore, I wish the scissors looked like actual ones, though.  

Julie- 

 

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Julie's Skateboarding Set $48 I have to say Julie isn't my favorite Historical Character although I do enjoy reading her mysteries, this is a cute outfit.. 

 

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Julie's Mix Print Maxi Dress $28 I am honestly shocked at this price, it is nice to see a $28 admist the more current trend of pricing outfits at $34. I really like this outfit and I will be putting this on my wishlist for now. 

Kaya- 

 

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Modern Fancy Shawl Outfit $48 Kaya look's great in red, I love the detailed embroidery.  

Samantha- 

 

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Samantha's Flower Picking Set $48 I am not really impressed with this outfit, we really don't need another pink dress as it is and the two tone boots is something we have seen for a while now, it look's like now that Samantha is back American Girl can spoil one doll and leave other's (including Caroline and Josefina, who got nothing) with one item. 

 

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Samantha's Special Day Dress $32 I love this outfit, especially since their is GREEN in it, I think it would look lovely on Nellie, who I someday would like to get.   

 

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Samantha's Painting Set $36 Another favorite of mine, this is so cute. Look's like the easel and paint set are mad out of plastic though :(  

 

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Samantha's Treat Set $45-$120 Gone are the day's of *gasp* TWO chairs, who would like to sit outside eating treats alone? (okay, I might like to do this..) Overall this is a very cute set and I like that you can buy it separately although I don't get that their are two glasses, one chair and one plate...  

 

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Samantha's Travel Coat and Hat $32 I think this would be better priced at around $30 as Grace's travel coat is $28 and does it cost that much for the hat?! This is so cute for spring.. just maybe... 

 

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Samantha's Travel Bag Set $28 This is cute although I think it needs something more to complete this set. 

 

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Samantha's Garden Gazebo $200 This is a great piece, if I collected for Samantha I would love to get this, the gazebo is wooden (yay!) and the fairy lights are very adorable. 

I really want to see these new item's in person and then reevaluate as the stock photo's can sometimes be deceiving.  In my opinion I think Caroline is next up for retirement which could hopefully cause the return of Felicity, I hope the revamp for Josefina that was promised happens soon as well as the new My AG meet, my sister is impatiently waiting for Josefina to get some new things. What do you think of the new release, anything you are planning on getting? 

Thanks for looking, 

Polka Dot Bee

 p.s. When should I post part 2?