Meeting Some Characters

The first day we went into the Magic Kingdom, we had gotten there just in time to see the big parade.  Kaci was absolutely taken by this because she was seeing all of her favorite characters in one place.  She didn't move and didn't make a sound as she was taking it all in.

But them came the time to actually start meeting the characters...and then we had entered a whole new level of fear.  She didn't like them...nope...not at all.  I'm not sure if she was afraid or unsure of it all, but she absolutely did not want to stop for an autograph, let alone a picture. 

The next day, I convinced her to stop and see Daisy Duck and amazingly she DID! 

I think her fear was the costume, because she had no problems talking to the human characters.

She really wasn't a big fan of Goofy

She and Alice became close friends that day...They talked for well over 5 minutes.  

 

 

 

 

 

Stay tuned for Kaci's favorite part of the trip - Meeting the Princesses!

Disney 2011

Can you guess who is major behind in the blogging world?  This lady right here!

So, we've been back from Disney for a couple of weeks now and things have finally started to settle down (meaning: caught up on graduate work, caught up on school work, not caught up on housework-oh well, you win some, you lose some). 

We told Kaci about Disney the night before we left with a scavenger hunt through the house.  I told her Tinker Bell had come in and left her surprises which scared her half to death.  After a great deal of persuasion (and carrying up the steps) she became very excited to find all of the prizes left for her.  The biggest surprise was a wrapped package complete with a new princess dress, balloon, and poem written by yours truly.  The poem was how we actually told her where we were going.  Of course, in true 4 year old fashion, she didn't react with the happy tears and joyful screams I was envisioning in my mind.  In fact, my child was more concerned with the balloons and trying to figure out how Tinker Bell got into our house in the first place.  At least I got it all caught on camera!

And Then There Was One

Tomorrow, we depart for Disney World!  This is by far one of the hardest secrets I have ever kept from anyone and in just a matter of hours I will finally be able to tell Kaci she is going to "The Place Where Dreams Come True."  I hope she is as surprised as I am envisioning! 

Getting ready was not an easy feat by any stretch of the imagination.  I am back in school and am taking 2 classes (which means double the work).  For the past week, I have been working until midnight trying to get papers written, chapters read, and not go crazy in the process.  Plus, I had lesson plans to write and papers to grade for the school that actually pays me to be there.  I am now finished with all of my work due this week and next week so I can leave home with much less stress on my plate.  My mom was also kind enough to keep Kaci for me last night so I could get the packing finished.  Each step is falling into place.  Now we just have to wait for Jim to get off of work so we can let the cat out of the bag.

I am planning of getting video of her learning the surprise and once I learn how to upload I will post it here for all to see (just don't judge any messes in the background).  Here's hoping for one happy little girl (and the ability to fall asleep tonight)!