A Fireman Birthday Party

This year we combined the boys (Caleb's - 2nd and Adam's - 4th) birthday parties and had it at the park by our house.  It was nice that all the kids just got to play together and enjoy some food and cake!  I forgot to get pictures really :( But it was a great day and the boys still talk about how fun their party was and how excited they were that so many people came.

Happy Birthday Caleb!

I can't believe it, but our littlest guy is 2!

 Goodnight sweet 1 year old :)

 Special treat birthday breakfast!

 Now time for cake after naptime

 YAY 2!

 I think he likes it :)

 Then time for a pizza picnic and the park.

 Ending the night with presents :)

Last stop in Canada

Our last stop was a quick one! (literally less than 24 hours!)  On our way back home we stopped in Niagara Falls.  It happened to be Labor Day weekend so it was insanely crowded and I do NOT recommend going on any sort of holiday weekend.  Katherine and TJ decided to road trip that weekend and make Niagara one of their stops with us which was a surprise for the boys and WHOA - they were excited :) 

We sure got went on the Canadian side - we were thankful we had our jackets!

Learning with Daddy

These faces......

Attempting a family shot.

Windy and wet!

Pals

God Momma/God son picture

The rapids on the US side were INTENSE!! And there wasn't a railing to keep people away.  It was making me so nervous.

After a long wait, we finally made it on to the Maid of the Mist boat ride!

Blue ponchos for everyone!

boy we sure got wet and we were on the bottom of the boat - I could only imagine how wet the top got!

Daddy and his big guys!

Helping Mr. TJ decide what kind of pizza we should get before heading home.

Ben and I at the Falls - the top is in 2006 and the bottom in 2019 :)

2nd Stop in Canada

Our second stop on our Canadian adventure was up near Saguenay (which is still in the province of Quebec).  Our first night we did a little hiking and they found wild blueberries, which was a total hit!

 The next day we drove to the town of Tadoussac.  It has a fjord that meets with the St. Lawrence River.  With the mixing of the fresh and salt water and the warm and arctic waters it makes the perfect home for krill.  And guess what loves krill????? WHALES! We went on a whale watching cruise and were able to see humbacks, meinkes, belugas and even a couple grey seals.  It was so awesome.  The whales didn't really jump out of the water - except once - a small meinke one did! - but you would see them blow water out of their spout and then come up for air.  We even saw a huge humpbacks tail come up as it was diving down deep.  Pictures will never be as good as the experience.  The boys had a good time.  It was chilly and windy but luckily the boat had an inside area we could go periodically and warm up :)

 They were searching!

 Also - going during nap time wasn't the best idea - but it's all we had to work with.

 Adam's intense cheese face