Let me first preface my thanks with a story I told my Santa: next year, my family is going to go to Disney World. My daughter will be 6, and my wife is Japanese, so it'll be their first time going, but I went once before, way back when I was 13 or so. Our trip will be a kind of bittersweet one, as we're going without my mother. Ever since my daughter was born, my mother had dreams of us going to Disney World again, together, but it was rough-- we lived in Japan, my mother in Montreal, and my mother was battling an extremely fierce cancer that stumped her specialist doctors.

My mother passed away in 2013; we were hoping to go to Disney together in 2014, when my daughter would have been 3.

One of the questions in the participation survey was about special Disney memories-- I didn't have to think very long; on that childhood trip, my mom bought me a Goofy hat with a hard plastic lid, the very same one you see in the first image.

I ADORE this hat. I didn't find many occasions to wear this hat, but it meant so much to me. It MEANS the world to me. And so does our upcoming trip. And even though my mom is gone, she'll be with us in spirit, through that hat. I can experience Disney World with my little monkey-- who even now is sleeping next to the wonderful Dumbo hat we received in the package-- as a proud and goofy dad (pun only slightly intended) who fulfilled my mom's dream of taking her to Walt Disney World for her. The hat is nearly 30 years old, but I wouldn't leave it behind for the world.

Your gift moves me beyond my ability to express in words. Thank you, dear Santa, and bless you.

Also in the box, we received a wonderful letter from our generous and one-in-a-million Santa, and the Dumbo hat, Minnie shades (gotta beat the Florida heat somehow!), and our very first Disney pin, which officially kicks off our Disney pin collection! We're all excited to hit the parks and try our hand at trading-- but not this gorgeous pin; this one we're cherishing forever.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Bolton1985, from our family to yours!