Princess Chaos

At the beginning of summer we had family in town and did a LOT of stuff.  As soon as they left though I went into hibernation mode.  Last week I realized that the girls were going to be starting school in three short weeks.  So we went back into crazy, busy, squeeze in activities mode.

When I heard that a local company that portrays different princesses was going to be at a mall on the island, I knew the girls would love it.  I knew it would be busy, but it exceeded even my expectations of craziness. 

A friend and her girls went with us and we arrived about 45 minutes early.  There was already a lot of people there.  We had a good spot at first until everyone started crowding and climbing over us to get better seats.  It only got worse as the princesses were late to arrive, the sound system wasn't working, and Queen Elsa was the only one to sing a song that the kids knew. 

Since it was so busy, they decided to skip any more sing-alongs and story time and go straight to picture taking.  Without any direction, the crowd surged forward to get pictures.  After Malia being nearly trampled, we decided to go see Snow White and Rapunzel, whose lines were much shorter, before getting in line for Queen Elsa and Princess Ana. 

Once the lines were actually created, we ended up waiting 45 minutes to see Queen Elsa.  Once we finally reached her, she was wonderful.  She took time to talk to the girls, smile for pictures, and give hugs.  We then headed over to see Princess Ana.  Ana was also great.  By the time we went to get a picture with Jasmine, she was already gone.  I was definitely more bummed about that than the girls, since she is my favorite princess. 

While the chaos and disorganization was overwhelming for me, the girls are still talking about it.  Seeing their smiles and having the pictures makes it all worthwhile.