Hershey, Pennsylvania

Welcome to Pennsylvania!

Overlook from the back of the Welcome Center.

You just can't travel through Pennsylvania without stopping by Hershey!

The kids saw that they could create their own chocolate bar so that is where they decided to spend their money.  For $14.95 each these better be some great candy bars!

This is as far as they would let me go.  If you went in even just to take pics you had to pay.  No Thank You!  

So I gave the camera to the kids and sent them into the chocolate factory to create some masterpieces!

Hair nets, Check!

Aprons, Check!

They start with a premade bar of chocolate that has edges for the filling you add.

You choose which additional candies you want added.

Seth chose chocolate chips. You know cause that's what a chocolate bar needs is more chocolate!

Kaia added chocolate chips and sprinkles to hers.

It gets filled with you guessed it, more chocolate!

Then it is off to the cooling tunnel!

Here they are with their finished bars. 

New York

 We drove over the bridge and into New York looking for a place to pick up or last Great Lake water (Erie).

This is the water before it goes over The American Falls.

We drove on looking for a spot to access Lake Erie's water.  Wow, they made this difficult!  I am THAT Mom that would consider dangling someone over the rail to get the water but it was farther down than we could reach.

 My mom saw in the distance a ramp so I walked over and scored our water!

 We located Tully's on my Trip Advisor app. for lunch.  The knife points to it on the map.

 

As we drove out of town I spotted this little candy shop and quickly made a u turn.  It was so worth it!  YUM!

My little Jelly Beans!

Love the personalities here!

Niagara Falls, Canada

We entered Canada on October 5th, at Port Huron, MI.

 

Here we are in Niagara Falls, Canada!
After checking in the kids had to check out the indoor pool!

Here is the view of The Falls from our hotel.

 We decided to walk down to a local Pizzeria for dinner.

After dinner we wanted to see The Falls, so we took a walk down Clifton Hill to see it.  Clifton Hill is very touristy street that is full of lights and attractions.  This is a picture of Ripleys Believe it or Not.

 

 Here are The American Falls at night.

...and Niagara Falls

Maid of the Mist boat dock

On our way back to the hotel I stopped to take a picture of the Ferris Wheel on Clifton Hill.

 

...and of course to strike a pose!

The next morning we headed back down to the falls so we could beat the rain.
Here are The American Falls.

 Horseshoe Falls

 Overlooking The Horseshoe Falls

 Dad and Mom

 The sun peaked out and we got this amazing shot!

 On our way down to The Maid of the Mist.

 

The launching of the boats.

Mom has always wanted to ride on The Maid of the Mist.  So here we are all rain geared up to get on the boat!

 The rain gear sucked! 

It was really windy and kept blowing it off our heads so we gave up and just took it all in!

 

 Kaia waving at Grandpa!

 Really???

 More Sun peaking through!  Gorgeous!

 They had recently watched the movie Big with Tom Hanks and thought this was so cool!

 

 Kaia taking a break while waking back to the car.