Monday, December 30, 2013

Happy 5th Birthday, Princess Hannah! -- Magic Kingdom Day 3

Well, today was our last day at Disney World and we fit a whole lot of fun into it.  The whole purpose of this trip was to celebrate Hannah's 5th birthday and I'm so glad we were able to actually be at the Magic Kingdom for it!

We were up bright and early again because we had a special surprise for Hannah for her birthday.  Before heading in, we started our day with the classic picture in front of the train station right outside the park.
Then, it was time to head to Cinderella's Castle for an extra special birthday treat.  We decided to let Hannah do the Bibbidy Bobbidy Boutique as her birthday present from all of the family.  I figured the next time we came, she may not even be into princesses, so this was the perfect opportunity to get dolled up.  She had no idea what was about to happen!  We arrived at the castle before they had even opened and she was still so unsure of what was going to take place.  Then, they opened the doors and we were able to check in. First, she needed to pick out her princess dress.  This whole trip, all she could talk about was Tiana so I was banking on her picking that dress.  But as she looked through them, she found Princess Anna's dress from Frozen and immediately grabbed it.  I didn't even know they had it yet!  I double checked with her several times to make sure it's the one she wanted, and she kept saying yes.  Once they had it ready, she was able to put it on and wait for her hair and make up to get done.  Here is our birthday princess mid-makeover.
When she was all done, she got a special birthday sash to complete her outfit.  She looked like a true princess!  This was such a memorable and special experience for us all.  I'm so blessed to have this sweet girl as my daughter!
Needless to say, she was quite excited to be a princess all day long!  We had another surprise up our sleeve, but had a little bit of time before that was going to happen.  While we waited, we bumped into the Fairy Godmother...
 and the Evil Stepmother and Stepsisters from Cinderella.  We added them to our list of characters!
Then, we realized that the line for Repunzel and Snow White wasn't very long, so we waited patiently for our turn for pictures and autographs.
Since Princess Hannah was all dressed up, she needed to make sure she picked up her skirt while she posed and walked!
Next came time for the last birthday surprise -- a birthday breakfast for all of us at Cinderella's Royal Table inside the castle!  This was something else new for all of us and it was so special!  We first got our picture with Cinderella.  She even kissed Cam on the cheek and left her lip print -- he was mesmerized!
After that, we went up the staircase and sat for breakfast.  Like the other meals, the princesses came around to the tables to visit with us and let us get their pictures and autographs.  Both of the kids loved this!



After breakfast, we made our way around the rest of the Magic Kingdom and made sure we hit everything we wanted to.  Of course, we saw more characters...

took naps in the strollers (Hannah did too, but I don't have the picture on here)...
 and bought our first set of Mickey Mouse ears while waiting for the parade!
We also rode lots of rides and had a great time enjoying the beautiful weather and spending time with the family.  We knew we wanted prime seating for the electric parade and fireworks, so we found a curb spot a couple of hours before the start and camped out their for the evening.  We took turn getting snacks and doing some last Disney shopping before the night was over.  We also got a Casey family picture in front of Casey's!
We watched our final parade and fireworks and called it a night.  The day was once again magical for all of us.  I'm so blessed that we were able to spend this milestone birthday with our sweet Hannah and most of our family.  I hope the memories we made on this day will stay with her for a long time!  Happy 5th Birthday, baby girl!  We love you so much!!

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