Disney Day!

Yesterday was the Festival of Lights parade on Michigan Avenue, and we were lucky enough to be there to watch it!! We started our morning yesterday having breakfast with the Disney characters. I asked the girls what they wanted to wear, thinking it would be a dress...however was I wrong. Their princess outfits is what they BOTH said. So that is what they wore, and they were perfect!! The castle was there for us upon our arrival. So the girls had to cheese it up a little before we ate.

Then the characters arrived! We went last year and the girls were beyond terrified of all of them, though they really had never seen any of the characters. This past year, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse has become a huge hit at our house. Minney and Daisy are often in the girls strollers going for rides. Needless to say, we were ready this year...

well, Isabel was ready!! She was SO excited!!!! Grace...she talked a big talk about how she was going to hug and talk to all the characters, but she was "very scary!" as she put it!

but not "scary" enough to NOT give Daisy Duck a hug!! It was SO sweet!!! But that was the last of the hugs from Grace...

Isabel, she couldn't get enough!! She wanted to see them all, and talk to them!!

and hold their hands...

and give hugs...she LOVED Chip and Dale!

We headed back downtown for the parade...

Grace. SUCH a cheeze ball with her smiles these days!!!!

And Isabel. Poor girl has had such a bad cold for so LONG. She looks more miserable that she actually is here though!

We got to see all the characters again on their floats.

Rapunzel or "tangled up" as the girls refer to her, was even there!!

SOOOO excited to see Daisy and Donald!!

And finally...Santa. How sweet are their little faces! Such sweet excitement!!!! SOOO much fun to watch them!

A huge firework show...

And we headed home. A VERY cold night, but we were lucky enough to have seats (thanks to Greg's boss!!!!!!) which made it all that much better. Both girls said their favorite part was Tangled up and Santa.

Another fun day, watching some true magic through our girls eyes!