Once Upon a Princess {part one}

We had two princess-y kind of days at Disney.  One was planned and one was not. I had made an appointment for Kate at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique for a princess make-over and then lunch reservations at Cinderella's Royal Table but they were for late in our vacation.  Kate decided on the second day of our vacation that she did NOT like Disney.  She was afraid of the characters. I sprung into action to try to convince her that Disney was magical and called to get last minute reservations at Akershus in Epcot for the Princess Storybook Breakfast. The boys and Dave were GREAT sports to help turn Kate's opinion around. The princesses saved the day!  Kate was in her glory and we were all enjoying the magic of Disney.

Belle was the first princess we met and she was very sweet to Kate.  Kate brought her those little purple flowers in her hand and Belle was very gracious.  Kate was a bit overwhelmed.  After we walked away, she said, "Mama, she is SO beautiful!"

After meeting a few princesses, Kate was bursting with JOY!


Ariel is Kate's favorite and she did not disappoint....











Ariel invited Will and Harry into a photo but as you can see, Kate was not thrilled about sharing Ariel with her brothers:)





Blowing Ariel a kiss goodbye.



Kate also LOVES Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)





There was a little princess parade around the restaurant at the end of the breakfast.


After the breakfast, we made our way around the World Showcase to meet Mulan and Jasmine....






I got a little sentimental seeing Kate with Mulan.  



Jasmine has always been Dave's favorite princess so I made him jump in the photo:)








We were lucky enough to run into Aurora again too:)





This last photo is from a surprise meeting with the Fairy Godmother.  She was SO sweet.  She even ran into Kate later in the day and remembered her.

Things I learned:

1. Epcot (on a weekday) is the best place to meet princesses without a line. Get a times guide and walk around to the various countries to meet them all.

2. If you cannot get reservations for a specific restaurant or event, try again once you are at Disney.  I could not get into this Storybook Princess Breakfast when I tried from home but got a last minute reservation the morning of the breakfast.