The Byrd Family: Ben's 3rd Birthday Weekend!

We had such a great time celebrating Ben's 3rd birthday at Disney World. We left Friday afternoon, right after Ben's nap. We checked in to our hotel and walked over to Downtown Disney. We had dinner at the Rainforest Cafe and let Ben ride the train and carousel. We all had a hard time falling asleep Friday night. I think we were all excited about meeting Mickey!

Jeremy and I woke Ben up Saturday morning with the birthday song. He started smiling and singing along! It was a precious moment :) We got to the Magic Kingdom right as it opened Saturday morning. Ben had so much fun riding the tram from the parking lot to the ticket booths. He also really enjoyed the monorail. We joked that we could have saved ourselves some money and just let him ride those all day long. He did enjoy riding Dumbo and It's a Small World. I think his favorite adventure was riding in a racecar at Tomorrowland's Indy Speedway. The cars were on a track, but guided along, so Ben could actually steer! So much fun!!! Ben also loved the carousel and the Walt Disney World Railroad. Since we stayed at a hotel really close to the park, we were able to take Ben back for a nap (mama and daddy needed one, too). We woke up and showered off, opened presents, and ate some yummy green birthday cake. We got back to the Magic Kingdom in time for dinner. We ate at Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe. We had some yummy burgers and chili. We camped out in Frontierland while we waited for Mickey's Electrical Parade. I enjoyed the parade so much! I've never experienced Disney at night so it made the night extra special. We watched fireworks as we were exiting the park. We were so tired when we made it back to the hotel. We all slept in until 8 the next morning!

It was a magical weekend for the Byrd family. Enjoy the pictures!