1st park day: Magic Kingdom

#ItsJoTime #ItsDisneyTime

The girls (Josephine and her cousin, my sister’s daughter, Lexie) haven’t made a peep since their heads hit the pillow. The rest of us (myself, my husband, my sister, my brother-in-law) are talking about how today was the best day. Like, not just of Josephine’s life, but maybe of ours too.

We started the day playing peek-a-boo with Mickey Mouse. We got a hug from Goofy, had Mary Poppins grab a wayward toddler and point us all in the right direction (“Spit Spot!”). We ate lunch in the Beast’s Castle and watched as the petals fell off the enchanted rose and the prince transformed. We flew with Dumbo, we stormed a barn, we took a magic carpet ride, we went under the sea. We shot arrows with Merida (after Jo told her she had a brain tumor, we talked about being brave, and I cried. A lot.) We surprised Elena with our expert storytelling. We got a kiss on the cheek from Cinderella. We laughed with Tiana and Rapunzul. We raced each other on a speedway and battled aliens. We escaped a haunted mansion, had a party with pirates, floated a jungle river, and learned how small this world is after all. We stuffed our faces with hotdogs and Dole Whips and white chocolate marshmallow things. We danced with our favorite friends down the street. We got glow-in-the-dark toys, and water fans, and sprayed each other while dancing in the dark.

Josephine sat on her father’s shoulders and whispered “I love you, Dad” while watching fireworks explode in the sky above her head. She gasped with delight and waved to Tinkerbell flying down from the castle. She got to facetime the person who introduced her to Tinkerbell and make sure Tink said “hi” to her, too.

I can’t imagine what the rest of this week has in store, because we feel like we got years worth of joy out of just today. Stay tuned. #ItsJoTime

Girls are ready!!!!