~ Disney Does it AGAIN! ~ Matty and the Gingerbread Men! ~ 12/30 I cheated! A link!

[JPFamilyMom]

Thanks for sharing, that was a beautiful story, not a dry eye in this house either.

 

[that's nice]

Maroo-

Great pics! How awesome that everyone was paying attention to Matty while the parade was going on... even Santa calling his name!

The pics at the meet & greet are great!! He looks sooooo excited!

 

[maroo]

Matty is so cute!!!! I too am crying as I read the updates. Looking forward to reading about what happens next.

I almost missed your post!

I hope you saw the latest update!

Gee....who do you think is crying now???????

Thanx so much for posting those great px! Having professional photos is just icing on the cake.

We are suddenly a house enamored with Gingerbread Men and they seem to be showing up EVERYWHERE. We found a Xmas lawn ornament (the very last lighted sculpture way up high on a top shelf in a corner) of a gman balancing on 3 gumdrops on one leg Wednesday night and he is now proudly gracing our back patio (so WE can enjoy him....forget the passers by). When I went up to the attic to get wrapping paper to wrap gifts I found a couple of rolls of wrapping paper I had bought during the after Christmas sale last year...........you guessed it.......Gingerbread Men!! We went to a local discount store the other night for last minute deals and found ONE leftover Xmas stuffie.......a Gingerbread Man! I think Elmo may have been replaced

And just 30 minutes ago dh presented me with a Limoge box (which I collect) for Xmas. Whattya think it was it? A gingerbread man and on the inside it says "Matty's Wish 2009"

ok....I'm crying again

Thanks again.......oh so so so so much! Here's hoping your day is extra special merry and bright

Pam (and Matty )

Bless you!

Of course, you guys are going to get a CD from me with ALL of the pictures on there...plus a few that I didn't post (duplicates, mostly)...and I still have a video to post.

Funny how I keep seeing Gingerbread Men everywhere, too! I went shopping for about 20 minutes yesterday and noticed 6.

And I certainly noticed SEVERAL people and Gingers in the Christmas Parade that was on TV today! Including the elf waving from the top of the toy horse!

That's Awesome!! Those pictures are adorable, I think Matty is the cutest gingerbread man ever.

Isn't he cute!!

Thanks for sharing, that was a beautiful story, not a dry eye in this house either.

Aw. I love these special wish trip moments!

Maroo-

Great pics! How awesome that everyone was paying attention to Matty while the parade was going on... even Santa calling his name!

The pics at the meet & greet are great!! He looks sooooo excited!

Glad you are enjoying the pics!

He really had a good time with all of it!

 

[jessica52877]

Wow! Those pictures were wonderful and capture his smile and beautiful eyes all lit up! So so wonderful this was able to happen! I thought of Matty today while I watched the parade.

 

[Momofwishkid]

I just had to jusmp on line today (even though I have a house full of people) just to check on Matty updates and I definetley wasnt dissapointed. How amazing to have a meet and greet with all the Gingies and Santa!

 

[twinmum]

Oh my. I've just had the most wonderful cathartic cry. It hasn't been an easy day here, but watching Matty's Wish come to life has brought such a wonderful end to my day. Thank you, thank you to Maroo for being part of Matty's Wish, and thank you to Matty (and family) for showing us that Wishes do come true.

Long story made short, but we had a busy Christmas day, stressful to be hosting dinner and heartbreaking to see my mother's dementia continue to take her away from us. I have to wonder if she will know us by next year - it's been so fast.

But this is not a time for sadness, it's a time for hope, for wishing, for dreams come true...and the magic of Disney is not a commercial kind of thing...no, it's the spirit that lies within those who believe in wishes and making wishes come true for our children. What pleasure we take in seeing the joy of wishes granted reflected in the faces of children like Matty.

This is the day that the angels sang to the heavens of Jesus' joyous birth. Maroo, for the Wish Parents on this thread, you are an angel, embracing our children and our families and bringing great joy. Thank you.

Merry Christmas, everyone!
Alison

 

[yinyanggirls]

What a wonderful evening full of memories! I think it's so cute that he wished to meet those guys. Thanks so much for sharing!!!

 

[All7OfUs]

I was finally able to get on after the Christmas hub-bub, and sat here crying for the last 30 minutes- well, actually it was a double whammy for me; I found a copy of UP here and am watching that at the same time. I cry during the entire movie!!

What an incredible story of mirth and laughter.

Disney does it again...

 

[Joanna71985]

Thanks for sharing! What a great thing Disney did for him (I loved the pictures).

 

[Sandy321]

perfect!

Its such a warm fuzzy feeling knowing Disney can help fulfill such random wishes!! (a Gingerbread man! How sweet is that!!)

I shared the pictures and the story with DH and DD!! and I'm so glad you gave me the head's up before you went!! I kept them all on my prayer list - and am so glad there was no rain to interfere with such magic!!

Now - if anyone has prayers to spare - add me to the list to help me over this pain in my hip so I can go the Distance Jan 9 in the Half Marathon - in the scheme of life - it matters so little! Perspective is a beautiful thing!

 

[maroo]

Wow! Those pictures were wonderful and capture his smile and beautiful eyes all lit up! So so wonderful this was able to happen! I thought of Matty today while I watched the parade.

I thought of him, too!! The whole time I was looking for the Gingerbread Men!

I just had to jusmp on line today (even though I have a house full of people) just to check on Matty updates and I definetley wasnt dissapointed. How amazing to have a meet and greet with all the Gingies and Santa!

Bless you! You will just have to share this with all of your company! I showed my friend that came over today and she was amazed!!

Oh my. I've just had the most wonderful cathartic cry. It hasn't been an easy day here, but watching Matty's Wish come to life has brought such a wonderful end to my day. Thank you, thank you to Maroo for being part of Matty's Wish, and thank you to Matty (and family) for showing us that Wishes do come true.

Long story made short, but we had a busy Christmas day, stressful to be hosting dinner and heartbreaking to see my mother's dementia continue to take her away from us. I have to wonder if she will know us by next year - it's been so fast.

But this is not a time for sadness, it's a time for hope, for wishing, for dreams come true...and the magic of Disney is not a commercial kind of thing...no, it's the spirit that lies within those who believe in wishes and making wishes come true for our children. What pleasure we take in seeing the joy of wishes granted reflected in the faces of children like Matty.

This is the day that the angels sang to the heavens of Jesus' joyous birth. Maroo, for the Wish Parents on this thread, you are an angel, embracing our children and our families and bringing great joy. Thank you.

Merry Christmas, everyone!
Alison

You are so sweet.

I am so sorry to hear about your Mom. And I am so glad this thread could provide some Disney magic to your Christmas!

What a wonderful evening full of memories! I think it's so cute that he wished to meet those guys. Thanks so much for sharing!!!

Me, too! Thanks for reading and for posting!!!

I was finally able to get on after the Christmas hub-bub, and sat here crying for the last 30 minutes- well, actually it was a double whammy for me; I found a copy of UP here and am watching that at the same time. I cry during the entire movie!!

What an incredible story of mirth and laughter.

Disney does it again...

Oh...this makes me sad - You guys, Liesa lost her Grandpa only hours after posting this...

Thanks for sharing! What a great thing Disney did for him (I loved the pictures).

Thanks so much for posting!!

perfect!

Its such a warm fuzzy feeling knowing Disney can help fulfill such random wishes!! (a Gingerbread man! How sweet is that!!)

I shared the pictures and the story with DH and DD!! and I'm so glad you gave me the head's up before you went!! I kept them all on my prayer list - and am so glad there was no rain to interfere with such magic!!

Now - if anyone has prayers to spare - add me to the list to help me over this pain in my hip so I can go the Distance Jan 9 in the Half Marathon - in the scheme of life - it matters so little! Perspective is a beautiful thing!

I am so glad the weather was good for us, too!

You can do it - you can do it! Let the Wish Kids inspire you!

 

[eandesmom]

so wonderful!

Those last pictures just warm the heart. What a wonderful wonderful gingerbread boy and wish. thank you so much for sharing!!!!!!

 

[TarzansKat]

I definitely have tears in my eyes now! What a great story, and special experience for a special little boy. I can't believe Santa called him by name and then he got to meet all the Gingerbread men! So wonderful.

 

[kimmylaj]

thanks for sharing, it is so wonderful to see how thoughtful everyone was. i loved reading every minute of it, and the pics are phenomenal

 

[Sleepingbooty]

Just clicked over from your link in Liesa's TR. What a sweet story, Maroo! You are just an angel to help put things together like this. Thanks for sharing this story with us!

 

[dmbfan]

Oh this is great..... Reminds me of Jakers when the Bell Hoppers at The Tower of Terror took Jake "behind the sceans" of the ride cause of his obession with the TOT.... They really do great things with MAW kids that is for sure.

Still loving the gringerbread costume, it is just too cute... WTG Matty on having your trip made that much more special....

 

[adsrtw]

So wonderful. Box of tissues necessary. I know Mattie loved it and I bet some cm's did too.

 

[tinytreasures]

what a night to remember
I am glad I found it now so I could just cry all at one time

 

[Matt1026]

Oh Matty and family what a wonderful day that must of been. I am Lucas mom and it brought back alot of precious memories for us today! I am so glad you wish was to come to true. The folks at Disney and of course Maroon are some special people. I am still amazed at all they do to make children's dreams come true. Your story was amazing and I am so happy for you all!

Maroo you are one amazing woman and such a blessing! Chris was looking over my shoulder and noticed where the pictures of Matty and his family was taken. He said look it was almost right where Barbara picked us up that day to start Lucas on his magical morning! We all thought that was special. Lucas wanted to ask if you where able to see Barbara, Kent, or Ed while you were at Disney. He had their cards ready to send to you to take but everything started happening with Chris' dad that we were not able to get those to you. We have something special coming your way. I just love how you tell the stories you have such a gift that way. Even though I knew Lucas' story you still held me captive. Thank you for sharing Matty's story it was amazing! I really needed alittle pixie dust this Christmas season.

Thank you for all you do! I needed some good tears!

 

[pipersmom]

What an awesome end to a wonderful day for Matty! I loved all the pictures, it's just amazing what a little pixie dust can do.