THREE is the magic number!

Instead of a big birthday bash, we decided to celebrate Brixon's 3rd by heading to Disney World for the weekend (his actual birthday is the 12th)! We knew we would have a great time, and with some surprises planned, we knew Brixon would love it, too! We started out at Magic Kingdom on Saturday. He was so excited to ride the bus, that I wasn't sure if anything actually inside the park would live up to that! The first ride we did was 'It's a Small World,' and Brixon was in awe. So was Hudson! His eyes were like saucers! We did 'Peter Pan,' and 'Haunted Mansion' after that...he didn't like how dark they were while he was riding, but then said "That was awesome!" after he got off. Hehe! He loved 'Jungle Cruise,' the carousel, and meeting all of the characters! He was wearing his birthday pin, and everyone made him feel so special! Everywhere we went, people were wishing him a happy birthday (even the characters in the parade were shouting 'Happy Birthday!' from their floats!). He especially loved when the band playing outside of 'Country Bear Jamboree' all sang 'Happy Birthday Brixon' to him! By 3, he was beat! After a short nap, we headed over to Disney Marketplace for a birthday dinner at T-Rex! On Sunday, we surprised him with a character breakfast at Hollywood Studios. But it wasn't just ANY character breakfast; this one had all of his favorites from Disney Junior! When he walked in and saw 'Handy Manny,' I thought he was going to lose it! He had an absolute blast singing and dancing with Jake, June, Manny and Special Agent Oso! After eating a birthday cupcake and ice cream for breakfast, we spent the rest of the day watching the stunt show, meeting McQueen and Mater, and even performing live in 'The American Idol Experience!' All I wanted to do was ride the Aerosmith rollercoaster, but somehow I let everyone talk me into auditioning for the show. I made it through the first two rounds of auditions, and was selected to compete against two others for the live show. Hair, makeup, vocal coaching...you name it! They take it pretty seriously! In the end, I lost to a girl with a master's degree in vocal performance, so I wasn't too disappointed! It was actually a lot of fun. We wandered the park for a little longer, then headed back to the hotel with two exhausted kids! After a short day in Winter Park on Monday, it was back to reality. Disclaimer: Be prepared for a rough morning trying to get your child ready for school after three days at Disney ;)

The Disney Marathon

Brixon loooved June!