...but really I should title it "WARNING: PICTURE OVERLOAD!!" {consider yourself warned!}
I have to give a quick shout out to Allison and her cuties Hadley & Hampton who I had the chance to meet while at Disney!! Allison is a sweet blog reader and I'm so glad that in the middle of the Disney craziness we stumbled upon each other on our family's first day there and she came up to say hi!! So fun! Hi, Allison! :)
We started our second day bright and early and headed back to the Magic Kingdom. Grace insisted on wearing her Princess Ariel costume and we were headed to breakfast at Cinderella's Royal Table so why not??!
Hudson loooooved these giant Toy Story decorations!
My girly girl!!!
I just can't help myself ;)
Back at the castle!!!!!!!
{I was almost as excited as the little pumpkin...there's just something so magical about seeing your little girl all excited and speechless when meeting the princesses for the first time!!}
Such a sweet moment...
Right away we were greeted in the foyer by Cinderella and the littles had their official Royal photograph taken with her...they were awestruck and a little shy, but boy, by the time we finished breakfast they were little pros when it came to posing with the princesses!!
Then we rode in the littles' favorite elevator to our table and soon after Princess Aurora stopped by for a little visit...
Grace was given her magic wand and Hudson his sword...
Then breakfast was served. The food at Cinderella's Royal Table was dELish!!!
When the official music came on we made our Wishing Star wishes...
...and sealed them with a kiss for good luck ;)
And then the moment she had been waiting for............................. Oh, she was so cute, all nervous and giddy and speechless... her favorite princess, Ariel!
Hudson wasn't so sure, so he took his sword for good measure ;)
Princess Jasmine stopped by...
...and then Grace's second favorite: Snow White!
She was super sweet and soooo friendly. Love her!
Hudson liked her too...
...but he liked this knight even better!
After breakfast we headed back to the Castle Couture store to let the little pumpkin pick out some charms for her charm bracelet...
{Helpful tidbit...bring your own bracelet! We brought her James Avery one - thanks, Aunt Segi! - and were so glad we did. The ones there that fit her were either hot pink or turquoise and not very sturdy}
Meet Princess Grace...
{Another helpful tidbit...bring your own comfy "princess" shoes!! These sparkly ones were from Target and I probably could have sold 20 pairs while I was there!}
Fun picture spot!
love, Love, LOVE Cinderella's wicked stepmother and the stepsisters!!!!
They were SO funny and they stayed in character the whole time!!
I even had to get in there for a quick pic!
A quick change of clothes for the princess and a little break with the mid-day parade...
Then we were off to ride some "boy" rides for Hudson :)
We went to our hotel early so we could take a break before the special festivities that night. When we got to our hotel...Mickey Mail! Mickey Mail that day was a super silly game...the littles had 2 minutes to put on all the bandaids in their box all over themselves. Oh my, the giggles!! Sometimes it's the little things, I tell ya!
And then we headed back to the Magic Kingdom for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party...
That's where we met up with Grace's buddy Julien from school and his family, dear friends of ours - woo hoo!! Soooo fun that both of our families were able to go to Disney at the same time!!
We had a blast and of course, we had to ride the teacups again before we could call it a night!!
We had dinner at The Crystal Palace {so pretty at night}, where we were able to meet Winnie the Pooh and friends...
{Helpful tidibit: yummy buffet with lots of child-friendly options and a super fun mini character parade all through the restaurant for the kids to join in...the littles loved this restaurant/meal.}
Then we were off to watch the super fun Christmas parade followed by hot cocoa and cookies!
The castle at Christmas...magical!!!
What a looooong day, but boy, was it fun!!
Before I share this year's North Pole Breakfast with you, I would just like to say thank you to everyone that has emailed me or left me a sweet comment about our past two years' NPBs. We love this little tradition and it makes my heart happy to know so many have been inspired to start their own NPBs with their families. Celebrating together is what it's all about!
So here it is...our own Vintage Wonderland!
I always try to use what I have on hand and this year was no exception. I like to pull things and make them work in unexpected ways, like say the placemats, which are actually vintage pillowcases...
...or my trusted vintage pink pom pom bedspread which has been used in more parties than should be allowed...or the gnome fabric from a sewing project which hasn't seen the light of day yet...
We always start out by making the littles wait for the big reveal...
No peeking!
{yeah, right}
The look on their faces is always priceless!
Childhood innocence...there's nothing more magical than that!
Grace's letter from Super Belly...
Hudson getting a little help from Daddy to read his letter from Cookie Rooftop...
We all know the North Pole is not exactly known for its healthy fare...I mean, have you seen Santa lately???! In the North Pole, the sweeter-sprinklier-frostier-sugarier, the better! It's true!
I seem to recall something about a shortage of snow-covered donuts at the North Pole this year??? Hmmm...seems the elves have been hoarding those little bites of heaven, soooooooooo they brought Santa's second favorite snack, icicle-sprinkled gingerbread boys...yUm!
Oh, and who can forget Mrs. Claus' favorite...Very Merry Cupcakes with a dollop of Snow on top...
I have a feeling Hudson and Mrs. Claus would get along very well!
Those sweet reindeer...the elves captured little kisses from Rudolph...
...and from his eight reindeer friends and brought them sealed tight in a magical jar.
Legend has it, whoever opens the jar gets to open the first present on Christmas Day...
Things can get competitive in the North Pole, you know?!?!!
Ho Ho Ho...Santa likes to be fair though, because whoever gets the chocolate kiss, gets to look in their stockings first on Christmas Day...
Who will it be??!
Told you it was a sugar fest at the North Pole!!!
But it wouldn't be the North Pole without some sweet and whimsical decorations...
...and some Nutcracker soldiers lining the way!
I bet Mrs. Claus spends a lot of time making felt ornaments to decorate the Royal Tree...
....and HEY, there's Petunia the Pig carrying her very own little tree!!
Those sneaky little elves always bring a signature ornament that is just right to represent the year...
Mama, you know what??! Super Belly and Cookie Rooftop DID come by Disney while we were there because look, they used the same wrapping paper that the mail lady used to deliver our Mickey Mail AND they found our Wishing Stars from Cinderella's Breakfast!!!!!
Sometimes those sweet elves even leave a little extra gift to get in the Christmas spirit...this year it was The Polar Express for Hudson and Barbie's A Christmas Carol for the little pumpkin...
Time to drink some Candy Cane Milkshakes {peppermint flavored milk} to wash down some of those sugary treats...
...and how about some super silly littles on a sugar high??! My, oh my!
One last thing...do you see what Super Belly was holding when we found him this morning??? Yup! Elves loooooooooooove a good snow fight, especially Peppermint Snow Ball Fights!!
Those little elves have such a sense of humor...look what they left for us to make because apparently they ran out of time preparing breakfast...
Oh my sweet littles...I sure hope you had as much fun with the North Pole Breakfast as I did!!
It's not about spending a lot of money or making something super fancy, it's just about making the everyday special to capture the moments before the littles are not so little anymore...
Thanks for stopping by!
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