get weddinged

There is a little boy named P in the Rowdy Girls' preschool class. His birthday is tomorrow. Part of the Tiger Class birthday ritual is making a class card. The teacher interviews each child about what makes the birthday kid special and records it in the card.

Ms. Laura told me that Em insisted that P was special because they were going to "get weddinged". And continued on to say that she interpreted that to mean that Em wants to marry P.

After further inquiry during the car ride home I found out the following...

Em does want to marry P.

She thinks he is funny.

She plans to wear her Cinderella dress to the wedding.

And they will live happily ever after.

Roo said she just wants to marry Em.

Titara

Behold! Princess Sleeping Beauty in her beautiful dress, slippers and "ti-tara".

And doesn't Snow White look lovely, too?

The Pea

This morning we headed back to our favorite little theater for a cute rendition of

The Princess and the Pea.

The Prince was into comic books and his mother, an overbearing and overprotective woman, wanted him to mature and grow up. He just wanted to play Super Dude. He met a girl in the forest. She wore a cape and mask and was called Super Chick. She liked comic books, too. And turned out to be the girl chosen for him by his mother. They had the same favorite color: rainbow; liked to dance freestyle; and neither cared much for peas.

Princess Super Chick got tipped off about the pea under the mattresses by the royal cat. The queen was thrilled that the test was passed. The princess was tremendously guilty about cheating and confessed. Which was the real test after all. Everyone was thrilled. And they all lived happily ever after.

It was quirky and quick and funny. Roo laughed all the way through it. Em watched it as though she might be quizzed upon completion. Seriously invested.

Then, we went to lunch with our fun friends that attended the play with us. Yum.

After that? Cupcakes and ice cream!

A busy day that gave way to another nice surprise. Cuddly, sleepy girls wanting a story.

Cinema Win

Last summer, I tried to take the girls to a feature length film. On my own. With a friend and her twins. It was a bust. We were too late, it was too crowded, the seats were too close to the front (they were the front), the screen was too high, the kids were too wild... We lasted 10 minutes.

Six months later, I was ready to try again.

We planned a fun morning that started with breakfast at our fav place, Trudy's, and then a movie.

The Princess and the Frog.

The girls entertained everyone in earshot. Em dubbed the girl busing our table a princess. She had a cute head wrap on that must have looked tiara-ish to Em. She called her "Princess Lady" each time the girl came by.

Roo and Em could not wait to get to the theater. They be-bopped in like they owned the place, settled into their booster seats and got to work on the popcorn. After each preview, Roo loudly asked, "What's next?". When the film started, the Disney castle at the beginning got such rave reviews, I thought there might be no where to go but down afterwards! But, they loved it.

Roo made 3 potty trips, took off her shoe and dropped it into the row below us. Em dropped her sippy cup and it joined Roo's shoe. A lot of musical chairs ensued. Em narrated the events to the people behind us several times. And there was much singing and dancing along with all the jazzy musical numbers.

They were adorable and so much fun to share this first with today.

Thanks, Em and Roo for making the movies fun again.