Well, actually it is pretty easy to drive 12 hours with a baby if that baby is Tru. I know I brag on Tru a lot but he’s my kid so I guess I kind of have too. 😉 Plus I feel like I better brag while he’s still behaving well enough to brag about. I’m SUCH a positive person.
We had a great time visiting my family in New York. I love them all so much and miss them tons when we are apart. I don’t get to see them very often but when I do, we always have fun.
We made an overnight stop on our way in Niagara Falls New York because it’s not too far out of the way and I really wanted to go there as the last time we went it was cold and rainy and I really didn’t see anything. I am so happy we went. It was just marvelous. God is so good and big and powerful. He made such amazing things for us to marvel at. It’s incredible. So without further ado, I will attempt to share out trip in pictures.

American Falls at night. We almost didn’t walk down to the Falls at night because Tru had already fallen asleep but I wasn’t going to let this opportunity pass me by. I carried him down there in the Moby Wrap and I am so glad we got to see the beauty of the Falls at night.

The view from our hotel window. We were on the 7th floor and could actually see a bit of the falls. There is a rainbow of mist there that is just gorgeous.

The other side of American Falls in the day light. I wish we had known how to get to that side during the night for some pictures.

God’s promise is everywhere at Niagara falls. This is a double rainbow in the mist at Horseshoe Falls.
And onto Upstate New York….

There are windmills EVERYWHERE around there. They look much bigger in real life. Kind of ugly but GREEN POWER!

A beautiful Conservation Center my Grandma took us too. That water is chock full of snapping turtles! Huge huge snappers the size of Tru. Probably bigger. I would hate to stick my toes in that water!!

Tru was so inthralled by the geese that were everywhere around us (one actually ate from my hand) and the fish that were jumping up in the water to grab food.

This is what I saw much of the drive to New York and back home. This adorable face looking up to see me. I love him!!
So that is pretty much our trip in pictures. We stayed 3 nights with Uncle and Aunt and another 3 nights with another Uncle and Aunt. We spent much of our time outdoors and took a hike somewhere almost everyday we were there. The weather was great and we just had a blast.
Packing enough food for Tru was a challenge. I thought I packed enough when I packed 60+ jars but I ended up having to go buy another 20 while I was there. Growing boy!! And I impressed myself with my pack rat skills of fitting 3 coolers, 2 suitcases, 2 diaper bags, a pack and play, a large stroller, 2 pillows, laptop, bag of toys and a bag of food for the drive all into our little Focus. It was a tight squeeze but we did it! And used every last thing we brought!
Beautiful photos, Niagra Falls looks amazing. Looks like a great trip!
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Thank you. yes it was just gorgeous and so much fun. 🙂
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sounds and looks lovely. Glad you had a nice time.
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Thank you. If was. 🙂
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Great pics! Gorgeous!
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Thank you. 🙂
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Love the photos! You look so young, like a baby yourself!
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Haha thank you. I am 25.
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Ah, to be 25 again. It was my favorite age.
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