Sing Sweet Nightingale

Orelia is obsessed with the original Disney Cinderella movie, and the other day was inspired to wash the floor with "a bucket and lots of soap and water."

She wanted me to sing the song Cinderella sings while washing the floor, so after a quick YouTube search, we were quietly doing a rendition of "Sing Sweet Nightingale" while Bennett napped.

I, naturally, followed my little Cinderella around with a dry towel to clean up her soapy mess.

Of all her made up games, I definitely am a fan of this wholesome fun.

Other Cinderella play often involves the fanciest ball gowns we can find.

This one was on loan from Gemma and Orelia put it on every chance she got.

Her favorite part is to have us scream after her "Wait!  Come back!  I don't even know your name!"

Now she has a penchant for calling out as I leave the room for nap time, "Wait!  Come back, Mommy!  I don't even know your name!"

And we both laugh.

We took Orelia to see the new adaptation of Cinderella, even though I mostly knew it wasn't great for her age.

She squirmed through the previews asking "Where is Cinderella?"

She squirmed through the introductory scenes, not interested in Cinderella's past.

But in the end, she said she had a good time and wanted to "do that again."  We shared a nice cuddle on thick leather recliner seats during most of the movie, and everyone had fun.

When asked what her favorite part of the movie was, however, she thought for a moment and said "Snow monster!"  The snow monster from Frozen made a ten second appearance in the Frozen short before Cinderella.  Sigh.