Disneyland-2

We love Disneyland.  It is pretty spectacular as Christmastime with all the lights and decorations.  We really wanted to go one more time as a family, since Dax will be graduating and moving on to other adventures soon.  We try to be strategic about Disney.  We want to enjoy it without the crowds and lines, which means we usually have to miss school.  Fall break is usually a great time to go, but we couldn't fit it in this year.  The best we could come up with was to take the kids out of school for a few days.  There was a slight problem.  Derek has been very sick this year with sinus infections and other obnoxious ailments.  By the beginning of December Derek had already missed about 12 days.  The school district doesn't like kids to miss more than 10 days the entire year.  We were beyond maxed.  Derek himself said, "I don't want to go, I have already missed school, and I get behind and my grades suffer.  I don't want to miss more school, and then I get in trouble when my grades are bad."  I was proud of him for being so responsible, I didn't like the idea of him missing even more school unnecessary.  I had plenty to do to get ready for Christmas, I was already planning to go to Utah the following week. so I was ok hanging with Derek.

Curtis, Dax, and Trey took the minivan and headed to Disneyland.  Derek and I had a great time at home together.  My favorite Derek moment was when he went out for a bike ride.  He came while I was out running errands. I received a text that he was home and he had gotten us a treat"it's a surprise".  When I came home that kid went to Fry's (grocery store) bought 2  pumpkin pies and a box of Ding Dongs.  I thought it was very thoughtful, but also a lot of treat for just us two.  We had a good time eating that for a few days.

Disneyland was great as usual.  During the ride "Star Tours" Trey was picked as the "Rebel Spy"  meaning they picked someone out of the crowd and flashed a picture of them on the screen and called them the Rebel Spy.  Trey loved that.  Of course when the ride ends they dump you off in the gift shop.  Trey convinced Curtis to buy him the T-shirt that says "I'm the Rebel Spy"  genius on the part of Disney.  Over the past few months, Disney shut down the Tower of Terror and converted it to Guardian of the Galaxy ride.  It just opened back up again. Trey loved it, Guardian of the Galaxy was his favorite ride.  Everyone agreed Tower of Terror was good, Guardian of the Galaxy was great.
As always, it was a magical time.  I just wish Disney would quit raising their prices.  I'm glad I stayed home with Derek, it was a nice one on one time with him, and he got sick the following week and missed even more school.