This wasn't our first trip to Disney. We had taken Kaylee to Disneyland in California when she was 2 and a half and she was too young to really enjoy it. When you are two and you see giant chipmunks coming towards you, it's not fun, it's scary. However, now that Kaylee is 7 and Cameron is 4 and a half we thought it would be the perfect ages to make the pilgrimage.
With such a right of passage as Disney World, it can carry some high expectations. After all, it is a land where dreams come true, right? Phew, that's a lot of pressure on a parent.
Fortunately, there is still something magical about this place. Of all the times I have visited, this was by far my favorite. To see it in the eyes of a child is what makes it so special. From early on Kaylee spotted mickey mouse glitter on the ground. Each one she picked up she claimed was going to give her more magic. And it did...
Let me explain, my only legitimate complaint about being a mom to my girls is handling their sibling rivalry. Magically, there was none of that today. No fighting to be the first in line or whose turn it was to hold the fan. Instead they held hands while walking, and sometimes they were even arm in arm. They danced together in line to pass the time of waiting. Cameron cheered for Kaylee when she went on her first roller coaster and Kaylee endured riding "It's a Small World" twice because it is Cameron's favorite ride. They called each other best friends, instead of fighting over who was best friends with the dog.
Seriously, it was worth the trip for me to witness this kindness between the girls. People warned me that sisters fight and are friends later in life. I hope this is a glimpse of the kind of friendship they will share in the future.
Maybe it's just the magic.
Not only did the kids view each other different, they also began to look at their parents in a different light. On vacation I don't have to be as structured as during the school year and allow my children to forgo naps in order to hang out at the park a little longer. I can give my kids mickey mouse ice cream bars before their lunch. Not to mention that we all stay up way past our bedtime to see the fireworks show at the end of the day. I even bought my kids something from the gift shop. My kids met "real" princesses, but still tell their mom that she looks prettiest without make-up.
Aw...the infinite love of child...or just a little more magic.
As for their dad, the kids truly look at him as a superhero greater than Buzz Lightyear. It'd evident in the way they laugh together. In their eyes, he is the best joke teller, best playmate, best adventure seeker, and he is the hope some day they will be able to find their own Prince Charming since their mom already found hers.
My kids actually believe that Eric could build them a tree house as cool as the Swiss family Robinson despite the fact that his only experience with tools was in high school shop class and that he could defend his kids if the pirates of the Caribbean ever came to attack us at the hotel.
Eric building a tree house? Definitely, magic.
While these images won't last forever, I will cherish the memories created today. Just a really good day on a family vacation. The world could use more magic.
Now were did Kaylee put that magic glitter?
1 comment:
I agree that the magic kingdom really is magical. We also had an awesome time when we went in March and that was with a baby, a 3, and 5 year old. I am already planning on when we can go back. Meeting the princesses was the best. I don't think that Emmy will ever forget that!
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