Deeder Dodder Date: Princess Edition

“Daddy, is tomorrow Deeder Dodder Day?” she asked.

“You bet, honey!” I answered.

“Yay!!!” she squealed excitedly.

If I could have frozen that moment forever, I would have. You see, “Deeder Dodder Day” is actually my 2 year old daughter’s way of saying “Daddy Daughter Date“, and to see how excited she was to be hanging out with me was enough to swell my heart with pride.

When I asked my daughter out on the date a few days before this exchange, I had just secured tickets to the Official Princess Parties “Royal Ball” and I knew she would love it. My only concern was whether she would say yes or not! Luckily for me, she said yes and I was able to keep the event a surprise until the big day came. I had been eyeing this event ever since our chance run in with an awesome Snow White earlier in the year. The fact that we had met Rapunzel and Minnie Mouse at later events were icing on the cake. Knowing that the proceeds were going to the Children’s Wish Foundation and that these particular characters were going to be there were just added bonuses.

The magical day arrived and we were off to meet our favourite Disney characters. It’s hard to pinpoint my favourite part of the afternoon because there were so many. From seeing my daughter’s face light up as we were greeted in the parking lot by Mickey Mouse, to the moment the princesses were introduced, the entire event was amazing and well put together. They had a candy bar, nail painting and lots of interactive things for the little kids to do with the princesses (and two princes). Oh yeah, did I mention the chocolate fountain?? That one was for Daddy.

I loved watching the emotions that ran through my little girl’s brain that day. She was excited at times and shy at others. She participated in all the activities, even though she was the smallest one there by quite a bit. We danced, sang, ate candy and laughed the whole time. We had pure unfiltered fun and it was a perfect afternoon.

I want to say a great big Thank You to all the wonderful employees and characters at Official Princess Parties. You made a wonderful impression on my daughter and gave us a Deeder Dodder Date that we will remember forever.

PS – Funny story. While we were talking to Rapunzel, I brought up that my daughter had asked to have a princess birthday party. She had asked for a Rapunzel party at home but when Rapunzel herself asked, my daughter said she wanted an Ariel party…awkward. If Rapunzel is reading this, as soon as we got in the car, she again asked for a Rapunzel party. Followed by a Snow White Party. Followed by a Belle party…No hard feelings??

Cheers!

daniel says:

January 27, 2013 at 10:15 PM

Sounds like fun for you both! Who is that on the far left? Alice? That’s not a princess…

Chris Read says:
January 28, 2013 at 12:22 PM

Alice was the special guest for the event. She looked princessy enough and the little girls seemed excited to see her 😀 It was a blast. I’ll be in line for tickets next year for sure.

Jennifer says:

January 28, 2013 at 8:07 AM

Adorable! I love that you have ‘dates’ with your daughter that is super sweet. I had a similar awkward moment with my 5 year old son this past November at Universal Studios. We waited forever for him to meet his hero Spiderman, but when Spiderman asked him who his favorite super hero was, my son replies ‘Captain America’! Gotta love how honest they are 🙂

Chris Read says:
January 28, 2013 at 12:26 PM

Awesome! Spidey can take it! I love my Daddy Daughter time. It’s great to connect with her at a one on one level.

MultiTestingMom says:

January 28, 2013 at 10:40 AM

I love her pronunciation. How sweet is that? This is a memory that she will want your I remind her for years to come. You are a great Daddy. I got a huge, sappy smile on my face reading this and yes, I am in public.

Chris Read says:
January 28, 2013 at 12:28 PM

Thanks! You are far too kind! I loved listening to it for the days leading up to it as well. She was so excited to spend time with her Dad. 😀