Ryan's 8th Birthday!

On our tickets, we had one "Magic Morning" where you can get into the park an hour before it opens to everyone else. We went today for Ryan's 8th birthday! We were able to hit many of the Fantasyland rides before it got too busy. In one of the stores, Ryan received a birthday phone call from Goofy. Later Ryan wanted to head over to the Pirate's Lair (which has taken over Tom Sawyers Island). The boys LOVE climbing and running around through all the caves and forts and tree house.

Because we were at the park so early (and it was over 100* in the park) we went back to the hotel in the afternoon so Brayden (and Kenny) could take a nap while I took the other boys to the pool. We went back later and met up with Wes and Family for dinner and more rides and stayed until the park closed.

During the day, Ryan got a birthday pin to wear (and they gave the other boys "Honorary Citizen" pins so they wouldn't feel left out), so all day people kept saying "Happy Birthday, Ryan!" Before long, he was embarrassed and put it in his pocket most of the day. It wasn't until the end of the day he found out he could get free stuff (most importantly a dozen tortillas in California Adventures) if he was wearing it. Now he plans to wear it everyday the rest of the trip.

This year at Disneyland they are giving Free park admission on your birthday. Since we already had a multi-day ticket, they gave us the choice of either a $60 gift card (equal to the cost of a 1 day ticket), a Birthday Fastpass (which we didn't need 'cause the park was so empty), or a 1 day ticket to be used anytime within the next year. Ryan went for the $60! He has LOTS of big plans with his money, so we're making him wait until he REALLY knows what he wants.