wordless wednesday

saturday morning found us with a cold, nasty rain and the fire turned on in the fireplace.  (every time i describe the fire as "on", i cringe a little inside, because honestly, how much more fake can i sound?  but the fire wasn't "roaring" and we weren't "throwing on more logs" or "stoking the flames" ... we just turned that little dial and whoosh!  fire.)

anyway, after our sleepyhead susanna finished her breakfast at 10:00 a.m. and surmised that there was no fun to be had outside and no school to attend, so she took matters into her own hands.  "i'm going to go upstairs now," she informed us as she headed out of the kitchen.  "i think i'm going to go build disneyworld." chris and i exchanged looks -- "build disneyworld"?  what does that mean? -- but an hour later, we were invited for a tour, and then we understood.  there, on liam's floor, sat susanna's version of disneyworld.

she had rummaged through liam's blocks and had unearthed every disney-related figurine in her bedroom, closet, and playroom combined, and had set out to recreate the highlights of our disneyworld trip.  while she proudly showed off her work, chris and i shook our heads in disbelief.  her memory ... the attention to detail ... her creativity.  i daresay she succeeded.  here are just a few features of disneyworld, susanna-style:

surely this needs no caption -- it's the teacup ride

the five princesses mill about the castle where we dined for the Most Expensive Lunch Ever. "cinderella is in the middle and high up because it's her castle," susanna informed us. "and that's the cake they gave daddy for his birthday that i ate because i didn't like that pudding stuff." (note to self: do not waste effort in the future making creme brulee.)

belle, the beast, and a stand-in perform just like they did live on stage at hollywood studios. (she explained, "i don't have a gaston doll, so i had to use that jafar person from aladdin instead. i think the mean guys are all pretty much the same, though.") note the chairs for the audience, which seem to be more comfortable than the bleachers we had to use

this might be my favorite. concentric circles of animals, some with people sitting on their backs ... it's the carousel! and if you look closely, the little red dude in the foreground is presenting a little white piece of paper to the attendant. it's his Fast Pass, of course.