travelgirl06
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 25, 2006
It started with a surprise. A big, birthday surprise. A new princess dress, sunglasses, an autograph book, and new disney shoes along with a countdown calendar announcing the big trip all wrapped up in a Frozen trunk. The grand reveal was intended as the finale of her 4th birthday. As she opened the trunk, excitement was mounting; she tore through wrapping paper like thee was no tomorrow. She found the countdown calendar and we exclaimed her that we we're going to Walt Disney World! And, silence. Absolutely no response other than trying on her new sunglasses. Not exactly the response we were hoping for...
Several days later, right before bedtime, we put another sticker on the countdown calendar. At this point, I'd decided the calendar was at least useful for showing which day was dance class or show-and-tell. I half-heartedly explained again that when we get to the day with the "0" we were going to Disney - cue shrieking, jumping and running around. "When the calendar ends, we're going to Disney World!" she squealed rushing over to tell her little sister. Not exactly when I expected the reaction, but at least the excitement was there!
Now she tells anyone who will listen, the somewhat foreboding, "when the calendar ends, we're going to Disney World!" And I just smile and chuckle at the wonder of her 4-year-old mind and how excited I am to hear the musings of it at Disney World.
Several days later, right before bedtime, we put another sticker on the countdown calendar. At this point, I'd decided the calendar was at least useful for showing which day was dance class or show-and-tell. I half-heartedly explained again that when we get to the day with the "0" we were going to Disney - cue shrieking, jumping and running around. "When the calendar ends, we're going to Disney World!" she squealed rushing over to tell her little sister. Not exactly when I expected the reaction, but at least the excitement was there!
Now she tells anyone who will listen, the somewhat foreboding, "when the calendar ends, we're going to Disney World!" And I just smile and chuckle at the wonder of her 4-year-old mind and how excited I am to hear the musings of it at Disney World.