Even though we have not yet told the girls we are moving, we have been hinting around and asking Bean some questions to get her excited about it. Would you like to go see the bridge that is in the picture above our piano? It is a picture of the Tower Bridge in London, oftenly confused as the bridge from the popular song: London Bridges Falling Down. (see the picture above). Would you like to get a passport so you can travel to another country? She loved looking at her new passport when it came, seeing her picture in it and she can’t wait to get a stamp in it right away. Daddy bought her a journal on a recent shopping trip so she could write her travel journey’s in it, and she is so excited to start writing them down. And my favorite question and response –would you like to go see a real castle? Her enthusiastic response –yes mommy –I want to see the one that Belle lives in. Ummmm, ok. Now, do we really need to explain to her that real princesses do not look like cartoon characters, that the beast is not really living in a castle with Belle and that she won’t be able to go in and have tea and cookies with them? My husband and I took a trip to London pre-kids, and I really enjoyed seeing Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Kensington Palace and the Tower of London and I think she will love them too. I can’t wait to take her to the Tower of London to see the Crown Jewels, although I can already hear her asking to try on one of the crowns. I am torn between giving her a history lesson, and wanting to leave some of her 5 year old magic alone—I would not explain to her that Santa isn’t really coming into our house on Christmas Eve, so why burst her bubble about princesses? She is excited about seeing a castle, but I am afraid she is more excited about her IDEA of what a castle looks like. Talking tea cups and dancing candles are obviously not real, so I hope she is not disappointed. Maybe to allow her to keep her enthusiasm for castles, the easiest answer is -sorry sweetie, we can’t go into that castle to see Belle today –she is getting ready for the ball.
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