Big Falls.

The family took a vacation. It's been a long time since we've taken one! The Hibbs crew joined up with my sister, Jenna (Aunt Denna!) and her husband, Brian ("Well, look at that, eh?"-Brian, on the Canadian discovery of the Falls) for a four day trip to Niagara Falls. Much fun was had! We stayed in a truely crappy hotel, but the price was right, and we could walk to the falls which saved us a ton on parking (Seriously. They charge you for every freakin' thing there. It's kind of amazing. Want to see the water? $11! Eat food?! $35 at least! For two hamburgers! Crazy. But eh. We paid it.). Rory had a few hours of sickness that wasn't pleasant (and involved washing out a carseat in a hotel bathtub and drying it with my hair dryer...) but she recovered quickly, Tate was an absolute joy...until 2 am or so each morning. You know. When he'd wake up and scream for, like, ever. But then he'd spend the day being his normal grinny self! The waterfalls are beautiful, the butterfly conservatory is a must-do if you have a two year old along, the Maid of the Mist is worth the cost (And it's so worth seeing your kids dressed up in silly raincoats! Also. There may or may not be a picture of Jenna and I grinning like crazy fools in those raincoats. I'm really hoping there's not. It's not on my camera...), the wine country up there is great, and we had a blast touring them (You know, being the heavy drinkers we are and all that...See Tucker's new shirt, courtesy of Phyll and Josh, for that one...). We did the White Water Walk and saw some amazing rapids, and went behind the falls. We also had some great wings at this place called Duff's. (Thank you Theal family for the suggestion! We had a wonderful night out there!)

All in all, it was a great trip. A busy trip, but a fun one! Rory now wakes every morning and asks if we can go and see "Big Falls, Mommy? Big Falls? Wif Aunt Denna? Bian? Okay."...

Enjoy the pictures!