Niagara Falls

This past weekend we went on a mini family vacation to Niagara Falls.  This was the first time that we were to take the kids out of the United States, so there was a little added anxiety in packing to get ready to go.  I couldn't remember if we had ordered Kyler's birth certificate, but I was happy to find we had when I was looking in our safe.  We ended up not needing the kid's information, which was good.

Going into Canada was so easy.  We had to pay $3 and tell them where we were going, then were sent on our way.  Getting into the United States was a little tougher.  The border patrol guy had a gun on his side and asked us our citizenship, then asked if we had brought any food back from Canada, to which we both answered "No".  Then he asked Steve to unlock the doors and he opened the drivers' side rear door where Brayden was sitting with a Pizza Hut box on his lap!!!!!  We both quickly said, "Oh Yes, we just came from eating lunch", both sweating, wondering what trouble we'd be in.  Thankfully he didn't care and sent us on our way.

Niagara Falls was great.  We stayed in the Sheraton on the Falls, but had a city-view room instead of a Falls-view room.  We were ok with that, as we were only there for a night.  The Canadian, aka Horseshoe Falls, were VERY impressive...as were the American Falls.  The only complaint that we had was that it was bitter cold while we were there.  We remembered the boys' hats, but forgot gloves.  Kyler's little hands were very cold and red after just a few minutes outside.

We are planning another trip back when the weather gets warmer.  It is only 3.5 hours away, so it is a great, short vacation destination for us.

Take Care!

Canada eh!

So it's been awhile since we posted a blog. Brayden is doing amazing things as usual. His latest is that tonight at dinner, we could NOT get Kyler to stop crying to save our lives, but then Brayden hopped down out of his chair, grabbed a plastic pencil box and handed it to Kyler. He said "here Kyler, this is what you want." Well, Kyler must have agreed because he instantly smiled, giggled and took the box and was happy the rest of the night! We told Brayden that he could have any treat he wanted that night in gratitude for figuring out how to keep his brother happy.

Also recently in the Dillon household we have purchased a Nintendo Wii. The whole family loves playing with it and Brayden is really good. Most surprising however is that Sarah is a Phenom when it comes to video boxing! She dominates everyone she plays and it's rare that anyone survives the first round!

Well, tomorrow we will be taking the boys on "The Polar Express". The Cuyahoga valley scenic railroad changes every year for two months into the Polar express and the kids are invited to come wearing their pajamas and the railroad serves cookies and hot chocolate! Brayden can't wait.

And then this weekend, I have Friday off, so were taking advantage and going on a brief trip to Niagara Falls.

Well, that's it for now. Enjoy some recent photos and we'll see ya later!!!!