jewel princess

today we ventured out to the amazing "legoland" and explored this new and exciting place together. you weren't thrilled about your first ride, which was a storybook boat ride, and later kept asking me, "what madeline say about the grumpy old troll?" he was actually quite ugly and extremely large and i probably would have asked to get off the ride if i were in your shoes.

your absolute favorite ride was the choo-choo train. it was made just for you and you went on it again and again. after lunch we decided to join the other children and play in the water fountains that sprung from the ground. you amazed me as you walked up to the founatins and let the water fall from your head to your toes. you laughed and jumped and danced around...we weren't sure if we'd actually see the rest of the park.

we finally talked you into getting an ice cream, which led us to the helicopter ride. then after seeing a young girl with her face painted like a kitty cat, you asked if you could get yours painted as well. we searched around until finally...there it was - the face painting station. and you had so many different designs to choose from. you originally wanted to have the star princess mask, until you saw the "jewel princess." you sat on my lap and carefully kept your face still as kevin-the-face-painter covered your face with pink, purple, blue, white, black and sparkly glitter, topped off with three jewels on your face. very politely you asked to see yourself in the mirror and once you caught a glimpse of the new you, you couldn't keep your eyes off yourself. we had to practically drag you away from the mirror, only to hear that you wanted to see yourself in another mirror. your oma found a jewel princess wand and mirror and for the rest of our visit in legoland, you sat in the stroller, reveling in your new look and making faces both happy and silly, practicing your new life as a jewel princess.

you gave us such a laugh as we'd keep walking and talking, and look over at you to find you watching your every move in the jewel princess mirror.

thank you for a wonderful day - you continue to amaze me with your wonderful desire to discover the things that you enjoy - all in your own perfect time.