niagara falls

our 2nd big trip (remember, the first was out to dinner) in the big ole rollin turd was this past weekend and we took it to niagara falls. a place i havent been to in nearly 20 years and a place where my husband and kids have never seen ever.

unfortunately, the extra amenities there all closed down in october, so parking the big rig was a challenge...we looped around town twice before we gave in and parked all the way down there in motor coach ville (in its own zip code perhaps?), where during season, they have a shuttle service. but no. we hiked about 3-4 miles before we even got close to the falls. not bad though. it was exercise we all needed. how things have changed! we were excited to see the "new" casino, which is actually 12 years old now LOL - but still. we plan on going back without kids soon so we can play big kids stuff.
we tackled the climb up the clifton hill midway, with my bad back pushing a stroller. I made it though! and i wasnt laboring for oxygen either.

we went to the hershey store where a 5 pound hershey bar was 45.00 (but Joe, i said, sometimes its not about the money, its about the experience and being able to say you did----he wasn't buying it. he didnt buy the hershey bar either!)

(i managed to master the night shot!)

the boys were real troopers - all three of them. mom got her own version of niagara falls and turned into medusa on the way home.
i will post one of the 90 gagillion pictures of horseshoe falls later - the flash card is downstairs and i'm all curled up under blankies and am not getting up.