Niagra Falls

Amber and I took a quick detour to Niagra Falls on our way out to Cape Cod.  The kids loved it.  So did I!  It is so amazing to see the force of the water.

This was the best picture I could get of this wild and crazy gang!

We decided not to attempt a ride on the Maid of the Mist boat ride with the kids. Maybe when they are older.

The boys could have stayed here all afternoon just staring at the boats and water.

We rode down the incline car.  Michael was a little apprehensive at first but once we started moving he settled down.

This was a hard picture to take.  Not having a waterproof phone made it difficult.  This was a tour that took you down beside the falls and then you could go in a tunnel behind the falls.  Very loud and you definitely get wet even though they give you rain coats.

From the ocean to the mountains

Steve and I took a quick trip out to LA to view the movie that Tommy directed and Chris wrote.  The Walters also attended.  The star of the movie, Clayne Crawford, has a TV series on the Fox Channel and there are signs all over LA advertising it!

Jena took us to a food market.  Cheri and I found this restaurant sign amusing.

Steve found the last bookstore.  I do think I have seen several more around though....

They had a lot of cute "artsy" things in the bookstore.

We also squeezed in a trip to see the Endeavor.  It was pretty cool!

The day after we returned from LA we hopped in the car and headed to Gatlinburg, TN.

We took a  nice hike up to  Laurel Falls in the Smokey Mountains.

These guys were out on the parking lot one morning.

The path up to Laurel Falls.