I made dinner reservations at "Jumer's" -- a fancy local restaurant. They ramp it up for the holidays -- decorations, music -- there's a grand piano -- it's a pretty fancy place...
OF COURSE I had the perfect little dress for Lilly -- with ice skaters embroidered on the front...
AND Ruby Red shoes that she just loved wearing...
Emily did a great job of getting Lilly amped up for the evening...it was clear they'd been talking "Disney on Ice" for days...The show was at 7:00 -- our fancy dinner at Jumer's was 5:00...
The four of us sat down at the white-tablecloth-linen-napkin table. We're reading the menus as Lilly was looking all around. The room has a huge lofted ceiling, with large wood beams. There are real taxidermy animal heads everywhere...heavy velvet curtains and leather booths. Lilly is sitting in a blue leather wing-backed chair....taking it all in...
As I was watching her...she seemed puzzled. Then, she leaned over to me and whispered, "Grandma -- is this Disney on Ice?"
I still laugh whenever I think about that moment. How their little brains work...if you're not yet 3 years old -- how can you imagine what "Disney on Ice" looks like?? Had she been looking around for Micky Mouse all that time??
This is a picture of Lilly making friends with a child-size nutcracker...
Lilly was exactly the right age for "Disney on Ice". After we actually got there -- she was not disappointed. She waved at the characters and clapped in all the right places. She was DELIGHTED when Rapunzel skated her number with the Prince...(Tangled is her favorite movie and she's watched it a hundred times...)
My camera quit working...so I'm still waiting for Emily to send me some decent pictures!
It was the PERFECT girl's night out...and one of my best 2011 memories.
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