Our boys, of course, were OVERJOYED to have a sleepover.
Of course, there was very little sleeping. Matt did fall asleep pretty quickly, but Nolan ended up moving upstairs to Matt's bed. Matt was on the couch downstairs, and Austin slept in Nolan's bed. No one slept on the blow-up air mattress. They had a fabulous time, catching fireflies!
On Sunday, we drove up to Niagara Falls to bid them farewell. We live about 2 hours away from Niagara Falls, and we've never taken the boys. I feel slightly ashamed at this fact - we kept blaming our expired passports (the Canadian side of the falls is better), but the American side of the falls has plenty to do, too.
Cousins at Niagara Falls
We walked to Terrapin Point on Goat Island, which has a great overlook of the Canadian Horseshoe falls. For those who don't know, there are two sets of falls: the big horseshoe falls that are in all the movies, and another set called the American Falls. The Niagara River is split in two by Goat Island, creating two sets of falls.
Terrapin Point
We walked around the visitor's center and had lunch, and our dear cousins departed. We stayed for another hour or so, and walked to the Three Sister's Islands, which jut out into the Niagara River. There are signs warning everyone to stay out of the river. The current is extremely strong, and dumps over the falls shortly downstream.
This is no ordinary river.
The Niagara River rages past.
On one of the footbridges over the Niagara River.
We really had a fantastic time, and the boys even learned about hydroelectric power when we stopped by the Niagara Power Authority. About half of the Niagara River is diverted through underground pipes to the hydroelectric plant.
I can only imagine how insanely powerful the falls must have been before a significant portion of the water was diverted away!
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