We went to Disney World over Mother's Day weekend. We left after work on Friday and arrived late Friday night. Saturday morning, we headed straight for the Magic Kingdom! I don't know if you can tell or not, but Noly is leaning towards Minnie. She has this new thing against boys, and Mickey is, in fact, a boy (and thus not as desirable)! She is so hilarious!We knew that we had to go to the Boutique to find a dress for Noly. That was the highlight of last year's Disney trip for her, and she picked out a beautiful pink nightgown and wore it for days! This time, we found an actual dress. We went into the special Princess dressing room, and Noly walked out a Princess. Noly walked out of the Boutique and showed her Daddy how beautiful she looked! Unlike Noly, Jule hated Disney, so we quickly headed back to the hotel room for some food and naps.
After some naps and some wonderful Cracker Barrel meals, we headed back to the Magic Kingdom. This time, I was able to put Noly's hair up so she looked as much like Belle as possible. Her little face glowed, and she said that she couldn't wait to meet Belle to tell her that there were two Belles now! Noly and Kevin waited for over a half hour, and she finally met Cinderella and Belle. Sleeping Beauty was MIA, so we decided that she must be asleep ; )
Watching Noly made me think about who we are. She had such confidence in herself and such joy in who she was. The thought never crossed her mind that she wasn't beautiful enough or good enough or talented enough. She was a Princess. And truly, that is how we should think of ourselves. We belong to THE King! Unfortunately, life has a way of beating us down and affecting our child-like view of ourselves. If we could have the inner confidence and joy that comes from knowing who we are IN CHRIST, nothing could stop us from becoming who we are meant to be and doing what we are meant to do. How I love the picture that Noly has permanently etched in my mind...that of a Princess with immeasurable value and flawless beauty in the eyes of her Father!
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How funny...we were just in Disneyland!! Noly looks so pretty in her princess dress!!! Enjoy this stage as much as you can...I thought Bella would always be into princesses but this year she wanted nothing to do with them. I even begged her to take a picture with the princesses so we could compare her pictures from the last couple of visits but she refused, telling me, "Mommy, I'm over the princesses now...but if Hannah Montana is here, I'll take a picture with her". My heart sank!!
Poor Jule! Give him another year or two and he'll be totally into it! Garrett and Landon just turned 3 and they LOVED everything!!!
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