Well....I have to apologize for yet another absence. DD and I took a last minute (we decided on Friday to leave on Sunday) trip to visit some friends in central IL. We went to a pumpkin patch, out to dinner, shopping and spent lots of time playing! So I let my TR go while we were away.
I do have to admit though before my last update I was kind of dragging my feet because I did not want this to end. But, I am going to go ahead and finish it up and start a new PTR, so lets get on with this show!
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Day 7
July 31, 2013
Today was an early start for us! It was our last full day and we had a very important morning date!
I got up around 7:00 am, which is super early for me. Bob got up around 7:15 and we woke Charlotte around 7:30. Charlotte was not happy about the early wake-up time but when I told her she would get to wear her Cinderella dress, she perked right up! She was so happy to wear her Cinderella dress. I wanted to be leaving the room by 7:45 and we were headed out right on time! On our way to the monorail we had to stop and quack at every single duck! It took us forever to get to the monorail. At the time it was so annoying, but looking back on it, it was a great memory. Now, every time we see ducks I think about that moment! Anyway, as we made it up to the monorail station, a monorail was just pulling away! But it was just a few seconds before another one came so, it was not a big deal! We arrived at the MK by 8:15. We had an 8:30 ADR for CRT. I had hoped to get there a little earlier to take some pictures and really take in the empty Main Street. But, we had to hustle just a little.
We went in the entrance for early ADR's and made our way on to an empty main street. That was such an amazing experience. It was like the MK was there just for us. Everything was new, quiet and peaceful. All I can say is for me this was surreal. We stopped for a few pictures as we made our way to the castle.
Charlotte was still waking up and a little crabby. I really wanted to get a picture of her alone in front of the castle but she would not let us put her down.
After a few pics we checked in at the castle. I was so excited about this meal! It was one of the highlights of our last trip. It was such a special experience and I could not wait to share it with Charlotte. She LOVES the princess movies so I thought she would like meeting the princesses. After all, she was so excited to be dressed up like Cinderella. Remember that happy smiling child I had that ran right up to all the costume characters with giant heads? Yeah, she was not in the castle with us...
After checking in we went straight in to meet Cinderella. When it was our turn I told Charlotte to run up to Cinderella and she just stood there and cried!
What? This was her favorite movie, I thought she would be so excited, nope, she just screamed! The CM suggested we go up as a family. DD did not cry, but she was less than happy.
Yup not impressed, not at all.
They took us upstairs to our tabled and Charlotte claimed down. We ordered and things seemed to be looking up. Just as our drinks were served Snow White came by, and Charlotte started screaming again! I picked her and we managed a photo:
Isn't that a beautiful moment?
Then Sleeping Beauty made her way over:
Yes, that is a two year old rolling her eyes! Sleeping Beauty tried really hard to interact with DD, she was so sweet and kind. DD however, was not having it!
Then, our food came. I got the quiche and DH got the Steak and eggs. They gave Charlotte french toast sticks, but all she wanted to eat were the cinnamon rolls and fruit from the appetizer plate. The food was all amazing! While we were eating Jasmine paid us a visit:
Charlotte could not be bothered to put her cinnamon roll down to meet Jasmine! It was the same Jasmine we meet a few days ago in EPCOT and she remembered us!
At this point Charlotte was just done with the princess dining and I was so disappointed! I really thought she would like this. Then Ariel came by.
You can't tell from this picture, but DD loved her. She was telling her all about eating breakfast with her sisters and Charlotte hung on to every word! She even smiled and laughed at her! There was something about this Ariel that clicked with DD. She has been really into The Little Mermaid since that day. We watch it all the time! When I asked her what she wanted to be for Halloween she said "Ariel!" She also sings "Under the Sea" all the time! She was the only princess DD hit it off with.
After our meeting with Ariel we did the wishing ceremony which Charlotte liked:
After that I think we were all ready to go. We were very anxious to get out and enjoy the park before it got too crowded!
I really wanted this experience to be the kind you see in the commercials for WDW. I wanted that moment where she ran up to Cinderella and got lost in her giant dress. It did not go as I had planned. I was so worried DD would be afraid of the mascot type characters with giant head, I never guessed that she would had the princesses! I am not sorry we tired it, but we will wait several trips before we try CRT again! Never fear though, this day was about to get so much better...
I hope you a fun few days away!
I LOVE the picture of charlotte and aurora! that is hilarious! it doesn't matter if it was commercial worthy--it's a great memory! I'm glad she had fun with ariel though. I loved how ariel signed her name with the bubbles!
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