“Best Day Ever!”

As Rapunzel (or Punzel according to HG) would say, Saturday was the “best day ever!” Spiffer, Helen Grace, and I went with Ann Maxwell, her mama, and her grandmama to see Disney’s Princesses on Ice at the FedEx Forum.

To say that HG was excited was an understatement. She loved that it was going to be a “girls’ night” and even told Granddaddy that maybe he could come “next time.” I could barely get her to go down for a nap that afternoon, and as soon as she woke up, she was ready to GO. I finally gave in and got dressed, and we headed to pick up Spiffer a little early. The timing actually worked well because we were able to get there, pick out our overpriced princess souvenir (a lighted Cinderella spinner), grab some dinner, find our seats (HG practically ran to find our section and then raced down the stairs to the ice), and people watch!

Once the show started, Helen Grace was entranced and watched every single minute. The first story was Tiana from “Princess and the Frog,” then we saw Cinderella’s story with a quick intermission, and finally Rapunzel from “Tangled” had her turn. And then, MUCH to Helen Grace’s delight, ALL the Disney princesses came out at the end for a big finale. She was squealing, “It’s Belle, it’s Belle, AAHHH, it’s ARIEL, oh, it’s SLEEPING BEAUTY!!!” To see that joy as a mama is truly a gift.  We are so blessed, and Spiffer and I soaked up every minute of her excitement.

Honk, honk A scene from “Princess and the Frog” Cinderella Cannot contain her excitement Flynn from “Tangled” More “Tangled” Yummm…cotton candy was a hit this time. When she first put it in her mouth, she told Spiffer, “I didn’t even get a chance to chew it!”The start of the princess finale The princesses just keep coming!

During Intermission, she caught sight off Rapunzel’s tower behind the curtain for the next act.

During the princess finale- WHOA!