Duck! Flying bacon!

We went to Norway (not the REAL Norway) in EPCOT last Monday to go eat breakfast with the Disney Princesses. Kali 3.2 was terribly excited to go meet them in person and had been for the previously couple of months before the trip. As Mrs. Lime noted, these are Kali's idolized 'rock stars', so this was a big deal to her. She was sleeping well, but when I tapped her and told her we were headed to eat breakfast with the princesses, she bolted up and headed straight for the bathroom to get ready.

Giselle 0.4 was her usual smiley self and Mrs. Lime laid out a 'Princess' outfit for her to wear for the big day. Kali wore a Sleeping Beauty costume. When we initially got to the banquet hall in Norway, Kali was a bit disappointed that it 'wasn't a princess castle'. We explained to her that there was a banquet hall inside where the princesses were holding a party for us, and that seemed to curtail her frustration.

We got into line to be seated and were actually the second group in line. Kali seemed relatively unimpressed up to that point......until Belle entered the room. She had a mixed look of excitement and total astonishment. It's one thing for Kali to tell her that you're going to meet a princess. It's another thing to see that princess walk into the room in full ballroom gown smiling and waving to you. Belle was very complimentary of Kali's dress and tiara while signing Kali's autograph book. Belle sat down on the floor next to Kali so they could be at the same height for the picture. Kali, still shocked, saw Belle sit down and followed suit. We had to tell Kali to stand back up a few times because she was so shell-shocked being next to Belle.

After a few pictures with Belle, we were taken over to our table for breakfast. We were told by our server that the door immediately to the left of Kali was where the princesses would come out to greet their guests. As a result, Kali would be the first one in the entire room to meet every princess. We started eating while we waited for the next princess.

Kali's a huge bacon fan. They served the breakfast family-style, so Kali was thrilled to see a giant pile of unlimited bacon available for breakfast. As Kali was starting to bite into one of the many pieces of bacon that she ate that morning, Cinderella strolled out from the door behind her. Kali immediately tossed the half-eaten piece of bacon in the general direction of her plate. It actually went over the plate, landing on the table. Kali scrambled for a napkin while saying 'Book, Mommy, Book!'. She wanted to make sure to secure Cinderella's autograph. Kali was once again complimented on how beautiful she looked this morning. More pictures followed.

As breakfast progressed, Kali managed to handle the emergence of princesses a bit better. Food was laid down rather than tossed. Autograph book was at the ready as Ariel, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White all greeted her. Kali was just hanging out with idols.

I have little doubt that her meet-and-greet with the princesses has planted a seed that will require regular visits to Disney over her lifetime. She's going to be hooked. I just hope the bacon stays on the plate in future visits as it's not very princess-like to send pork products airborne when another princess walks into the room.