Disney Prncess on Ice

It was the BIG day at last. It was the night for the Disney Princess on Ice which Meryl has been looking forward to. She dutifully slept for 2 and a half hours and when she woke up, she insisted on choosing something pretty to wear despite my telling her the red polo dress she was dressing that day was just fine.

Me: The dress is very pretty already!
Her: No, I NEED SOMETHING NICER, this one not nice.
Me: Why must wear something nice?
Her: Must, everyone also wear very pretty one...(huh, where did she hear that from?)
Me: Ok, then how about this one? ( I held up a pink corduroy dress with some pretty flowers)
Her: No this one not so pretty..I want this one (pointed to her purple party frock with can can)
Me: This one is for parties..cannot..
Her: Then I don't know what to wear already.

I decided on a long sleeve top with a pair of blue oshkosh pants but she again decided that it wasn't 'pretty' enough. In the end, she choose the pink dress with the word 'Princess' printed in front. Just when I thought it was over, the next issue was over her shoes. She settled on a pink beaded shoes that she has not worn for a LONG time cos it causes blisters..But for that night, she was willing to put up with the pain!

(Btw she was right! The girls attending the concert were dressed up to the nines in princess GOWNS and the like. Meryl seemed under-dressed in comparison..haha)

She had a great time with her 2 friends at the concert. When the show ended, the 1st thing she said to me was, 'Mummy, can I watch it again?' (No way, it costs a freaking $46 and that is already too much to spend on a kid's whim and fancy) So needless to say, the answer was a firm 'NO'.

Postmortem: The show was actually pretty good..nice choreo, pretty princesses and handsome princes, beautiful costumes and props, good special effects too. So it was money well-spent afterall as she got to relish a night of make-believe in the world of Princesses which btw is what she wants to be when she grows up!