Morgan's 8th birthday

Morgan turned 8 this week!  His birthday celebration this year was a four-day long affair which started on the Saturday before his birthday when we took him to see Peter Pan, a play by Threesixty° Theatre.



Morgan is a big fan of Peter Pan, and the production was really amazing. Here's a blurb about it from the website:

"Conceived by an award-winning creative team and featuring twenty-two actors, stunning puppets, epic music, and dazzling flying sequences surrounded by breathtaking video, Peter Pan was a smash hit when it launched in London in 2009. The world's first 360-degree video projection for live theater flies both cast and audience over Edwardian London." 

On Sunday we visited the mall in the morning and Morgan had his photo taken with Santa:



In the afternoon Spencer and Bennett came over for a birthday playdate and ice cream cake, and much fun and ice cream was had by all.  In the evening Darcy came over for dinner and we all stuffed ourselves with delicious rib roast.





On Monday, Morgan had his annual checkup with his doctor, which he passed with flying colors -- all 50 inches of him!  He's getting so big.

Tuesday was Morgan's actual birthday, and we started it right by getting up early and making a special birthday breakfast of bacon and scrambled eggs.  After school Morgan finally got his birthday gift from us (a new camera) which he had known about for a couple of weeks (he helped to pick it out) but we made him wait for his birthday to receive it.  Then we went out to dinner with Yia Yia at a Thai restaurant that Morgan chose, and had birthday cake and more presents back at the house.







All in all, a pretty excellent birthday for an 8 year old!  You can see a complete set of photos here.