Princesses Dance on Ice!

For Marin's birthday, Uncle Jake and Aunt Katy took Marin (and Jason, Emilie and me) to Disney on Ice. Or, as Marin calls it, "Princesses Dance on Ice". They pulled out all the stops, and Marin truly had a magical evening.

We met at their house first for pizza and special fancy birthday cupcakes from a cute cupcake shop down the street from their apartment. True to form, Marin ate a little pizza and a lot of cupcake frosting. And an orange and about three bowl fulls of strawberries and blackberries. The kid loves fruit.

Both girls and all of the adults had a great time. It was a great show, and Jake and Katy got us fabulous seats! Emilie was bopping around in our laps, smiling ear to ear dancing along to the music. Marin was in heaven. Her eyes were fixated on the stage and she clapped along and pointed out all of the princesses. But the true highlight was when "Cinderllella" came out. Her mouth unhinged and she watched her every move. Then, when Cinderella danced with Prince Charming at the ball, Marin literally leaped out of her seat, and very seriously, started dancing like a princess. Arms gracefully at her sides, and then over her head to twirl around and around. It was as if Cinderella channeled into Marin's body; she truly felt that she was a princess. It was a priceless, adorable, and hilarious moment that I'm sure will be mentioned on the day she gets married. The people behind us were also cracking up. It was so very sweet.

After the show, Uncle Jake bought Marin two souvenirs that she picked out. Princess Marin was truly spoiled. Mommy and Daddy would have hit the deck, and ran as fast as we could have past the gift stands hoping and praying the whole way that she hadn't spotted them. Marin picked out a crown and a Rapunzel cup, and promptly filled it up with milk.

The icing on the cake for Marin was that she got to have a sleepover after the show at Jake and Katy's apartment. Which meant that she chased the cats around and ate more cupcake frosting before rolling out her sleeping bag and ending a great day. We all had a great time! Thank you Jake and Katy, for a magical evening for our princess.