Magic Kingdom

All dressed up and so many places to go and people to see! We decided to divide and conquer in order to meet the most princesses before lunch. While the girls stood in line for Ariel, the boys headed to the other lines. Tessa hugged Ariel and they chatted about Max, Eric's dog. We had sent my dad around the corner to stand in line for Jasmine. I forgot to tell him that she was taking a break and wouldn't be back until 10:30. Admittedly, it was confusing when he got to the designated spot and there was no princess. But he stood in that empty line and, by the time we were done with Ariel, we were rewarded with almost no wait for Jasmine. Aladdin teased Tessa that she had stolen Belle's ball gown. Jasmine was precious and acted like she wanted to take Tessa home with her. We took a trip on the Magic Carpet ride and managed not to get hit by the spitting camel. Then we found Ryan in the multi princess line. He had gotten stuck with the longest wait. Behind the curtain were three of Tessa's favorite princesses, including her twin Belle. We hugged, kissed and talked to each one in turn. These meet and greet stations are Disney genius. The kids get to see their favorites and the moms get plenty of time for photos and videos. My favorite is when Tessa posed like Belle for the final picture. And then it was off to the castle for lunch at Cinderella's Royal Table. Did I mentioned that we are infatuated with the castle? Cinderella herself welcomed us and then we climbed the winding stairs to the dining room. My princess held court, waving her little magic wand for all she was worth. The waiter heard Tessa asking for Sleeping Beauty and promised to immediately awaken her from her nap. While we waited, Tessa played with her new princess figurines. As each princess approached our table, Tessa would pick up the matching figurine and show it to the real princess. With four princesses in the small dining room we had wonderful one-on-one time. They would patiently let me take a million pictures while they loved on Tessa. In the past few days we had spent so much time with the princesses that they felt like family. We visited Colonial Mickey in Liberty Square, isn't he cute all dressed up? Speaking of dressed up, Tessa did not want to change out of her princess gown. So, we carried her around the park - hoop skirt and all. And she got so many compliments from total strangers.More rides including Small World, this time with an awake Tessa. A relaxing tour on the riverboat and then it was time for the parade. We watched it from an elevated spot in Frontierland. Singing, dancing and all the favorite characters made for an awesome parade. When the Beast spotted our Belle he made a big deal and even blew her a kiss. She was transfixed by him.

Over to Tomorrowland where we met Buzz Lightyear. He bowed to our princess and then took her hand for a picture, adorable! We headed back to the hotel to rest before a late dinner. Tessa fell asleep and we were finally able to change her clothes. But the hair piece and crown remained intact, it would eventually take a lot of shampoo and hot water to deconstruct that up do. Off to the Polynesian for dinner where Tessa perked right back up. She did the limbo and played coconut games while we adults struggled to stay awake.