This is a month late but I still wanted to post this up for memories.
Wednesday evening we set out to drive to our overnight stay at Niagara Falls. Our plan was that the boys would sleep on the way. And they did. But by the time we arrived many hours later at 3am, we were exhausted. We slept in the next morning and when we got up, Tru and I enjoyed some coffee and then we all walked to the Falls. It was a bit chilly but still enjoyable.
After a couple hours of walking around, we continued our journey to my Aunt and Uncle’s house where we stayed. We made a pit stop at OG and got to their house around 8pm. Friday we set out driving around to take in the fall scenery. It did not disappoint! Gorgeous!
Tru just had to see the “turny things” up close
Then we swung by my other Aunt and Uncle’s farm in time for calf feeding. A hugely anticipated event for Truett. And myself, I’ll admit. I love calves. 🙂
And we picked some apples…
Clearly Levi enjoyed them!
Then we headed over to my grandma’s house for a delicious soup supper. We likely traumatized her cat with our presence but I’m told the cat got immense joy out of smelling the rug where our barn-smelling shoes sat. 😉 Sadly, I dont have a picture to share of our visit there.
I also saw my grandpa for a bit that evening and didn’t take my camera! 😦 I kind of failed at photographing our whole trip.
On saturday my Aunt took us to a fall festival thing at a strip mall. Tru left his manners at home and Levi fell asleep but the boys both got little pumpkins to decorate and balloon animals. Tru even rode a hay ride with DH and my Aunt while I basked in the love that is this sleeping baby….
On sunday we played outside for awhile until it was time to go visit another Aunt, Uncle and cousin as well as see Grandma again. I don’t have any shareable pictures from that visit but suffice it to say there was goat walking, tree house exploring (not for me though- no heights!), side walk chalk, supper, cartoons and more.
I also went to see my Grandpa again that night for awhile and he told me some amazing stories about his parents and family.
We wore the kid out again playing outside.
Monday early am started the barfpacolypse for Truett so we stuck with our plan to leave Monday evening at 5pm. Thankfully our drive home was uneventful. I was determined we would stay overnight at a hotel halfway through. DH was determined we would drive straight through. We drove. It was soul crushing exhausing but we made it safe and sound by the next morning, praise God! I’m so thankful for the fun we had and the memories made. 🙂
That sounds like so much fun! I’ve never been to Niagra Falls but I want to go some day. I’ve never actually been on a farm but that looks like fun too. I’m so glad you had a good trip to see your family. I’ve loved talking with my grandparents about their families and hearing stories about them. One grandfather died before I got interested in all that and I’m sad for the conversations we didn’t get to have. I guess that’s part of growing up, moving from being concerned by our own fun to wanting a deeper connection to our families.
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So true. The older I get, the more I want to be with my grandparents and hear their stories and family history.
My grandpa ran a dairy farm until the last few years and we usually stayed with him for at least 1 week a year so I grew up loving the farm and spending every spare second out in the barn loving on the calves. 😉 Good memories.
I think you would love the falls. They are gorgeous!! Especially at night. I was disappointed that I didn’t get to go and take pictures at night this time.
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Sounds like an awesome trip! I’ve never been to the north east so it’s on my list some day! The cow pics make me miss home and being on a farm!
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Did you grow up on a farm? We usually stayed with my grandpa while on vacation and he had a dairy farm. I definitely miss it…
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I did grow up on a farm. By the time I moved in with my grandparents they didn’t have any livestock left but eventually ended up raising rabbits for 4H and still have some currently. I just miss the quiet and the view. Living in town is not ideal for me or my husband but it’s what we could afford when we moved to Iowa.
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Oh, I agree. Living in town did not suit me at all when we moved there after getting married. It’s a whole lot different than what I grew up with.
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I hope you get to take that trip someday! Upstate new York is really gorgeous. Just not during the winter!
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Thanks so do I!
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