We returned to the Magic Kingdom again today...forgoing our coveted lunch reservations in Canada. That's OK. This time, we spent alot of time in Toon Town...an area of the park designed especially for little kids. That would be the same area that, oh, I'd say about 4 years ago I swore I'd never enter no matter what. Yeah, famous last words, huh? T quite enjoyed roaming through both Minnie and Mickey's house. Here she's in Minnie's.
T also enjoyed the train ride around the whole park, Its a Small World, and chasing bubbles that one of the park employees was blowing. We drive 300 miles so the kid can chase frickin bubbles. That was the highlight of her day.
We conned her into going onto the Snow White ride, and assured her that it was not scary. She enjoyed it last we were here. Um, not this time. The kid was traumatized by the whole thing, screaming "Cover my eyes!" at the top of her lungs. That ended any desire to go on any more rides, and she is mighty suspicious of them all...no matter what we say.
We returned to the hotel, and played in the pool. Now, she's happily napping. We have a date tonight with Cinderella at the fancypants Grand Floridian Hotel. T will be festooned in her ballgown for the occasion.
That's it from Disney Central.
We left the Magic Kingdom around 3:00 p.m., so that we could go back to the hotel and take naps. They were very much needed, as we had a very grouchy and pouty princess on our hands.
We then woke up and got ready to go to Epcot, where we could stalk princesses at the Norway Princess Dinner. Surprisingly, T balked at putting on a princess dress again, and instead chose her heart dress. She was also claiming not to want to go. Unfortunately, these are non-cancellable reservations...i.e. they charge you anyway if you fail to appear. Come hell or hight water, we were going!
Let's just say that my sister Aunt Dot's new nickname is "The Negotiator". She took responsibility of T and was able to "talk her down" from her near tantrum with a skill that rivaled the best police negotiator.
Once we got inside and T got a glimpse of the princesses, she was all smiles and grins. For those not in the know....here is T with Princess Belle from Beauty and the Beast.
Here's T with Cinderella
T with Princess Aurora, aka Sleeping Beauty.
T with Ariel from the Little Mermaid. T was very concerned about the state of her feet, and asked Ariel if she had shoes on. Ariel was very accomodating and quickly lifted her skirts to show off her purple stage shoes.
T was thrilled.
Now we're back in the hotel, and all of the Bippity Boppity Boutique glamour has circled the drain of the bathtub and been washed away. Such is the fleeting nature of beauty.
Meanwhile, my feet feel like they're going to going to fall off and all my muscles in my body are getting progressively achier...not to mention my wallet that is hemoraging money as we speak. Such is disney. Luckily, I brought some pain pills to take the edge off.
On Wednesday, we're probably going to skip my coveted reservation in Canada, in favor of returning to the magic kingdom, sans princess get up. Therefore, we can sleep in and take it slow the whole day.
I'm off to go to sleep. Too tired to blog about the pictures below...I'll do that sometime in the future.
Ciao!
We took off to Disney with a bit of a false start. We took my mom's car to their house first, then hit the road. Unfortunately, I forgot my purse in their house. We made it all the way to the Pompano Rest stop whereupon I realized what had happened when we went to fill up with gas...and their was no purse.
We finally made it to Disney and checked into our hotel. We're in the cheapest of disney hotels, if one can ever apply that adjective to anything Disney, and are pleasantly surprised. Its a true kids paradise. After check in , we headed out to Epcot. Here's a picture of T on a ride...right before she jumped into Dot's lap for the remainder of the ride.
Here's a picture of the Toy Story/Buzz Lightyear section of the hotel. As you can see, its filled with humongous characters from various movies...as we're in the All Star Movies Hotel. We're staying in the Herbie the LoveBug section. I'll try and get some pics of it tomorrow.
It has a kiddie pool, that's decorated like iceburgs. T went into the kiddie pool, and it was next to impossible to get her out. She had a blast!
On Monday, we went to Animal Kingdom park, and then met Aunt Ceci and the kids at Downtown disney for some ice cream and fun.
That's it for now...I'll report in again tomorrow.
After the party we returned home, and I gave T the rest of my present. T will be having dinner with Cinderella while we're at Disney, and I thought this was the perfect give for the occasion. Especially since her old Cinderella dress is basically in tatters from all the washing and wearing.
Meanwhile, we can't get her out of this extravaganza!
As the pizzas were cooking, we let T open her gifts to keep the kids occupied. Usually, I'm not one for opening gifts at the party, 
but I needed to keep these kids occupied, so whatever works, huh?
T got a beautiful Tinkerbell outfit, Bendaroos, alot of petshop animals, a bottle of catsup (her favorite), and a cute outfit. She insisted on putting the tinkerbell outfit on immediately. The kid stripped so quick you'd think she was a professional.
Then it was CAKE TIME. Boy, did all the kids like their cake. I must say, it was DELICIOUS!! Spent an extra 3 bucks for vanilla pudding in the middle and boy was it worth it! I'll never again buy a birthday cake without it!
The Adults indulged in chicken wings, pizza, and Margaritas...which made the whole thing that much more fun for us!
Well, just that quickly, it was over. The joy of it all was that I could just
Walk. Away.
No muss, no fuss, no cleanup, just pack up the extra cake, goodie bags and balloons and walk away.
What absolute joy!
Now, we're busy packing for Disney. Estimated time of departure? Break of Dawn!
...getting ready to leave for the party. T is thrilled with the present Dot got her....Pearls from Manila like mama's and aunt dotty's. She insists on wearing them all the time. I foresee a tantrum on the horizon when she learns she can't wear them to school.
Party is at one, so crunch time has begun!
Since T likes dressing up so much, in a fit of disney-outlet frenzy I purchased T a Hannah Montana wig. While T really isn't a fan of Hannah, she's so digging the hair! The kid looks so stinkin cute in it I almost peed in my pants laughing.
She immediately wanted a pony tail, like aunt dottie's.
God, this kid kills me.
Update: the kid was starting to love her wig so much I was getting worried she'd want to wear it outside the house. She was already talking about disney. Anyway, that's scratched now, as T has pronounced that the wig "make me itchy".
Mom is breathing a sigh of relief!
A marvelous plan was made in the stars,
to create a miracle across the ocean so far....
Then entwine and weave all the hopes and labor,
it would take to bring us this joy called "Taylor"....
Now three lives are blessed and somewhere in the stars,
the planners are smiling, as we all are.
-Anon.
We returned to the Magic Kingdom again today...forgoing our coveted lunch reservations in Canada. That's OK. This time, we spent alot of time in Toon Town...an area of the park designed especially for little kids. That would be the same area that, oh, I'd say about 4 years ago I swore I'd never enter no matter what. Yeah, famous last words, huh? T quite enjoyed roaming through both Minnie and Mickey's house. Here she's in Minnie's.
T also enjoyed the train ride around the whole park, Its a Small World, and chasing bubbles that one of the park employees was blowing. We drive 300 miles so the kid can chase frickin bubbles. That was the highlight of her day.
