This was the best day ever! We were blessed with an amazing opportunity to get to take her to Disney. Madina really didn’t know what Disney World was except for the castle. She’d never even heard of Mickey Mouse—but she knew who Cinderella was and she knew that Cinderella lived in the castle! We had been counting down the days until we would go. She would ask many times during the same day how much longer. I don’t think we communicated time very well.
We had another big communicating problem the night before Disney and it broke my heart. After dinner, Madina was all smiles and knew after we slept that night, we would go to the castle in the morning. So, she took my hand and we went into my bedroom to her suitcase. We sat on the floor, she opened it up and started pulling outfits out. I thought, “OK, we are going to pick out what we’re wearing tomorrow for the big day... this is great”. Well, then she began making 2 stacks on the floor—one was for “Yes Disney” outfits and the other for “No Disney” outfits. I then thought, “OK, this is serious business and we have to narrow down the options before we make a rash decision... this is good”. So, after everything was out of her little suitcase and stacked neatly in 2 piles, Madina took the “Yes Disney” pile and put the whole thing back in the suitcase. This is wear I got very confused. I told her to pick one to wear tomorrow. Her face was completely puzzled, so I thought I’d help out and talk her into one. She still didn’t get it. Then she made the “sleep” sign and pointed to the clothes. I thought, yes after we sleep, we will go. This went on until I finally figured out what she was thinking all along. Poor thing, she thought we were going to pack our suitcases and go STAY at the castle for the week. She said, “No Cinderella sleep?”. Oh I felt bad to break the news that we were going for 1 day only and coming back to Nana’s house to sleep. She was so cute and innocent. It was very precious.
The next morning was a huge deal getting ready. She decked out her hair with just the right matching clips. She wore her favorite pink outfit, Hello Kitty necklace, watch and sunglasses. She even wore her sparkly silver glitter shoes for this big event. She was so exited on the drive (about 40 minutes). She kept asking “Castle this way?” which Mom and I thought was hilarious. Dad and Shawn worked, so it was just us 3 girls for the day. We took the car, shuttle, boat and train just to reach the Disney grounds. Those were huge experiences in itself for Madina. It was very hot and crowed, but that didn’t matter because Madina got to see the castle she had only dreamed of! We were disappointed that we couldn’t take her inside. She didn’t understand why. However, we did see the “real” Cinderella and Madina couldn’t take her eyes off her. We saw many princesses in full costume... It was awesome to see her face! It was such a great day to do all things “girlie” with Madina. On the trip down to Florida, Madina watched both Toy Story movies and loved Buzz Lightyear. That was the first ride we went on and she absolutely loved it! Mom and I kept thinking that we’re standing forever in these lines and she has no idea why or what to expect. She never complained about waiting once. Even when we waited 1.5 hours for the Dumbo ride (believe me, it was so not worth the wait). We did the Snow White, Peter Pan, Alladin, It’s a Small World, Story Time with Belle (Beauty & the Beast), Cinderella’s Carousel, and more. We had a yummy lunch of pizza and salad. Later we had snacks of popcorn and ice cream from Mrs. Potts Cupboard. We let her eat anything she wanted. Oh, and I can’t forget all the endless gift shops! Nana bought her a princess crown that lights up, among other things. It was a full day for us as we left the park exhausted. Madina was so happy (just look at her face in the pictures) and we give thanks to the Lord for a safe and fun day with her! This is something she will never-ever forget, neither will we. Thanks be to God, Amen!
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