Melissa & Jason in Idaho: August 2011

We made it to NY late Thursday without any problems. We flew into Rochester and Friday morning my parents came to pick us up to go to Niagara Falls. We drove to the Canadian side and had a great time. We bought the Adventure Pass that had 4 different things to do. We started with Niagara's Fury. It was a 4D movie that told the history of the falls and spit water and "snow" on us. The platform we stood on moved and shook. It was pretty cool. Then we did Journey Behind the Falls. You go down in an elevator and are actually walking behind the horseshoe falls. There was also a platform right on the edge of the falls where you can see the falls from the bottom. After that we walked up to Clifton Hill which is where all the tourist shops and food are. We had lunch and played mini golf. It was a Dinosaur theme. It was a pretty close game :-) We walked back down and rode Maid of the Mist. It doesn't seem like you would be able to see much when you get so close to the falls, but you could really see the whole falls through the mist. It was awesome! After Maid we took the People Mover (we all loved the name of the public transport hehe) to the Whitewater Walk. We got to walk right up close to some class 6 rapids. It told of all the people and rafting companies who have tried to go down. None of the trips turned out to be a success and now no one is allowed on the river. Despite the cloudy day we still got sun and it didn't rain. We also got to see a rainbow over the falls right before we left.

Saturday was the Pig Roast. Our family has an annual Pig Roast every year. It was the 8th year this year. It was a gorgeous day! Lots of food, family, and friends. There was a band and Dad did a great job with the fireworks as always. Jason has helped with the fireworks for the past two years.
Sunday we just relaxed and played some family games :-) Heather, Julie, Jason and I even played a basketball game of around the world. Lets just say I wasn't even close to coming 1st haha.
Monday I drove Jason back to Rochester to head back to Idaho. I told him to take good care of the kitties hehe. I'm staying in NY for my grandparents 60th anniversary party on Saturday and will be heading back to Idaho a week from today (next Tues).

Before we left for NY we got quite a few cherries off our tree. I think there are 6 or 7 quarts in the freezer. I made a cherry and almond cake which was very good. I will have to think of more cherry things to make. Next year Jason wants to plant tomatoes and jalapenos.
Can't believe summer has gone so fast!