Family Vacay

Hooray for a vacation!! We wanted to see Niagara Falls and some church history sites before we left the area, so we planned for Easter weekend. Unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate to our best wishes, but nonetheless we made the most of our trip! (Really the kids could have cared less about the Falls and the history sites. They were MOST excited about staying in a hotel with a swimming pool and TV!)

NIAGARA FALLS

Walking to the Falls from our hotel. The rain stopped by the time we got there. Jordan started to complain about being tired and cold after 5 minutes. He then continued for the whole entire time and wanted to go back to the hotel.

We were sad that we really came to the Falls a couple weeks too early, because there was still snow and ice on the river. That means no "Maids of the Mist" boat tour or the "Cave of the Winds."

Gavin taking his turn with the umbrella. Right after I took this picture, a gust of wind got a hold of him and the umbrella went flying while he fell down.

Our "extra baggage"

PALYMYRA, NEW YORK

What a wonderful experience to tour the area where it all began with Joseph Smith and the restoration of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. This is a monument at the top of Hill Cumorah.

The kids running down the hill. It is pretty steep!

In front of Joseph Smith's family's home.

KIRTLAND, OHIO
In front of the first LDS temple.

We then stayed with our good friends, Jay and Melani Talbot, in Columbus, Ohio for 3 days. It was so good to catch up with them and let the kids play. Leave to the kids to find a small mud puddle and make the most of it with the 5 minutes they did not have adult supervision.