Princess lunch for the Princess

Tuesday was our rain day. We might have chosen for that to be our "off" day, but we had a date with the princesses at Cinderella's castle. Turned out to be a good thing to have plans at Magic Kingdom and not take that day off. Rain stopped around 12:30 and then the park was not crowded at all.

The original plan was for all of the girls to attend the lunch, but last minute we decided to leave Brynn with the guys. The lunch ain't cheap, so why risk having a screaming infant (although Brynn has been great on this trip and has hardly cried). Plus it allowed Blythe to be our princess and get ALL of the attention. She of course had a blast. Had her picture made with Cinderella and then got to meet Snow White, Jasmine, Belle, and Sleeping Beauty. I think her favorite part was dessert. She got a HUGE cupcake with purple icing. There were 3 cups of toppings so she could decorate her own. She used every bit of every topping. Ate everything EXCEPT the cake part of the cupcake. It was definitely the most expensive meal I'll probably ever wear flip flops, jeans, and sweat shirt to, but it was SO worth it.


Before the lunch we went to see Mickey. Character sightings here are not like what us old people remember them to be (where they would show up out of nowhere and a hundred kids would mob the character). It's much safer now for the characters. Now, you have to wait in a line to see the character and get your picture made. Some of the lines can be quite daunting. The line for Mickey actually has a fast pass. So anyway, we went to see if Mickey, but were not all that optimistic. HOWEVER - NO ONE was in line. So we basically had our own photo shoot with Mickey that lasted a good 10 minutes. Good times!


After the lunch, we met up with the guys. They had come later and they too went to see Mickey. They did have to wait in a line, but it wasn't too bad. Plus, they got to see Minnie too. Now, mind you, Ethan is and has always been deathly afraid of characters. We were hoping the overexposure to characters here at Disney would help him with his fears, but no such luck so far.

All of that changed with Minnie though. Minnie helped him overcome his fear. And now he is in love with Minnie. He even said Madeleine isn't his girlfriend anymore. Minnie is now. He also saw Minnie the next day at Hollywood Studios and practically made out with her. Hugging her. Kissing her. Kissing her some more. Totally, totally adorable.


Later in the day we met with up with Chip and Dale at a dance party and Ethan was all into it.

Other than seeing and dancing with characters, we got to ride LOTS of rides due to the lower number of people there. We stayed all the way through the light parade that started at 9pm. It was a great show...glad we did one nighttime activity. But all 3 kids fell asleep on the short drive back to the house.