A Magic Kingdom Birthday

My sweetie's birthday, and what better place for her to spend it than in the home of the mouse named Mickey, the Magic Kingdom!

Jack deservedly captured the Best Mother Award from her two favorite Mouseketeers

Even a wet start to the day couldn't put a damper on the excitement and fun.

We hooked up with the Clan Scanlon for a good chunk of the day, long enough to hear Barry squealing like a banshee on the rails of Big Thunder Mountain railroad.

With Big Thunder in the background, Team Scanlon

And then Team Cook

Because everyone should get to shoot lasers at aliens on their birthday 

Too much sweetness for this cup of tea

Sometimes, you really can't find the words to do justice to a picture.  This would be one of those times.  Let's just say that Barry had his bell rung and leave it at that.

Moments before the Scanlons sat down for a mouth-watering turkey dinner at the Liberty Tavern, we were able to pull off a group photo

It wasn't my birthday that day, but the opportunity to pose next to the specially painted monorail in honor of my all-time favorite comic book was a gift I just couldn't pass up.  I managed to run and get my picture next to the Avengers on the other cars as well, but showing those pics would just be geek overload.  Let's just shout Avengers Assemble and move on.

A birthday dinner at the California Grill high atop the Contemporary Hotel afforded us a spectacular bird's eye view of the Magic Kingdom. 

Not to mention being a romantical setting for two lovebirds

Inside the restaurant, Heather deftly wields the chopsticks to snare some mouth-watering tuna sushi

And finally, the birthday girl herself, with her special message written on a chocolate bar from the California Grill!  Happy Birthday, hope it was a magical day!