I had very few goals in mind when we left for Disney:
- Try a Dole Whip for the first time ever. (BTW, my verdict is that funnel cakes > Dole Whip)
- Consume at least two funnel cakes. (Mission accomplished!)
- Check out Tom Sawyer Island for the first time. (Done.)
- Ride Tower of Terror at least twice. (Did it.)
- Leave without a single stuffed animal.
I'm not entirely sure if I succeeded on that last one. It depends on whether or not you consider Jasmine a stuffed animal:
(Only in Orlando does hotel housekeeping make sure that a Jasmine doll is perfectly placed on the made bed.)
We buy very few souvenirs, regardless of where we go. In fact, Alexis knows that she will get to pick one thing and one thing only. She carefully weighs her options, deliberating for a day or two before making a final decision. This year, it was Jasmine all the way. You gotta love a kid who picks out one of the cheapest things in the store, especially when it's a store that accepts the magical 20% coupons we had shoved in our pockets. (I kinda hate the giant rat for handing out 20% off coupons this year. He might as well hold a gun to my head and demand that I buy more stuff. Same result.)
Anyway, Alexis has slept with Princess Jasmine every night since she got her and has drug her pretty much everywhere. And I do mean everywhere.
She went on rides.
Multiple rides.
She visited Minnie's house, joining me in getting annoyed that Minnie doesn't have a bedroom.
And she made sure nobody wandered too far.
She's far too useful to be considered a stuffed animal, right? Right.