May 23 Memories- My Princesses

 

People who knew Audrey knew how much she loved princesses.  It was her thing.

Today was royalty day for Hannah at school.  Hannah never was much of a girly girl.  She loved animals like horses, then dinosaurs, then dragons, then cats.  Because of Hannah's interests, we often did things she liked, like read dragon books, ride horses, and got to dinosaur expos.  Audrey did activities at things that we did for Hannah.  But she always tagged along while Hannah got to do her interests.

But in November of 2022, we went to the Fairytale Ball for Audrey.  It was her jam.  She met princesses, danced, and followed directions from princesses.  It really was her jam.  Hannah was the one tagging along.

So on Thursday, Hannah dressed up as a princess on royalty day.  It is one of those small things that remind me of Audrey.  Because when Princess Audrey was in her element, she showed more attention, more patience and was her true self.


Audrey would be proud!  Yay!
The 2023 Disney on Ice was another time that Audrey was in her element. 

Update: Royalty day was last week.  Today, we celebrated Audrey's 6th  birthday by dedicating a swing in her honor at Klehm Arboretum (the same place Amanda and I got married 10 years ago).

And Hannah insisted she wear Audrey's dress that she wore for her 5th birthday.  While technically Mirabelle is not a princess, It is so nice to see Hannah honoring her sister with the things she loved so much.




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