All Maya wanted from Santa and for all of Christmas was a Princess bike and a Princess helmet with a bell. The Princess helmet and bell came from Daddy and Mommy. The Princess bike, however, wasn't exactly what Santa had in mind. It was a little harder to make, aka more $$, and it wasn't as cute and fun as the awesome purple and pink on that Mom and Dad talked up. Which, honestly, is way cooler than the Princess one.
Santa delivered a week before Christmas and Mom, Dad and Hayden sat and waited for Maya to come down the stairs. At the tree was the purple and pink bike. She took one look at it, sat on the step, put her hands over her face (see this post for a visual), cried a little and said, "But I wanted the Princess bike!!" She had already gotten the helmet, so we talked her down to look and showed her how perfectely the helmet and bell matched. She was good to go after calming down and seeing our "vision" and Santa's reasonings.
And so, the bike has been in use for a month and a half and she is a pro! The bell jingles constantly, she loves wearing the helmet and she has only told us once that she did ask for the Princess bike. The girl can move and has even figured out how to put on a detatchable basket.
