Fun at Dare to Dream

 Disney On Ice presents Dare to Dream was last night. Unfortunately, Elise woke up sick yesterday morning. I was pretty bummed since I had been so excited for her to see the show, but thankfully we were able to offer our tickets to some good friends of ours who have a six-year-old boy and a two-year-old girl. Here's what they had to say about the show.

We had so much fun going to Disney On Ice presents Dare to Dream.  Honestly, we hesitated taking our 6 year old son because we knew that it was about princess stories, but he had a great time.  Our 2 year old daughter loved it, so much that she didn't want to bother with pictures; she was too busy looking at everything.  Even though this is a children's show, my husband and I enjoyed it as well.  The costumes and music were beautiful.  The skaters were very talented.

One of my son's favorite parts was when Rapunzel and Flynn flew in her hair.  It was amazing to see how much they could do and how high they could go on what looked like a simple piece of fabric.  He also thought the Zamboni that came out during intermission was pretty cool!  What can I say?  He's a 6 year old boy!

As expected, my daughters favorite was Cinderella.  She also loved that so many of the characters waved right to her!  She did get a little nervous during the villain parts, but sitting in my lap seemed to put her at ease.

 We all laughed at the horse from Tangled.  The talent of the two skaters inside that costume is absolutely amazing.  I would love to go behind the scenes just to see the details of how the costume works.

Overall, it was a wonderful evening for our family.  We absolutely would recommend Disney on Ice to anyone with children or really anyone who loves Disney movies.

About Feld Entertainment:

Feld Entertainment is the worldwide leader in producing and presenting live touring family entertainment experiences that lift the human spirit and create indelible memories, with 30 million people in attendance at its shows each year.  Feld Entertainment's productions have appeared in more than 70 countries on six continents and include Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey^®, Feld Motor Sports, Disney On Ice and Disney Live!.

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I am a Feld Family Ambassador, and in exchange for my time and efforts in attending shows and reporting my opinion within this blog, as well as keeping you advised of the latest discount offers, Feld Entertainment has provided me with complimentary tickets to Feld shows and opportunities to attend private Feld pre-Show events. Even though I receive these benefits, I always give an opinion that is 100% mine.

Disney On Ice Next Week

Disney On Ice presents Dare to Dream is next week, and I am getting excited! The show will be in Phoenix from January 9-13th at the U.S. Airways Center. For more information, including how to get $5 off your tickets, visit this blog post or go to DisneyOnIce.com.

I am a Feld Family Ambassador, and in exchange for my time and efforts in attending shows and reporting my opinion within this blog, as well as keeping you advised of the latest discount offers, Feld Entertainment has provided me with complimentary tickets to Feld shows and opportunities to attend private Feld pre-Show events. Even though I receive these benefits, I always give an opinion that is 100% mine.

Christmas 2012

We had such a great Christmas this year. Matt's parents, Craig and Patti, and Matt's sister, Natalie, all came to visit.

Charlotte, Grandpa, and Elise

Natalie, Grandma, and Elise

Elise loves when Grandma brings sticker books.

 We had fun together. We watched some Christmas movies, ate good food, had tons of treats, and just talked together.

lots of Christmas movies to choose from

 We also went to see the lights at the Mesa Arizona Temple. The girls loved it.

me and Charlotte
She was mesmerized. 

Matt and Elise

It was crowded when we went, but Elise had the best view!

Mesa temple

me, Charlotte, Matt, and Elise

Charlotte, Natalie, Grandma, Elise, and Grandpa

Elise and Matt listening to the message at the Nativity

 Then on Christmas Eve we went to Bass Pro Shop. We were just going to look at the fish for something to do, but it turned out to be a lot more fun than I had expected. They were doing Santa's Wonderland, which meant free, fun activities for Elise. Plus, she loved all the dead animals and tents and things. (We had two no-go's with Santa so far this year, so we opted not to wait in the long line this time and just skipped him altogether. Maybe next year.)

Free carousel rides? Yes, please! Elise rode the bear, Natalie rode a moose, I stood by Elise, and Charlotte enjoyed the mirrors and lights. 

"Wave, Elise!"

Natalie on the moose

Then Elise got her ATV on.

Really big fish!

There was a real, live bear there! Just kidding, it was stuffed.

huge Christmas tree decorated with antlers

Grandpa playing some shooting video game

We were trying to take a picture sans flash so you could see the huge fish, but Charlotte was too busy looking around to stay still enough.

Elise loved the duck bench.

Natalie and Elise trying out this tent.

Fox!

comfy sleeping bags

decorating cookies with Grandma

Yum!

Grandpa, Matt, Natalie, and Charlotte just relaxing

Charlotte says, "Mom! I want to go home. All this camouflage makes me feel like a redneck!"

Grandpa and Charlotte

Then there was Christmas Day!

stockings

Candy for breakfast? Okay!

I don't even know what that is Matt is holding, but it's a Christmas present from me to him. He always wants stuff I don't understand, like random cables and connectors and adapters.

sweet Charlotte

baby's first Christmas

Charlotte isn't so sure about those other two.

enjoying her stocking stuffers

Elise was the master unwrapper. She unwrapped all of her presents, all of Charlotte's, and helped some with Matt's and mine.

Elise reading Charlotte's new book to her

new ball

Natalie gave Elise this panda. Elise said, "I love it!" It was just what she wanted.

plush hippo stacker from Grandma and Grandpa to Charlotte

Elise got Goodnight, Gorilla from Grandma and Grandpa.

Elise practicing with her new scissors
Besides the panda, all Elise asked for for Christmas was scissors. If we had given her just scissors and candy, she probably would've been very pleased.

Charlotte enjoying her baby gym

Merry Christmas! Now we get to find a place for all these new toys and enjoy the leftovers from Christmas dinner.