I can't believe it, but Nate celebrated his 3rd birthday this week. It is amazing to see him turning into such a "big boy." What made this birthday extra special is that it was during our trip to Disneyland. We had a special birthday breakfast at Chip 'n Dale's Critter Breakfast at the Grand Californian Hotel. They brought Nate his own little cake and sang him a birthday song. At Disneyland, he was given a birthday button to wear on his shirt (which he wouldn't keep on) and got a happy birthday phone call from Goofy. Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Bob came to Disneyland with us to join in the fun. We had so much fun on our trip. I was worried about the drive down south, but it went fairly well. We had our fair share of complaints about being in the car for too long, but everyone survived. Nate had a ball staying in the hotel, particularly going up and down the elevator. He would talk to everyone in the elevator about what floor they were staying on, and then would inform them that we were staying on the 8th floor. Sam enjoyed exploring the hotel room, especially emptying out the garbage cans and unplugging the lamps and alarm clock. It is so special to be able to take your kids to Disneyland. It gives you a renewed appreciation for all the kid rides. Nate's favorites were the Astro Orbiter rockets (5 times), Autopia (3 times), the Teacups (2 times), and the Nemo submarine (just once, long lines). I don't know that Sam actually enjoyed any of the rides. He cried on many of them, and even when he didn't cry I think he was pretty relieved when they were finished. Neither of the kids are very excited yet about meeting the characters, with the exception of Nate seeing Pluto. For some reason, Pluto is the only one Nate seems to want to have much to do with. Anyhoo... our trip was great, but tiring. I think we were all ready to get back home. Here are some pictures of all the fun we had...
