21 June: Flying Out
Decided to go to Arizona for our summer vacation this year. The boys hadn't flown on a commercial plane yet, and Grand Canyon was on our bucket list. It didn't dawn on me that this was the absolute worst time to visit a desert, but off we went...
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| All smiles after passing through security |
Walking with the boys on their first trip through an airport terminal was cool - everything was a wonder. "Look, a Starbucks!" Their first trip had a bit of everything - crying and horribly coughing girls in the row behind us, turbulence over the rockies...
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| Sam got the window, but Sean stepped on the plane first... |
We landed a little after 7 and got to the Mavoides by 8. The kids started playing immediately, including a nice night swim in the pool.
22 June: Phoenix
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| Sam, Megan and Morgan ready for their bike ride |
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| Above Sedona on Schnebly Road |
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| Sean peering over the edge of the Grand Canyon |
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| The boys at Hoover Dam |
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| Arriving at Paris Las Vegas |
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| This is as close as I could get the boys to posing with the showgirls |
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| Did Caesar live here? |
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| Volcano show at the Mirage |
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| Great morning swim |
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| In search of Chumley |
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| Sam 'helping out' by moving cart from parking lot |
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| On the Colorado River out of Lees Ferry |
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| This little guy crawled out of Pete's stove. We had to cut it in half to finally kill it. |
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| Our campsite at 9 Mile |
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| Sam driving |
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| Nice rainbow! |
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| Slide Rock State Park |
