The Pierses & Their Peas: disney day 2

we spent all day monday at the magic kingdom.

first on the agenda was the 'perfectly princess tea party'. it cost me an arm & a leg, or several hours of work (however you want to look at it), but grandma pierse, luci & i thoroughly enjoyed it. it was hosted by 'Rose Petal' (she told a story of how she was the rose that one of sleeping beauty's fairies picked a petal from - which turned her into a human welcome at any castle anywhere). rose petal was a very talented broadway show type performer & kept us VERY entertained for 2 hours. there were only about 10 little girls at the tea party, which was in the garden view tea room of the grand floridian. luci was presented with a crown & a wand immediately, and when we were seated (they called/announced each party individually) there was a little baby aurora (sleeping beauty) doll waiting for her. she was DELIGHTED. luci was very intrigued about how the doll's eyes closed when you laid her down. a bunch of older women served the party and they were just as adorable as the performer...i decided if i ever am elderly & alone & in need of a job i want to work at that tea party ;) luci had her own little teapot (full of apple juice) and her own little tea cup, and barb & i shared a very tasty pot of tea complete with tea strainers, a tea cozy & the whole bit. our tea party food was DELICIOUS. luci was served little heart shaped pb&j tea sandwiches with grapes & cheese. barb & i had chicken curry salad tea sandwiches & grapes & berries & an assortment of seriously scrumptious cheeses (i love me a good cheese). the only thing i didn't love was that the event ended in a store (this is a theme at disney...and good on them, but annoying for me) and to keep us hostage in the store they all had to wait to get their baby aurora's birth certificate signed. other than that bit, it was my favorite event of the entire vacation. oh, and luci also got a 'friendship bracelet' from princess aurora that was folded up in her napkin...so cute!

waiting to go into the tea room at the grand floridian...so cute, ms. potts!

luci with 'rose petal'

decked out in her princess gear

check out that giant piece of princess cake!

after the tea party barb, luci & i met up with don, clay & gus. we went on rides (of particular note was pete's barnstomer...the kiddie roller coaster...luci LOVED it! i think she rode it about 5x over the course of hte trip), and checked things out until heading back to the grand floridian for dinner at 1900 park fare. there we went to the cinderella's happily ever after dinner...which included appearances by cinderella, lady tremaine (cinderella's step mother), anastasia & drizella (her stepsisters), and prince charming himself.

do you see the sheer terror on her face as cinderella's stepmother touches her? to say that lu was TERRIFIED is an understatement. she actually started to cry & made us hide her little autograph book for fear lady t would want to sign it.

interestingly enough, when you think about how real & scary lady t was to her, that is equally how in awe she was at the princesses...they were absolutely real to her.

precious.