The Mickey Mouse Kid

Before I first met Anna, Gerard and I talked about the day we would take her to see Mickey Mouse in Disney World. Gerard always said that we would hold off until she was a little bit older so that she could remember the trip and know who some of the characters were first. Before I left on my first trip we agreed that we would wait until then.

When I went to meet her for the first time she found a cup in my bag with Mickey Mouse of it. I was amazed to see her little face light up as she pointed at Mickey. Later during that visit I was taken to watch her eat. The dish and cup she was given to use had Mickey Mouse on it. One of my favorite pictures is of her eyeing me over her cup as she drank her juice.



Time passed as I waited to return to her. In the back of my mind I had been thinking if Anna is home by this date maybe we can take her to Disney for her birthday. That date came and went. During the wait I teased Gerard that she did know who Mickey Mouse was so we would be going sooner then he thought.

It was not until my second visit on my second trip did I realize that she was the Mickey Mouse kid. We had been walking around out side playing on the play ground and she took me in to see her care giver. The care giver when to get her some water and out came the same Mickey Mouse cup. I remember thinking I just want to touch it. I tried to give her some water from the cup but she would have no part of it at all. When I went to the bathroom I saw that this cup was part of a larger set Disney characters cups and plates that the children used to eat and drink from everyday.

I imagine that she probably drank from that cup and ate from that plate for over a year, everyday. I have looked for the cup or plate on Ebay and have not seen one that was close yet but I will keep searching.

Fast forward to today.

We were watching Lion King for about 4,339,555,456 time in a row, in the previews there is a part that shows a couple of kids packing to go to Disney. We were sitting there doing a puzzle waiting for the show to start and I said "Do you want to go to see Mickey Mouse?" The reaction was one that I never expected. She burst out with a frantic "Peas, Peas, go" pointing at herself and then the TV. I told she had to ask Daddy first. She found my phone and put it in my hand to call him, then once she heard his voice she took the phone away and started with "Peas, Peas, go" pointing at the TV and then herself.

Gerard not knowing what was going on I clued him in. I told him if I can make it happen what do you think? He laughed which translates to "Fine with me." I laughed because once I set my mind to some thing I find a way to get it done.

A couple of days pass by and no talk about going to Disney but my wheels are turning.

Anna's birthday is fast approaching and anyone who knows me well knows that I will be the first one to jump on a plane to go just about anywhere at a moments notice. So last week I was checking airfares on Spirit to Florida. I was shocked and amazed to see a 9 dollar flight to Orlando with a matching 9 dollar flight home. Panic set in and I clicked accept. I bought 3 round trip tickets to Florida for Anna's birthday week!!! Grand total of 166.00 dollars for 3 tickets (taxes and fees). I knew I would be able to get a cheap hotel in Orlando for late September but I never thought that I would find one at Disney's Caribbean Beach resort for 100.00 dollars. So for less then 500 hundred dollars we are going to Disney for Anna's birthday.

I am planning on only going to the Magic Kingdom for one day because our trip will be a short one so that we can be home for the weekend for a more traditional birthday party with family and friends. Elated does not truly explain how excited I am for us. This was a dream I had over a year ago that I never thought was going to be possible.