Las Vegas and dizzyland

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Heidi, her dad, and the kids drove the van to Las Vegas to hang with my parents.  I flew to LV the following day and here are some sites we checked out.



Then we left for dizzyland at 6:05 Monday morning.  The kids had a great time.  I started getting into the urban myths about Disneyland and began asking workers for insider information.  Heidi didn't believe any of it.











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The Simmons Family said…
So glad you guys got away on a vacation. Tyler looks fantastic and he's grown a ton since his Fontan. Love his Spidey getup.. Owen and him would be good friends. We'll drive out to Brentwood post transplant when we are stuck in Palo Alto for a few months. :)
10/14/12, 8:45 AM
Chelle said…
What a great trip! Oh, you guys make me have the itch to go to Disneyland. It sure is magical for kids isn't it? Blake is getting so big...what a cutie! Looks like you guys had a ball.
10/14/12, 7:34 PM
To Be Determined said…
Fun fun! Your kids are so cute. Kira looks exactly like Heidi as a little tike.
10/15/12, 8:17 AM
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