Disney on Ice

We swore we’d never go again after we went last year, but Chris and Breanna wanted to take Sydney, and I thought it would be fun for the girls to see it together. We did have a lot of fun, but it is just so much money! Those damn Disney execs know what they’re doing. Not only do they charge $20 a ticket, but they have toys set-up ever so strategically, right at your 3-year olds eye-level with all the lights and sounds and Disney characters that your toddler just can’t live without. Sonja looked at us with those puppy-dog eyes and asked ever so politely, “Mommy, may I please have that Ariel wand?” Our first response was, “No, honey. You have lots of toys at home.” There was no tantrum… No tears. She was just such a sweetie and stared in awe as we walked by. A bit later she asked again, “Mommy, PLEASE may I have that Ariel wand?” I pulled the “We’ll have to ask your daddy” card. He refused to buy Sonja any more useless toys, but he was powerless against those giant brown eyes and pouty lips. $20 dollars later, Sonja got a piece of junk wand with a creepy looking Ariel that lights up and plays the tune of “Under the Sea” over and over AND OVER. Although our pockets were empty and we’ll have that $#!@ song stuck in our head until the end of time, I have to say it was all worth it just to see that look on her face.