Summertime plans

So, Derek really wants to take the kids to Disneyland Fourth of July Weekend. For anyone who has never been to Disneyland on a major holiday, let me clue you in, even Disney admits that Fourth of July weekend is one of their two busiest days of the year...the other New Year's Eve and I have been there for both. I love Disney, don't get me wrong, but holiday weekends bring out the rookies....and they are rude. The more crowded the park, the more tense things get for everyone and in July, the tempers are up with the temperature. I have been pushed, shoved, stomped on, threatened and verbally assaulted on holiday weekends at Disney. So, I don't want to go back. My loving husband finally relented and said that he could probably deal with the heat and the crowds, but he couldn't deal with me trying to deal with the heat and the crowds. Thank goodness. We can go to Disney anytime and we will. Just not on a holiday weekend.

My thought for Fourth of July weekend is to either escape the heat and take the kids to Sedona where they can play in a resort pool and maybe explore a little OR go to a local resort, where there are currently great deals for the holiday weekend. One option is the water park at the former Pointe South Mountain Resort. Rooms are surprisingly affordable. With no pool at home, this sounds like a viable option for me. The room is reasonably priced and looks more on the luxurious side than the affordable side, which is good. I think there is a "kids eat free" program, which would be nice and the water park fees are included in the room rate. Check out this link to the Arizona Grand Resort http://www.arizonagrandresort.com/. See what I mean. It looks like a lot of fun. My thought is we c ould hang out on the south-eastern side of town, go to the waterpark and maybe even go to the IMAX at Arizona Mills.