Saturday 29 April 2017

My 13-Year-Old Son Surprised His 5-Year-Old Sister With Disney Princess Photoshoot

There’s something to be said about brotherly love, and the strength of a sibling bond. My 13 year old son Anthony struggles with depression. It has been a battle for him for some time now, and it isn’t always easy for him to be light and joyful… Enter Belle. Anabel, more lovingly referred to as Belle (yes, like the princess) is Anthony’s 5 year old sister. She is a carefree, effervescent, bouncing ball of sunshine. She has a fairy like quality about her, and makes friends wherever she goes. However, her best friend is Anthony. They have an unshakable sibling bond that stems from the light that she bring to him when he finds himself in dark places.

Anthony and Belle are the closest among all 7 of my children. He watches movies with her, he takes her skateboarding, and at night he tucks her into bed. They have a little ritual to ward off her bad dreams at bedtime, where he pretends to sprinkle “magic salt” on her head to protect her from nightmares.

The inspiration behind the photo shoot came about after the birth of my 7th child, I was looking online at princess gowns for myself (I’m a shameless Disneyphile and thought maybe buying myself a princess gown would motivate me to lose the weight left over from my recent pregnancy) when Anthony spied a Prince Charming costume. That’s when he took over the search. He looked at me and asked if I would buy him one of the prince costumes. He said he would like to dress up and plan a photo shoot for Belle, since we had recently celebrated her birthday. As both their mom, and a photographer, I was all about it! We set to work putting together the Prince Charming costume right down to the white gloves and the black shoes that he shined himself the old fashioned way, with solid polish and an old rag. Then he chose a Snow White dress to match the blue and red costume he had chosen for himself.

I can’t explain the joy on her face when her “favorite boy in the world” came into the room just before the photo shoot dressed as a prince, and gave her a brand new gown. I told her we were going to take princess pictures for her birthday, dressed her quickly and then we drove to a local garden to take the photos.

The photo shoot was probably the most heart warming thing I’ve experienced as a mother. He carried her from one spot to the next so she didn’t trip on her dress, and she would giggle and hug him between every shot. She felt like a real princess, and her happiness is easy to see in her face in every photo.

Anthony would spin her around and laugh at how happy she was… And that’s what it is all about to me as a mother… as HIS mother. When you have a child who battles with themselves day after day, there is nothing you wouldn’t pay to see them smile. Belle brings that out in him. He gave her an incredible gift and in return she made him genuinely happy. That was a gift she gave in return to both Anthony and myself.

I could hardly finish the photos through the tears of pride and happiness. When they were done, they were perfect to me. I am so proud of my son, his warm heart, and the spot in it that is reserved for his little sister. He amazes me and I am so proud of him.

My 13-year-old son Anthony surprised his 5-year old sister Anabel, more lovingly referred to as Belle, with a magical Disney-themed photoshoot

It all started when Anthony said he would like to dress up and plan a photo shoot, since we had recently celebrated Belle’s birthday

We put together the Prince Charming costume and then he chose a Snow White dress to match the blue and red costume he had chosen for himself

I can’t explain the joy on Anabel’s face when her “favorite boy in the world” came into the room just before the photo shoot dressed as a prince, and gave her a brand new gown

The photo shoot was probably the most heart warming thing I’ve experienced as a mother. I could hardly finish the photos through the tears of pride and happiness

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How Disney uses language.

Disney’s stories about different cultures around the world have used language in unique ways.

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Trippy Disney

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Friday 28 April 2017

Disney pushes back new ‘Indiana Jones’ movie

Artist Photoshops Disney Princesses Into Celebrity Photos

They are on the red carpet, in ballads, parades, or, even at home. The artist Andhika Muksin gave life to the Disney characters.

Editor’s note: Andhika Muksin is a Jakarta-based artist who creates modern fairytales by Photoshopping Disney characters into real life situations.

Have you ever seen Pocahontas at Coachella, Aurora running through an airport, or the evil stepmothers sitting in the first row of a fashion show? We’ll, you’re about to.

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It Turns Out Biker Gangs Love Disneyland Just as Much as Everyone Else Does

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Disney’s ‘Miracle’ star Michael Mantenuto dead at 35

Rest in Peace, Michael Mantenuto.

The “Miracle” star died on Monday, April 24, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a spokesperson for the King County Medical Examiner’s office in Washington tells ET. Mantenuto was 35 years old.

His case is currently being investigated by the Des Moines, Washington, police.

Mantenuto had remained largely out of the spotlight after starring in the 2004 Disney film, in which he played fan-favorite Olympic hockey player Jack O’Callahan opposite Kurt Russell’s Herb Brooks. In real life, Mantenuto played college hockey for the University of Maine. According to TMZ, he went on to enlist in the U.S. Army and join the Special Forces.

Mantenuto’s other iMDB credits include the 2006 TV film “Dirtbags,” alongside Melissa Joan Hart and Laura Bell Bundy, and the Matthew McConaughey-starring 2008 movie, “Surfer, Dude.”

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Pirates of the Caribbean Riders Got the Surprise of Their Lives at Disneyland

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Disneylands Pirates of the Caribbean ride got a seriously famous animatronic upgrade

Disney’s Miracle Star Michael Mantenuto Dead At 35 From Apparent Suicide

This is heartbreaking.

Michael Mantenuto, one of the stars of

Mantenuto was one of a number of young, first-time film actors to star in the 2004 retelling of the U.S. Hockey Team’s 1980 “Miracle on Ice” game against a much stronger Russian team, playing real-life Olympic star Jack O’Callahan. He was only 22 at the time.

He went on to act in a movie called Dirtbags and Matthew McConaughey‘s Surfer, Dude before leaving acting to join the army, ending up in the esteemed Special Forces.

Such a tragic, shocking end to his story.

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