I think this would work here...and bonus points for being Disney related.
It was my girls' first trip to WDW. DD17 was about 4.25 yrs old and DD15 had just turned 2. It was our first full day and we had an 8:10am pre-park opening breakfast at Crystal Palace. It had been a really rough morning and the day had barely gotten started. So, I'd like to present my case for being a bad parent before I tell you what I did...
- We were staying at WL and because it was so cold (in the 30s), only the buses were running. We were out there just before 7am, but we didn't see a single MK bus until 7:47am. We called, we asked other bus drivers to phone it in, and we were even told a bus came through 10 minutes earlier...but had to inform them that the bus never actually came. I went from having lots of time to a major rush.
- I kept asking 4-yr old DD17 if she had to potty, but she was good. We got inside MK and I asked again and she said she was good. We got up to the hub, and again she said she was good. We didn't have time to go all the way up to the castle for a no-crowds early morning pic, but I decided to try and get some in front of the fencing by Crystal Palace just before checking in. That's when DD17 had an accident.
- So, now I had to rush to the bathrooms in between Casey's and CP to clean her up and get her into a dry set of clothes and she decided to throw a fit about all of it. We were really running behind now! Never trust a 4 year old when they say they don't have to go!
- We got outside with still a few minutes to spare, but I couldn't get my camera to work. New DSLR that was fine the night before and it was a brick! It was user error, but I was too mentally fried to think straight. I had brought an old video camera with me that could take stills, so I frantically dug it out of the bag, took some horrible pictures and headed to check in.
Once we were seated. I asked for a glass of water and a Diet Coke. Naturally, since I'm an adult, they brought out full sized large cups with my beverages. I guess I was so fried from our morning that I wasn't paying attention to my gesturing and I hit my glass of ice water and it dumped all over then 2 DD15. She was drenched with ice water from the neck down. I took her into the bathroom to change her into one of her spare sets of clothes. I brought her back out, and not 5 minutes go by before I gesture again and my full large cup of Diet Coke goes down the front of her. I had one more set of clothes for her in the diaper bag as well as her Ariel dress (were having lunch at CRT and the older one was also doing BBB). I was in tears and shock just looking at her before I pulled myself together to take her to change again. At this point, people around us were looking at me and I could hear people talking under their breath. It was such a spectacle that the manager offered to run over to one of the shops and get her a warm outfit -on them- if I could tell them her size. I thanked him, but told him I couldn't accept because this was all my fault. So, I got her changed again. She was now also freezing from the outside temps, the temps inside the restaurant, and the icy beverages that were spilled on her, so I had to put her back in her winter coat. I was hoping to lay low for the rest of the meal, but our server decided I needed some humor. She loudly announced something to the area... reminiscent of how you'd hear the CMs in 50s or Whispering Canyon ... about how I've proven I can only be trusted with kid cups. On her tray were four kid cups filled with soda and another four filled with water. Laughter and embarrassment all in one.