In the Presence of Princesses

I got to spend today with a couple princesses. The Children's Theater performed "Beauty and the Beast Jr." at The Taft today, and my almost 3-yr-old Claire and 4-1/2 (NOT 4!) year old Sylvia were my guests. These girls are all about princesses and were more than a little excited to get to wear their princess attire outside of Grammy's house or their own homes. They got to go OUT as princesses, and no boys allowed, and what could be better! Some think this is silly and just too "girly" and teaches them to wait for their knight in shining armor to sweep them away to a wonderful world of castles and kingdoms -- and I say let them be princesses while they can. They live in castles and the grammyvan is their carriage and we drove through the "forest" on our way to the show. These are princesses with imaginations and giggles and twirls and all that is good in little girl world. They will learn soon enough that the world doesn't work like that, but when you are almost 3 and 4-1/2 (NOT 4!), the world is all nice and pretty and full of wonder and joy. Let them imagine and dream and play make-believe all they want. There is a whole life time to face the real world, but not this day, not while in the presence of Princesses, riding in Grammy's carriage through the enchanted forest on our way to the castle to see Beauty and the Beast. Soak up the enchantment while you can, and enjoy every minute of it. I sure did.