Only a matter of time

I tried my best but I've always known it was only a matter of time before Abigail learned about princesses. And lets just say she has now been thoroughly exposed. I'm not a girly girl and I've always been a bit annoyed with all the princess stuff marketed towards little girls. So I have purposely not bought Abigail any princess toys or let her watch any princess movies. The only princess she knew anything about was Princess Presto on Super Why (a kids show on PBS) and since she has the "power to spell" I'm totally down with her. Well all my efforts went down the drain on Friday evening when Abigail was given a set of Disney Princess shoes and a box full of Disney Princess dress up clothes at her birthday party. She went nuts for those things, what is with that!? I mean I don't get it...she immediately said things like "ohhhh fancy shoes," "I look beautiful," "shoes match Mama?" She was of course adorable and I had to play along but I found it pretty amazing how she just knew what to do and how to act once she got those princess clothes and shoes on. So she now knows the names of Cinderella, Snow White, Belle, Sleeping Beauty and Ariel even though she's never seen any of the movies. I guess this is going to be first of many things my kids are exposed to that I don't have control over and I need to just get used to it. I just don't like how the princess' always have to be rescued by a man and they are always so concerned with her appearance. These are not things I want my little girls to be concerned about.... I'm probably being overprotected and thinking too much but seriously I just am not into princesses. I'm hoping this is just a phase for Miss Abigail, but I don't know she seems to be in love.

I love this one because she had been trying to run around the in the princess shoes and I told her to slow down and she then went and put her "fast shoes" on. Maybe she'll be ok after all. :)