Things Have Changed

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

The Happiest Rides on Earth

Teacups

Dumbo

Buzz Lightyear

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (Dorothy's first roller coaster, and she asked to go on more!)

Monday, September 23, 2019

Dorothy had her silhouette cut

Sunday, September 22, 2019

Tinkerbell, Belle, Mary Poppins, Ariel, Rapunzel, & Tiana

Saturday, September 21, 2019

We admired the glass slipper, then Dorothy had the idea to lose her own shoe

Friday, September 20, 2019

Oh and Cinderella was there, too

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Character dinner Friday evening at the Grand Floridian

(Thanks a million to Valerie & Daniel -- this was really magical.)

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Baby Alive joined the Disney fun

As we packed for the day I said, "I don't think it's a good idea to bring Baby Alive," and Dorothy rebutted, "I promised her that she could come to Disney World."

(and as requested her birthday gift was a twin for Baby Alive)

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Monday, September 16, 2019

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Happy 5th birthday, Dorothy!

More photos to come...many, many more...

Saturday, September 14, 2019

A book we were reading mentioned an old-fashioned phone that looked like a daffodil. "Wait, what?" Dorothy asked. I explained how the phone was shaped, and offered to show her a picture of one. "No, you don't need to show me a picture," she said. "I'm thinking of one in my head. I can see it now. It's yellow on top with a green bottom."

I told Dorothy "no" again, and then said, "I guess today is a no day." "I'll tell you no, Mama," she said. "Okay," I agreed. "Mama, you cannot have any coffee today! And you can't watch any Veronica Mars tonight!"

When we held Dorothy's birthday party at Gram & Big Daddy's house, we found out that Dorothy had absorbed all the details of her cousin Mary Claire's similar party nine months earlier. As we set-up, she kept offering corrections: "At Mary Claire's birthday party, we hung the sign here..." "At Mary Claire's birthday party, we used the other cake plate, the one that plays music..."

Aunt Valerie and Uncle Daniel gifted our family a character dinner at Disney for Dorothy's birthday. Valerie packaged the gift card cutely with a letter from Cinderella inviting Dorothy to dine. Then Valerie told an excited Dorothy, "You'll meet the stepmother and stepsisters, too." "That's okay," Dorothy replied understandingly.

"Supper is ready," Gram said. Dorothy sidelined me and whispered, "They call dinner supper."