Niagara Falls

I have actually seen Niagara Falls with my own eyes.  And I have to say it is incredible. The Horseshoe Falls are amazing. You can't even see where the waterfall lands because there is so much water spraying up from the impact. It was so neat!  These pictures were all taken on Jed's birthday, which was a cool way to spend his 30th.  :)

In case you need a closeup on Benjamin's goofy face...

Below is a picture of Eliza and I in front of the horseshow falls. There is so much water going over those falls; it is incredible! Benjamin wasn't that impressed. He just kept asking when we could go back to the waterpark...

Our favorite thing about our trip to Niagara was the FUN indoor waterpark we spent all our free time at. It was SO FUN! fun fun fun!  There was a big playscape for children with lots of paths and slides and water toys every direction. Benjamin had a BLAST. and that's an understatement. 

There was a little baby area too, with heated water where we played with Eliza. She liked to just sit in the water and slap the water around her. It was fun to watch the simple pleasures of a baby.  :)

Let's see... there were also a ton of tube and non-tube slides for adults that Jed and I went on, while Gage and Christina watched all our kids. Jed succeeded in sneaking Benjamin on the tube slides a few times before getting caught and turned away.  :)  And lastly, there was a big wave pool that we hung out in. It was so much fun. I can't wait to go back. 

At the end of the day we went out to the Rainforest Cafe. It is a restaurant with animated animals in the jungle all around the tables. It was a fun atmosphere, and the kids loved it! (which made up for the food I guess! :P) 

The restaurant was located on the coolest tourist strip. We stayed on the Canada side of the Falls, and there is a street going down to the water that is completely touristy, with flashing lights and wax museums, Ripley's believe-it-or-not museum, moving theaters, multiple haunted houses (for some reason - must be a popular past time year round?), Guiness Book of World Records museum.... It was so fun to walk around!