Tanek turned three yesterday and we had a little party for him today. He went back and forth between three cakes - Mickey Mouse, Towie and Mine, or construction vehicles - but in the end, he chose Mickey Mouse. He just cannot get enough of Mickey Mouse lately! It is appropriate, though, since we are taking him to Disney tomorrow! His cake was supposed to have red instead of the pink, but it didn't bother Tanek at all. The colors didn't matter to him as long as it had Mickey Mouse and sprinkles! He had a family party with Mommy, Daddy, Nana, Papa, Mimi, Pawpaw, Kelly, Kevin, Meme Anita, and Morgan. He had a fun time showing out for everyone, too.
I'm still not quite sure how he ended up with so many presents. I think he was a little spoiled for this birthday - I hope he doesn't expect this to continue all the time! He was so funny, though, and kept saying "Oh my, oh my, oh my". I have to say, we heard a lot of "Oh my's" today.
Here is Tanek with his Mimi.
Tanek and Morgan are playing with his "little Red". Tanek just loves Morgan - he is always talking about her!
Tanek was trying hard to read this card!
Here is Tanek with his new bulldozer. We have to look at these every time we are at Walmart, and he thinks he needs all of them. Now he has a big bulldozer and a little bulldozer.
Tanek was opening his presents with a little help from Morgan to figure out where to start.
Here is Tanek's titan "trash truck". He was so excited about this present! For whatever reason, he loves the trash trucks!
Here is Tanek enjoying his cake, although it is the icing that he likes the best.
Tanek is blowong out his candle with a little help fron Mommy.
Sunday night we went to the Magic Kingdom for the fireworks and extra magic hours. Tanek decided it was nap time on the bus ride over and then proceeded to sleep through the fireworks. We woke him up to eat dinner and then he was ready for the rest of the night. We rode all of his favorite rides until midnight before calling it a night. Here are pictures of some of the fireworks, although pictures don't do them justice.
We thought the reflection of the castle in the water was really pretty at night.
Here is Tanek at the room before we left for the Magic Kingdom. As you can see, he is all decked out and ready to see Mickey Mouse!
"It's dark in here, I can't see, where'd Tanek go?" "Here I am!" This is Tanek's new game that he thinks is sooo funny!
Tanek sleeping through the fireworks. He had to have been really out to not wake up with all of the noise.
This is the Pop Century Resort where we stayed. We were in the 1970's section which had the huge Mickey Mouse phone, foosball, and Big Wheel. Tanek was especially fond of the big wheel since he has one just like it, only much smaller!
We also introduced Tanek to Mr. and Mrs. Potatohead.
On Monday, we went to Hollywood Studios so Tanek could see Playhouse Disney Live! which is one of his favorite things to do. He loves seeing the characters from his favorite shows! Of course, we also went to see Towie and Mine, too. Then we went to Epcot, rode Spaceship Earth, and ate at the restaurant in Mexico before coming home. All in all, we all had a great time. Having Meme Anita with us made it so much more fun, probably because she gets as excited as Tanek does about anything Disney! Tanek got even more spoiled with all of the toys we bought him. He especially loves his toy disney buses because that is his absolute favorite "ride" at disney - riding the disney bus! Meme Anita had pictures of us taken with Mine and Towie and then bought us a picture frame with Mine and Towie on it as a momento of our trip. Thank you for the memories Meme Anita! We had such a good time and can't wait to go again!
