Disney Memories

I was a bit worried about Brenna getting over-stimulated at Disney World and having a meltdown. With all there is to see and do, the walking, the sugar, and no-nap days, I was sure she'd have at least one "exhaustion fit". Turns out she had her own little way of dealing with all the stimulation. The following story came from my sister, who was with them for the first part of the week.

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Sunday night, after our second day at the Magic Kingdom, we came back to the hotel room to settle down and unwind before going to bed. Brenna was wired but did admit to being just a little tired.  We all got ready for bed and turned off the lights to go to sleep. I was sharing a bed with Brenna,and a few minutes later, I heard this voice next to me, "Aunt Becca?"  To which I replied, "Yes, Brenna?"

"My head is so full of ideas I think it is going to explode into a million pieces."

I tried to ignore her so she wouldn't start talking for a long time and never get to sleep, but I couldn't so easily stifle my laughter! A few seconds later, I heard a knocking noise ... I couldn't resist asking what in the world she was up to.  She quickly replied,

"I'm just trying to knock some of these ideas out of my head, so I can clear some
room for all the new ideas I'm going to get tomorrow at Epcot!"

At that point, I think the whole room was filled with laughter, as Grandma and Papa  couldn't hold it in either.  She finally settled down and went to sleep a little while later. 

The next morning, I was awakened by the little eyes peering into my face and a hand tapping my shoulder.  Then I heard a whisper, "Aunt Becca, I died crying yesterday!"  followed by an explosive giggle.  She had told her daddy on the phone that she "died crying" when she saw the surprise birthday card from Cinderella in her room the day before. She heard us laughing about it later on in the day, so of course,
she figured out that her statement "I died crying" was very funny and thought
that was a great way to wake me up the next morning!  Needless to say, the week
was filled with lots of laughter and good times.