Disney in December! Magic Kingdom...

DISNEY WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my gosh, just looking back on our pictures to write this post I am filled with a giddy sense of childhood delight...
truly, what is better than Disney world?
Not many things in my opinion.
The music, the dancing, the fairy tale world of princesses and dreams come true is absolutely intoxicating.
It makes you come alive. People grin from ear to ear. You can't stop smiling.
You want to sing. You have a little extra dance in your step.
Everything is beautiful. Nothing in this make believe world is overlooked. From the smallest obscurities to the spectacular extremes, everything is thoughtfully tended to.
And it is this devoted attention to detail that makes this a magical place.

Cinderealla's castle was our first stop.

isn't it grand?!
one day before I die I'm going to sleep in there! (they opened a suite inside that is booked years in advance I'm sure and costs an arm and a leg, but one day I will stay in her castle! with my girls of course, and Aunt Lisa, it wouldn't be complete without Aunt Lisa.)

as soon as we got to the park we went to the castle and the 11pm show was about to start, so we scored a spot near the very front and watched in awe as all the characters and then princesses began to show up.
(I am totally going to be one of those dancers someday! I seriously dream about being able to dance and sing next to Mickey and Minnie on stage at Disney World. Someday. I mean, I can totally work a dance floor, breaking it down and busting out all kinds of spasmic moves, but I don't think they want that "Melissa kind of dancing". So, after I take some lessons and learn to dance for real and get really good and can move back there, I am for real gonna be on that stage, or in a parade on stilts, either one is fine.)

Sydaleigh was so amazed and completely and indescribably in awe when the princesses came out I think she stopped breathing. They are 100% REAL to her. I didn't fully understand how real they were to her until this moment. And then again when Maleficent appeared and scared her silly.

she crouched down into my lap and kept asking me if Maleficent was going to hurt the castle or Aurora. I reassured her she was not going to hurt anyone, and then all the characters made her go far far away by saying "wishes come true, wishes come true".
After that we stayed clear of the villains, I didn't want to traumatize the poor girl.
Marvelly on the other hand thought it was all amazing and laugh worthy. She clapped and "wow'd" for everything.
We rode the tea cups, and Isaak made sure that there was absolutely no spinning, that man does not do good with fast motion.

we visited Minnie's house


and then we went to meet the princesses.
The line was long but the wait was worth it.
Sydaleigh was so nervous and excited she could hardly crack a smile.




Isaak on the other hand...well...was smiling from ear to ear. I told you...Disney brings out that childhood goofiness in us all.



We took a break in the afternoon, went back to the condo for a quick rest and then returned as fast as we could to meet up with Aunt Lisa to watch the Mickey and Minnie Christmas Show at Cinderella's castle again. We had to squeeze our way through more people than I've ever seen clustered together in my entire life. But we made it to the front.
Disney in December is truly spectacular.


Syd was a little bit fearful that Maleficent would return so she perched herself on Isaak's lap, and Marvelly on mine (when I could keep her there.) :)

Then, we squeezed our way back through the swarms of people to get to a spot where we could eat some Mickey ice cream while we watched the parade,

and then we forced ourselves yet again through the swarms of people to get to "Lisa's spot" where we could watch the fireworks show.
This trip was filled with a lot of "squeezing" in and out of swarms of people.
The fireworks show was spectacular. Nobody can do fireworks like Disney. So rather than posting a picture I am leaving you with a 3 minute video clip of the finale. Feel free to sing along....
"star light, star bright, first star I see tonight...I wish I may, I wish I might....