Ya'll are some of the most amazing people. I am so touched that there is this much kindness in the world. Cinderella I cried when I read that Erik bought that Tigger for that little boy. That was wonderful!
We also pass along passes that we weren't going to use. Taken pictures of families so everyone could be in the picture. Let children sit in front of our daughters wheelchairs at the parades. Carried trays at counter services for others when they had their hands full with children, canes, wheelchairs or other things that made it difficult for them to juggle it all. We have shared stickers, toys or other things to help children pass the time while waiting. We have invited other families to go on rides with us with our passes. I hope we have also RAKed people when we didn't realize it.
That has happened to us many times. I am sure each time someone takes the time to open the door for us while we are pushing two of our daughters in their wheelchairs they thought nothing of it. To us that means more than some people will ever realize. The fact that they took notice and took the time out of their day to be helpful. The people that turned to realize they were standing in front of our daughters and blocking their view of a character, parade or show and then squatted down or stepped to the side so they could see. The people that didn't get upset when our daughters were ushered to the front of the line for a ride, show, or to see the characters but instead said you have a beautiful family, have a blessed day, Merry Christmas, Happy Birthday sweet girl and other wonderful wishes like those.
We have had many CMs take the time to come and speak to our daughters. Once again this means the world to us. They have given them stickers, pins, books and many magical moments certificates. CMs and guest who have taken our camera and taken pictures of our family with characters or in front of a special spot. The ones who rejoice in these special moments with us. The ones who get the characters together for a special photo op. The ones who are crying along with us when we share these special moments. Each time we this has happened we have gotten the CMs names and written a thank you note. We didn't realize just how much this could mean to them.
Without taking the time to write about each individual time I have a few that I would like to mention. After several trips to Disney we finally worked it out to meet "our" Prince Charming from our hometown. He called our cell phone and told us what time and where to meet him. When he came to get us it was magical in itself. He took us behind this huge door to meet some of his friends. He had prepared the meet and greet of a lifetime for us. We had lots of times for the girls to interact with the characters, get special pictures and wonderful autographs. Since then we have had several "magical" moments with him.
We were told by a special Disney friend to make sure we met Jasmine at MGM. We had tried previously and weren't able to. On a trip earlier in the year we tried early in the week and kept missing her. Later in the week we went back to MGM specifically to meet her. We asked a CM when and where we should be. She told us and we were there. The CM had called Jasmine to tell her we were waiting. Jasmine arranged a special meet and greet with her, Aladdin, Genie and Jafar. She told the girls she hoped they would stay and see her in the parade. When her car came by us during the parade she annouced to the CM "directing/annoucing" the parade that these were her very special friends. On a recent trip we were taking a break near the Great Movie Ride. Jasmine surprised us when she announced with excitement that her special angels were here. She walked over to see the girls. Along with her came Aladdin, Pinocchio, and Snow White. A very magical time. Once again she wanted to make sure we could stay for the parade. When she came by she said hello my angels and blew kisses to them. A very magical moment that will always be remembered.
We have formed some very special friendships with some of the CMs just within the past year. Some of the most wonderful ones have been at Epcot. Each time we visit Epcot we have a special CM friend we always visit. On one of our trips we stopped in to see her. We were told she was working but not there right then. We said we would stop back by. As we were walking down the walkway she came running up behind us and grabbed our little ones hand. All of us were laughing and so happy to see her. She walked quite a ways hand in hand with our little dd until she said she had to get back to work.
If you have ever seen the cast of Masquerade in Italy at Epcot you have to know how wonderful they are. They have touched our lives in ways that no one could ever understand or believe. Words cannot tell you all the ways these people have RAKed us. We have truly been blessed. We were told our oldest daughter wouldn't live past the age of three. She is now ten. She has shocked the medical community. We were also told that she would never smile. Her smiles are electric when she sees and hears Masquerade. These people have truly seen past our disabilities into our souls.
Last but not least the people of the DIS boards. WOW!!! Ya'll are truly amazing. The one that stands out in my mind more than any is the wonderful DISer that RAKed us a week at Disney World. We had never met. Only chatted back and forth. Our family was floored when they told us what they wanted to do for us. That trip sometimes feels like only a dream until I look at the pictures. The magic happened before we even got to Disney World. We will never be able to repay them because there is not a price that could be placed on that trip. The memories we created with our family that trip is truly priceless.
. I'm so glad you noticed this little boy, you didn't miss the "moment".
