Happy 18th Again!

This week we celebrated Austin's birthday.  His birthday is on October 18th.  He turned 23 this year.  However, if you ask him how old he is he will say 18.  He has been saying he is 18 for the last 13 years or so I would say.  He's a lucky guy.  He will forever be 18, just ask him!  I think its too confusing for him to have more than one number associated with his birthday.

Every year we go to Disneyland to celebrate his birthday.  In a perfect world we would actually make that trip in October, somewhere near the 18th of the month.  But ever since Andrew has been playing high school football we have had to push back our Disney trip.  And the further Andrew's team goes in the playoffs the further Austin's trip gets pushed back.  Last year we didn't make the trip until December because the final football game for the state championship was the the week before Thanksgiving.  We won that state championship football game by the way! This pushing back of our trip makes no sense to Austin.  When its his birthday that means its Disneyland time.

The other event that is associated in Austin's mind with his birthday and Disneyland is----Halloween.
All these great events take place in October.  Unfortunately for me, the business' begin bringing out their Halloween stuff about July 1st.  Okay, I'm exaggerating, but they do bring it out sometime in the first part of September.  Let me tell you how a visit to Wal-Mart in the beginning of September this year went: 

Austin and I walked into those big doors.  As the greeter said "hello" Austin's eyes were immediately drawn to the Halloween decorations. 
He said "Halloween"  I wish I could type the wonder and amazement in his voice as he said this.
He didn't say much of anything else that day in Wal-Mart. However, the following day it began.
The first thing Austin says to me the following morning, "Disneyland".
At lunch, I say "Aust, what do you want for lunch?   Austin says "how bout Disneyland"
That night I ask him if he's ready to go to be and Austin says, yep you guessed it "Disneyland?".

And so this conversation has gone on for the past couple of months.  And if Andrew has his way it will continue through the end of November again! 

I will keep you updated on the progress of Austin's October Birthday-Halloween-Disneyland trip.

And the next time anyone asks you anything such as,
"What would you like for dinner?",
"What do you want to do tonight?",  or
"Where should we go eat?"
just answer as Austins does
"How bout Disneyland"