Disney Love! (Or, "Honey, we've brainwashed the children")

So, I've been single-parenting this week.  DH has been out in Edmonton since Monday and it's just been me and the kids.

Which has been perfect...blissful, quiet, happy children...always.

Or, ya know...not.  Because it hasn't been entirely blissful, or entirely quiet.  But we've muddled through it.  The house is still standing, and is relatively clean.  The kids have been fed, mostly nutritious meals.  And the TV hasn't been on that much...surprisingly!  We've watched Wild Kratts each night after dinner.  And they've played, with minimal fighting.

And this morning?  My heart just about burst when I overheard Monkey and Lovebug playing in the family room before we left for school and daycare.

They were playing "Disney Trip".  They were getting on the bus.  They had plans to go to Animal Kingdom and then Epcot.  Monkey asked Lovebug if she thought the baby would be able to stay up for the nighttime show at Epcot.  She thought it was okay.

He even called his "boss" to ask for more vacation days -- the baby was so excited about her first trip to Disney and he didn't want to come home yet.

Now, I know not every child gets to go to Disney.  Heck, Monkey is 5 and has been 9 times already.  Lovebug, at the tender age of 2, has been 4 times.  Admittedly, we spoil our kids.  But, we spoil ourselves too.  Both DH and I love Disney.  We love that you get there, and you know exactly what kind of service (stellar) we'll get.  We love that no matter what age, there's going to be something for the kids to enjoy.  This past trip, Lovebug was way into the Princesses and had a magical moment with Princess Aurora during some downtime at the Magic Kingdom. Monkey was into Star Wars and did his first Jedi training (my heart bursted with pride for that one!). 

But mostly?  I love that they love Disney just as much as we do.  And that they pretend to take Disney trips together when they're at home playing, using their imaginations (admit it, you just sung that a la "Journey into the Imagination"!), and remembering special moments from our trips.

(And that the brainwashing has worked...mission completion! We're raising Disney addicts!)

{Wordless Wednesday}

last weekend brought a trip to Children's Place to get the kids all set for winter (yuck!).  Sometimes, they'll agree to a cute hug together!