Niagara Falls and Palmyra

Get ready for lots of pictures!  We just got back from a great trip to Niagara Falls and Palmyra.  It was Nolan's first road trip and he actually did really well in the car.  He was pretty good the whole trip.  He loved looking around at everything and being on the move for a few days.

Niagara Falls is amazing!!  The waterfalls there are just magnificent.  There are two big waterfalls there-- American Falls and Horseshoe Falls.  Justin especially was just mesmerized by them and could stare at them forever.  We stayed on the Canadian side so we got to drive across the border.  We had to get Nolan his own little passport.  We took SO many pictures on our trip so here are a few of them.

Horseshoe Falls

American Falls

View from Rainbow Bridge- we walked across it back to America one day so we could see all the views from that side.

On the Maid of the Mist boat that takes you pretty close to the falls.  Nolan had his own baby poncho!

Taking a break to play in the grass.

You can pretty much always see rainbows down on the water.

Nolan has learned how to clap.

View from our hotel room!

Nolan went swimming for the first time!

The water was kind of chilly, but he still loved it.

Justin wanted to see a great lake so we drove up to Lake Ontario.  It's huge!

Hanging out in the hotel while Daddy does some work.

Canadian Mountie- Justin served his mission in Canada so he was excited to see Canadian things.

Nolan ate all of his meals in restaurant high chairs.  He likes to put his feet up.

Crossing the border back in the USA.

This was my first time to Canada and it really isn't much different than the U.S.  They call bathrooms washrooms, they use different money, they use the metric system, but that's about all I really noticed.  We really loved our trip and think everyone needs to make a trip to Niagara Falls!

On our way back, we stopped in Palmyra, NY to see some Church historic sites.  It was really neat to see these places.   It was beautiful there.  We took a million pictures there too so here they are...

Smith Log Home

Smith Frame Home

The Farm

The Sacred Grove

Log Home Again

Book of Mormon Publication Site

Palmyra Temple

Beautiful Stained Glass Windows of the Sacred Grove

Hill Cumorah

Peter Whitmer Home where the Church was organized

We had a great vacation!!  It's fun living on the east coast where all these things aren't too far away.  We still have lots to see and do while we're living out here!