Niagara Falls

We closed out our vacation with a quick drive up to Niagara Falls, NY before going back to Cleveland, OH to catch our plane home. The falls were AMAZING!!! Just an incredible sight to see. We did the Maid of the Mist boat ride and wore the blue ponchos to keep ourselves from getting soaked. I must admit I had no idea there were American falls and Canadian falls. I just thought there was the horseshoe and that was it. The American falls were very beautiful with all the rocks at the bottom. We were kind of on the side of the boat so we didn't get a great view of the horseshoe but it was incredible seeing that huge waterfall. Afterward the boat ride we decided to take a nice walk to the little island between the two falls and eat at the restaurant there. It was called Top of the Falls and we had a great view of none other than the top of the horseshoe falls. It was kind of a long walk so we opted to take the trolley back to the main attraction area. As many of you know, Brian is an aquarium nut so of course we had to check out the aquarium they had there. It was slightly disappointing but best to see it than regret skipping it. By the time we made it back to the car, the lines to get back into the US from Canada were long and very slow moving so we decided crossing the border wasn't worth the risk of missing our flight home. We then began the long drive back through NY and PA on into OH. It was a fantastic trip and the boys got to cross 4 states off their lists. The flight home got delayed (issue with the brakes) so we got home later than expected. We were all finally home and in bed around 2 am Monday morning. Everyone slept in the following morning and slowly got the day started. We wanted to say a HUMONGOUS thank you to my parents for keeping Jude and Jonah for a whole week so we could have an easier time traveling.