Princesses (on and off the ice...)

When the girls were in Ohio, my parents wanted to take them to see the Disney on Ice princess show that was in town. But there were TONS of other things going on in town that weekend, meaning parking (and just getting around in general) would have been crazy. Plus, there were TONS of other things going on with the girls that week- they had lots of loved ones to visit! So instead, my parents treated us to the Ice Show when it came here.

We picked up our tickets at Will-Call and met our friends and their two girls, and by the time we made it to our seat the show was just beginning. All four girls stopped. Stopped talking, stopped moving, stopped scooting down the aisle so we could all find a seat- I think they might have stopped breathing for a moment. They were mesmerized. And even though we had to disrupt the enchantment ever so slightly so the grown-ups could sit down, they stayed mesmerized for pretty much the whole show.



The first half was a little summary of six princesses, featuring one or two of their songs. We saw Jasmine, Ariel, Belle, Aurora (Sleeping Beauty, for those of you who don't speak Disney), Snow White, and Mulan.

Sidenote:While I adore Mulan's story, I'm not really sure how she is a Disney princess. Especially when they left out Pocahontas and Tiana- who actually have legitimate claims to power. But the show was so elaborate and fun, I barely had time to gripe about the way the show left out the Native and African American princesses... And the only other complaints I had were about the disturbing death scene for Gaston (a little too long on the maniacal laughter...) and the giant, awkwardly moving, possession-voiced, plush Ursula. (Seriously, does anyone remember when Marlena was possessed on Days of Our Lives? I'm pretty sure they used the same voice. Fortunately they did not use the same creepy contacts.)

The girls noticed NONE of those things. They just had a great time. The second act brought us the story of Cinderella and a lovely finale. Little Sis got a teensy bit wiggly towards the end, but a bathroom break and some M&Ms held her off for a little while longer.


Then we snapped a group photo of the girls (no idea about Big Sister's face there), went to dinner, and let our kids run out all of their remaining energy at the park.

It was a great day.

Thanks, Nana & Papa. The only thing that could have made it better: enjoying it with you, too.

Next time. :)