Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Yep... More Birthday Festivities!

So, guess what we did to celebrate Tim's birthday... YEP! We went to Disneyland!! Haha! Big surprise. Tim didn't have any classes on Tuesday, so we packed up and drove down to Anaheim. There are several reasons why it was phenomenally awesome for him to celebrate his birthday at Disneyland: (1) the birthday button and the bamillion "Happy Birthday!" exclamations that he got from it; (2) the baggie of free, freshly made tortillas at the Mission Tortilla Factory; and (3) a free gift from Walt Disney himself!! It turns out that if you're already an annual passholder to the resort, then the special "free on your birthday" promotion translates into another freebie (either a pack of Fast Passes, or a gift card, etc.). So, Tim opted for the gift card, which was valued at a one-day, one-park admission (or $69 in his case!). Hooray!! Thanks, Zombie Walt!

Here's Tim with his birthday button and his sweet $69 "Fun Card" (this was taken after several previous attempts at a pleasant picture, which resulted in Tim's specialty -- the completely contorted face with the tongue sticking out every which way):
Looking dorky (in that lovable kind of way) in front of the giant "celebration" display on Main Street:
At Disneyland Weston gets to do a lot of strollering, but he gets to look around at all the fun and magic (sometimes while eating peas to boot, meaning a complete fun overload):
We went on a bunch of rides, but I only took pictures of "It's a Small World"...
... and of Weston reaching for the boats...
...which is funny, because all of a sudden, this big entourage arrived (and totally cut in line), and it was Tom Bergeron (the Dancing with the Stars dude!):
He hopped into a boat with Chip & Dale, and a photographer took pictures of them from the front, I suppose for some sort of promotion or advertisement:
Anyway, later we dined at the Wine Country Trattoria, and the weather was so beautiful that we asked to sit outside. Tim perused the menu very carefully and very snobbishly:
And Weston played with a napkin (simple entertainment for simple minds, as my mom always used to say -- yes, at me):
It was a tasty time:
And our table happened to be right at the edge of the patio, where we could watch the passing "Pixar Play Parade"! The Bolt float was the preview:
Colorguard. YES.
The actual parade began shortly after that:
"Likey. Gimme."
After the parade, it started getting chilly, so we decided that it was time for Weston to don his Jedi outfit (formerly his Yoda outfit):
Putting Weston in his Jedi outfit was also one of Tim's birthday wishes -- look how happy he is!!

11 comments:

lyndsey said...

ha! i went to d-land on my birthday once -- that is SERIOUSLY the way to go. i loved getting random "happy birthday"s the whole day, plus all the fun freebies. although an extra $70 would have been a nice touch as well.

and yay, color guard! :) [i always made fun of the CG...is that bad?]

Headle said...

What an awesome birthday!!! You two know how to celebrate in style!!!

So, Tim what did you buy with your fun card? That is sooo awesome!!! I love Weston in his Jedi outfit! The way he's holding his hand in the last picture looks like he's using the force :)

Lesley said...

Fun! Someday I want to celebrate my birthday Anderson style! Happy Birthday Tim. I especially like the picture of snobbish Birthday Tim.

Weston sure is a cutie. And I like his binkie clips. Where do you get them?

Liz Johnson said...

The only way this post could get any better would be to include a picture of Tim doing the samba with Tom Bergeron. AWESOME. Happy Birthday, Tim!

Lisa said...

My fave of the whole post: Zombie Walt. So awesome.

Tiff said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! And I so didn't know about the whole freebie thing for annual passholders! NICE!

However - you have to know what I'm going to say next...

... WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL THE NUTTERS YOU WERE COMING TO OUR NECK OF THE WOODS?!?!?!?!

annnnnnndddd - "scene."

B Brown said...

what a great bday! Man I wish my husband liked Disneyland, he's such a bugger.

Abbie said...

Okay, next birthday I am totally come to visit you and going to Disneyland.

James Cramer said...

Hey Tim, Happy Birthday!

daMawma said...

Dining al fresco at Disneyland while watching the parade sounds like a great birthday adventure! Appreciate all your senses at once.

jd said...

hey jean! I saw your CUTE baby on dana's post-- I want to eat him up! had to come visit you here to see more! :)