Heh, you already know mine.
As the characters are making their rounds, Mickey breaks his visiting pattern and dashes over and gives mom a kiss on the head. Because of the pillar, we didn’t see him approach. She didn’t see who it was at first and it took a second or two before realizing it was mickey who had come up behind her. When realization hit, she lit up like a Christmas tree and smiled the biggest smile I’ve seen from her in a long long time.
and later…
Now, while mom has lit up when all the characters come around, it’s Minnie Mouse that garners the best reaction. As Minnie nears, my mom is transformed with the innocence of a child. Her eyes widen and her left arm starts shaking with excitement as she begins fidgeting in her chair, her eyes fixed on Minnie as she approaches. By the time Minnie arrives to say hi, mom looks like an excited toddler waiting to open a Christmas present, with the biggest smile I’ve seen this entire trip. Minnie blows her a kiss and mom returns it enthusiastically. This time, my camera was completely ready and I was able to get a photo of it.
As before, I decide whatever this breakfast was going to cost, it was at basement bargain prices. This was the definition of “magic.” Every photo on this vacation required a prompting from me to mom to “smile!” This, however, required no prompting and was as genuine as it gets. As such, the photo ends up being my favorite of the whole trip, though showing it to mom she is not a fan of it at all.
I’ll never be able to thank those characters enough for allowing her to forget, even for just a few minutes, all the stuff going on and just enjoy being a kid again.
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