Disney World 2009

It was Emily's 4th birthday! The year that marked her entry into... well, a four year old. We went on an adventure to Disney World (as is customary in our family when you turn 4!!) This was her second time to come, and Evan's third, but we all LOVED IT! Emily got to go to the Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boutique and have her hair, nails, and makeup done for her royal ball with Cinderella and Prince Charming! Cinderella came and gave her the Royal Glass Slipper as a special birthday gift! (It's actually an old family heirloom that she is now getting to receive, but she doesn't know that part...)
I had so much fun making the pillow for the glass slipper to go on, and imagining the shock and awe on her face when Cinderella would give it to her! When the night finally came, I was so excited! Cinderella came, the slipper was brought out, and Emily's face was unforgettabe. Her eyebrows stiffened into amazement as she noticed the beautiful slipper on a white fringed pillow with light blue beads dangling from the edges. Then Cinderella told her that this was her last slipper and that Emily had to take good care of it! From that point on Emily was extrememly aware that something could and may happen to her new treasure, so she put all of us on alert to make sure that we knew we were ALL guardians of the precious glass slipper.
Dinner continued, and the wicked step sisters, being their usuall UNcharming selves, decided that THEY needed the glass slipper, and were not at all amused when I slapped Anastasia's hand in her attempt to snatch the slipper. She was so upset that she took Emily's stickers that she had received at the beginning of our dinner, and Emily, being ever so outraged at the "inappropriate" behavior of the "stupid" Anastasia, decided that she didn't ever want to smile at her again.
Once dinner had come to an end, and we had all said our "goodbyes" to Cinderella and Prince Charming, the step-mother, Drusella, and "stupid" Anastasia, we took the ferry and watched the spectacular firwork show while sailing on the water and overlooking Cinderella's castle. I was perfect!

We also got to enjoy STAR WARS weekend!!!! For those of you who may not know, we all are huge fans. We literally waited for hours meeting all of the characters from the old and the new shows, AND we got to see the original Chewbacca!

We got to see the "Spectro-magic" parade, and we were in the "Celebrate You" parade, and got to dance and do the Conga with Mickey, Goofey, and Donald! (I've never sweated so much in my life!! I would be so skinny if I did those parades every day!)

Disney World really is magical! There's just that spark of "kid" that shows up in all of us every time we come, and we can't wait to return again!