Lily having a special b'day at GranJan's

We decided to wait to give our FAIRY Princess Lily her presents until , selfishly, I could have her total attention with just ME, to our prezzies! So, since I kept her yesterday, I gave her all the rest of her presents! (of course, I sent a few to the pool on Sunday, but wanted to give her the rest by myself!) She was sooooooo good yesterday, I hardly knew she was there! (she now ACTS like a 3 year old! So, after her rest time, I pulled out the presents! SHe was soooooooo excited! A Disney Princess Box filled with dress up clothes and shoes (when she wasn't looking, I sneaked a few out to keep here!); clothes (which she LOVES! had to immediately put on the dress Cutie had given her!); BOOKS; DVD's; her CINDERELLA costume (that Kadie told me not to DARE give her until the week of Halloween! HAHA) and of course, odds and ends! She came walking in yesterday with her new baby doll (it's adorable) from Nonna and Also a PRINCESS doll I got for MIMI to give her (she went "WOW!"). She kept telling me about her new dolls, "you have to be VERRRRRRRRRRRRY careful with them!" So funny! We also gave her a Cindrella Table and chairs set but I took that by her house on Saturday. I think you can tell that we know our little Lily is surely a PRINCESS!

P.S. Of COURSE, our little DAISY will be a princess too! How do I know? Because there is a FAIRY DAISY princess in Lily's new Fairy book! HOW FUNNY IS THAT?! I found a book that has a Fairy DAISY and a Fairy LILY in the story!!!! ALso, today on Disney online, there was a story below! HOW FUNNY IS THAT?!

The Eternal Allure of the Disney Princess Ever since "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" first graced the screen in 1937, little girls everywhere have been enchanted by Disney Princesses. But don't be fooled into thinking that these ladies, with their sparkly dresses and long cascading hair, are just another bunch of pretty faces. They make strong choices, help those less fortunate, and ultimately champion the underdog. The success of "Snow White" shows that princess appeal is nothing new. It was the highest-grossing film ever until the release of "Gone with the Wind." The worldwide gross for "Snow White" was $8.5 million - in an era when a child's ticket cost 10 cents. The princess tradition continued after "Snow White," with Disney film versions of the enduring fairy-tales "Cinderella" and "Sleeping Beauty." Although "Sleeping Beauty" was Walt Disney's most extravagant animated feature ever at the time of its release, the princess genre quieted after its release. It wasn't until the late '80s and early '90s that the Princesses returned -- in what has been called an... READ THE FULL STORY

HISTORY AND TRIVIA DO YOU KNOW DISNEY? In "Sleeping Beauty," the three good fairies raise Princess Aurora in the woods. What name do they give her? Get the answer HERE! THIS WEEK IN DISNEY HISTORY August 29, 1905 - Disney Legend Al Taliaferro is born Charles Alfred Taliaferro in Montrose, Colorado. He'll be hired by Disney in 1931 as an animator, but later move to the comic book department where in 1938 he will begin drawing the daily Donald Duck comic strips. September 3, 1905 - Disney Legend Eric Larson, one of Walt's "Nine Old Men," is born in Cleveland, Utah. First employed by Disney in 1933, his long list of contributions will include "Bambi," "Cinderella," Alice in Wonderland," "Mary Poppins," and "The Aristocats." ASK DAVE YOUR QUESTION Was the same actress the voice of both Cinderella's evil stepmother and Maleficent? Also, is she the voice in the crystal ball in Disneyland's Haunted Mansion? - Diana, 26, Upland, CA Submit a Question! DAVE'S ANSWER Eleanor Audley provided the voices of Lady Tremaine and Maleficent, as well as Madame Leota, the head in the crystal ball in The Haunted Mansion. It's little known, but she also played a cook on an episode of "The Swamp Fox" on TV in 1960.