Searching for Princesses!

today was truly a magical day. since grace was on an off-year for parties (we alternate with the 3 kids, one year on with a large party and then the next a small celebration), i decided to take advantage of disney's offer to come free on your birthday! we typically go as a family and do the same route of rides---buzz lightyear, space rides, car rides, roller coaster rides, throw in small world for grace, more roller coasters, tom sawyer island, the jungle cruise, haunted mansion, and swiss family robinson tree house. this time it was nothing of the sort...it was all about grace...which is all about the princesses on a day like this. we scoured the park for each and every one. we finished the last hour finding jasmine (2nd to last in line before she was closing for the day). we really had heard we would not be able to find snow white, though, since she is really just in the parades. but, grace had me keep asking...employee after employee. then, we asked one more. she said if we were lucky, at one time during the day (unsure when), snow white could be found in a little nook of a place near the front entrance. we decided to head that way. we arrived at the main street circle and i saw no one there. however, we did see pluto and grace was happy to get his autograph, though still wanting to reach her goal of them all. in line for pluto, i saw something in the distance...a small glimpse of snow white's gown. i said, "grace i think i see her." so we left our line for pluto and dashed over. it WAS her!!! we were thrilled! we got in the small line and an employee came up to us...please don't be closed, please don't be closed. he said "we were closed, however i will let ONE last one in!" YEAH!!! so we got them all. we probably will never again have a day where we can just go, the two of us girls, on a complete day long princess hunt, but that is okay. today was irreplaceable and magical. it is filled with memories i will hold onto forever. i am so glad i was able to spend the day with my birthday girl and to see her happy to the core. every breath was in awe and every glance was full of wonder. on the boat ride home to the car, she looked at me and said "hmmm, i don't feel four?" stay young sweet girl! at 7:16 pm...you are four!