My Beauty Meets Belle

I've been visiting Disneyland regularly for six years. There was a brief spell when we thought we were moving to Texas so we didn't renew the passes and it was a grim time indeed. So I've seen little girls parade around in their princess gowns, crowns, and comfy soled shoes throughout the park. Being a gal who prefers stretch denim jeans & a t-shirt, I thought it CRAZY to wear a dress all day. Perhaps it IS crazy to expect a little girl to be comfortable in such frills all day and definitely unrealistic to keep clean, but a magical thrill.

Now that I have one and maybe ONLY one little girl of my own, I'm thinking that it would be crazy NOT to bring her to the castle as a princess. I've stopped worrying if she is going to rip or sticky the dress. I'm actually hoping that she wears it until it's worn out every penny that I invested into it. So I've intended to make a trip to the Princess Fantasy Faire and take a stroll down the Royal Princess Walk where you can personally greet & visit with three princesses.

After making our way around the small world (Jessica's FAVORITE), we entered the Royal wait line. We used our time to put Sleeping Beauty's gown on over Jessica's long sleeved shirt & jeans. And to top it off, she was crowned Aurora. Well, maybe not exactly Briar Rose - the crown had no combs or clips and certainly was made to fit a woman's head more than a child's. JessiLu tried to balance the gems on her head, but the headband fit better like sunglasses. So far the line moved: NOT AT ALL.








Jessica & I grew weary from waiting. The gum chewing was no longer pacifying and we were both hungry. That's when I pulled out the sticky, yellow, Mickey sucker. It kept Jessica busy for a while, but did nothing for the rumblings in my tummy. Jessica met Tinkerbell and they passed some time together. We waited ONE hour TWENTY minutes to greet the princesses.





Apparently Prince Phillip scares some of the little girls. They'd rather meet Sleeping Beauty WITHOUT him by her side. He was walking around while we waited to meet Aurora. He came to greet Jessica and she wasn't shy at all. She smiled with a twinkle in her eye and gave him a big hug. She even posed by him.