Early Birthday Celebrations Okay?

[texmom]

Okay everyone, I have an ethics question...

My 6 year old DD and I are having a "mommy daughter day" while at Disney in December to celebrate our joint January birthdays. We tried to get DH to agree to a "mommy-daughter" Disney trip in January so we could do the celebrating on the real day, but he said no way (go figure! LOL) So DD and I decided this was the best we could do.

We have the Storybook Princess Breakfast booked that morning and an early dinner at CRT's that evening, then tickets to MVMCP that night. Do you think it would be okay to ask the CM's at one of the restaurants to do the birthday thing for my daughter even though it would be a month early? I wasn't sure but thought since the entire purpose of the day is to celebrate our birthdays I might like to make my DD's day a bit more magical.

What do you think, would it be legit or is it too far away from the actual day?

 

[travelitis]

It's fine! Since when are you limited to celebrating your b-day on that one day? How many kids have their parties on a weekend when their b-day really falls mid-week?

My 10 yo ds turns 11 9 days before our trip to WDW, but we're celebrating there too. We're meeting grandparents and having lunch at Tony's, and he's going to wear the b-day pin all day. Out of fairness to the 2 kids with May b-days, and knowing we won't be able to go in May in the foreseeable future, we let them each pick a character meal for their UNbirthdays. I told the CM's when booking PS that these were UNbirthdays, and they said it's O.K. we'll just call it a birthday. My b-day is only 2 days after we get back, so I might celebrate mine too!

 

[KathyK]

We will be celebrating my DD's birthday 2 weeks early at a storybook breakfast next week. I had the CM make a note on our PS when I made it. My DD will be turning 1. I think it is nice that we can have a party in honor of her birthday while we are on vacation. we will also be celebrating my FIL's 65th birthday at another meal (he turns 65 tomorrow, and we leave for WDW on Saturday).

 

[goofy4tink]

Since my final payment is due on my birthday, I'm going to celebrate when I get there, even if it is 3 weeks later!! But, then again, by the time my b-day does get here, I will have canceled the ressies I have now and gotten different, cheaper ones I hope. But, still celebrating. My dd was lucky enough to actually turn 6 while we were there. No all of us are that lucky. So, we make our own luck. I say go for it!!

 

[Pooh Girl 71]

My b-day is Oct 10th. WE had originally planned the trip then but since there were better deals in Sept, we went the last week. I celebrated my birthday EVERY day we were there. lol and I didn't feel guilty at all. This was my birthday trip. So go for it!!

 

[texmom]

Thanks everyone for the encouragement...it was nice to hear. My DD is SOOOO excited about our mommy-daughter day She has it all planned out...we are going to Princess Storybook Breakfast, then back to hotel to swim, then to MK to ride Small World five times in a row, then dinner at Cinderealla's Castle, then MVMCP! (Mommy may insist on a nap in there somewhere). We even bought matching Tinkerbell tshirts at the Disney Store to wear that day!

I've told DH and the boys they are on their own that day...they are probably thrilled to hear that as my DD is by far the whiniest of our children LOL! I'm hoping that she will be so thrilled at being "the girls" for a day that the whining will lessen...that's usually the way it works with her.