Friday, July 18th: We drove up thursday evening with two of our closest friends. With a total of 5 kids and 7 adults, there were lots of potty breaks and stops, but we got there with no problems. On friday, we visited a few of the church sites and then stayed in Palmyra for the Hill Cumorah Pageant.
Palmyra, NY Temple
Woah....whose this crazy man with a beard holding me?
Having fun while waiting for the Pageant to start
Cute kids with the Pageant girlsSaturday, July 19th: We met up with another family from our ward in MD and headed across the border to CANADA. We had a huge group, but did great staying together and enjoying all the fun Niagara Falls sites. We went on the Maid of the Mist boat that takes you up close to the falls. Carson loved seeing the big waterfall and getting all wet.
What a good looking group!!
All wet after the Maid of the Mist!
"Horseshoe Falls" - Niagara Falls
"The American Falls" - Niagara Falls
Lynette and Mary on "da boat"
Our little family at Niagara Falls!Monday July, 21st-Wednesday, July 23rd: To celebrate our upcoming 5 year anniversary, Dan and I went to Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio....WITHOUT the kids!!!! My mom (and dad!) were kind enough to watch the kids. This was the first time we have ever left our kids overnight and they did great! On the first day, Carson hid behind the curtains and started to cry saying "I want to go home". He was easily consoled, but did get sad every now and then...poor kid. Dan and I, on the other hand, had a great time!! We definitely missed the kids and kept saying "oh, Carson would LOVE that!"...but we had a FABULOUS time riding all the crazy roller coasters and water slides. It was soo fun to be together and do whatever we wanted. We had fun at the amusement parks, fun shopping, and lots of eating! It was a great little trip!
MAVERICK! Our favorite Roller Coaster....95% grade hill!
TOP THRILL DRAGSTER....over 400' tall!
"The Erie Falls" - my favorite waterslidesThe rest of the week we were able to spend time with family and friends. It is soo fun to hang out with our family and to see friends that I've known since I was little. The kids had fun playing with their cousins too! We also enjoyed some of Rochester's favorites, including white hots, frozen custard, anything Wegmans, and a "garbage plate" from Nick Tahou's. It was a great vacation! Thanks mom and dad for letting us stay so long!
Cousins!! Brooke, Carson, and Tyler**Here are a few pics my dad took. They are pretty cute, but it was hard to get them since it was already past bedtime on the last night we were there. I know, Bryn's flower is HUGE...and Carson wanted to go shirtless b/c Bryn was...silly kid!
8 comments:
Wow, what a fun trip! I love you pictures.
We had such a great time with you guys! Your parents were so nice to let us come stay!
The last pictures of the kids that your dad took are great, and now I understand why the barrels and the big wooden crate wall are in the room we stayed in. Whew, thanks for clearing that up!
I am so glad that you had such a great time!! You needed the break from life and there is no better place to do it then at your mom's house!!
So fun! We keep wanting to do a pageant/Niagra trip, but something comes up every year (this year we're moving apartments). I'm so jealous!
Oh, and happy 5th anniversary! Ours is in two weeks.
Love the picture of the kids in the "tub."
So you had a Garbage Plate at Nick's, huh. I'd say I'm jealous, but I never have gotten one of those! I thought about doing that this last time around, but didn't make it over. Maybe next time. How was it, btw?
Happy 5 years together! I'm glad you were able to get away together--just the two of you. You deserve that! It was fun seeing your pictures.
Wow Lynettie that Maverick coaster looks insane! I love big coasters, but might have to work up the nerve to go on that one.
Happy 5th anniversary. You and Dan are a great couple. And to think back to your dating days... aren't you glad you chose each other?
What a fun trip! I'm so jealous. I haven't been back to Palmyra since my mission.
And your dad is way awesome--incredible pics!
Happy 5th,
heidi
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