So whenever I see little "enter to win a free ____" box I always do. Why not? We could use free stuff. And lo and behold, we actually won something last week! We won 4 free tickets to Disney Princesses on Ice! Okay, so it's not a new car, but I was dang excited. Coop and I got really brave and decided to take Jenelle and our two nieces, Kendyl and Paige. The only real bummer was that it didn't start until 7:30 PM, which is, of course, pretty darn near bed time, so we were in the danger zone. But on the other hand, the tickets were free, so if they misbehaved, we were "outta there."
And it was SO worth the risk! From the moment we walked in the Rose Garden their eyes were huge! It was probably the biggest building they'd ever been in and there were men walking around yelling, "Popcorn, cotton candy," etc. There was ridiculously overpriced Disney merchandise everywhere they could possibly fit it, whether or not it had anything to do with the show (what was up with the rubber Finding Nemo hats? Do you remember any princesses in that movie, cause I sure don't).
As we walked in to find our seats, their eyes were HUGE looking at all the rows and rows of people, spinning lights from the recently purchased toys of rich kids, and way more steps than their miniature legs could ever handle. Our seats were great! Since when are free tickets good? Our preseason Blazer tickets sure have never been! Anyway, both of us got teary-eyed just watching their faces fill with such wonder and excitement. It was like they'd never seen anything so amazing. After each song Paige would say, "are they going to have another song," Jenelle would turn and say, "again," and Kendyl would ask some question that I totally didn't have the answer to.
Cooper's favorite part was the huge dragon that lit the ice on fire. He thought that was pretty sweet. Jenelle loved the silverware dancing with Belle, Kendyl's favorite was when the shell fell (we have no idea what she's talking about), Paige repeats whatever anybody else's favorite was, and I loved the awesome costumes in "Under the Sea." Kids are so much fun! I just love seeing them discover something new - it seriously is like seeing the world again for the first time just by watching their faces. Oh, and my other favorite of the night was when Kendyl (4 years old) turned to me with a mixture of fear and skepticsm on her face and asked if the dragon was really real. Love kids.
8 comments:
Ok, so not to be silly but didn't you say that you had 4 free tickets. But if it was you, Coop, Jenelle and 2 nieces.....isn't that 5? So fun, Disney Ice...I love little girls!!!
Allow me to further blow your mind--we only used 3 of the tickets! Trippy, eh?
2 year-olds don't need tickets.
It was a blast. And the dragon was friggin' awesome!!!
Sounds like you had a blast! I can't wait until Preston can enjoy things like that...okay, probably not Princesses on Ice...but maybe a monster truck rally...something manly :) glad you guys finally won something! Free things are the best!
I'll admit--ice-skating princesses didn't really get my juices flowing. But when that dragon lit the ice on fire (hear that??? FLAMING ICE!), it was the first manly moment in the history of ice skating.
Sounds so fun! I love watching kids experience new things!! They just learn so much through everything they do!
How fun! Dave and I considered taking Jackson to disney on ice w/ all of the mickey mouse characters. He LOVES Mickey mouse. We haven't gone yet but we will next time they are in town...he was a little to young then. I love free tickets too!
Awesome - wish I could have gone! Tabitha saw ads for that on the Tv and totally wanted to go! One of these days. . . . . So fun - glad you had such a wonderful experience!
Miss-While there was a lot of Mickey during the show, might I suggest something a little more boy-friendly such as Incredibles on Ice, or even Armpit Hair and Spitting on Ice (sure to come soon). While there would be less Mickey, there would also be less pink and fewer princesses involved.
Obviously, it's your call.
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