Hi!

Brendan marvels at the statue of Ken Dryden.

Kiss the Cup

Yes, I got to kiss the Stanley Cup. We all got to touch it too.

Putting Shea to Work

Clifford, the Keeper of the Cup, employed Shea for a bit. She got to clean the fingerprints off the Cup.

Score!

So I HAD to have "The Great One" at Wayne Gretzky's in Toronto. It was ok. He was a better hockey player.

Clifton Hill

The gawdiness of Clifton Hill comes to life at night. It's actually kinda cool looking. It's sorta like Las Vegas without the sin. Now I know why there are so many Canadians at Wildwood, NJ... it's just like home.

Falls at Night

The Falls look fantastic at night. You have no idea how hard it is to get this little point and shoot camera to produce a good night shot of a landscape this large. This is probably the only shot worth sharing.

The Butterfly Conservatory

This is where we spent a good part of the day. It was actually pretty cool, except for a certain 3 year old having a complete melt down of epic proportions.

Dad, what are they doing?

They're hugging. Let's leave them alone now.

A Butterfly

enough said

A Rare Find

At the Butterfly Conservatory, butterflies aren't a rare find. With a point and shoot camera, a good picture of a butterfly is a rare find. I had so many pictures get ruined becaue the camera chose to focus on the background which gave me nice, fuzzy pictures of butterflies. This one was clear. Enjoy.

Princesses and Butterflies

Apparently Princesses don't love butterflies. If fact, they're mortally terrified of them. The picture doesn't capture her screaming in terror for a solid 15 minutes.

That Ain't Right

Poor Brendan sat here for like 15 minutes waiting for a butterfly to land on him. This girl walks over for about 10 seconds and one landed on her. I didn't have the heart to tell Brendan.

Family, -1

Here we are (minus Drew who went back home). I used the timer on my camera to take this. I rested the camera on the stroller. We're at the Butterfly Conservatory, which has a pretty amazing array of botanical gardens.

Whirpool

Pretty crazy whirlpool rapids on the Niagara.

The L Tree

We found this weird tree with this weird kid on it.

Post Card

Print, sign, stamp, mail.

Misty

The Maid getting misty, up close and personal.

I've Found the End of the Rainbow...

... and it's attached to this boat.

Pretty cool

I thought this was kinda cool looking.

Free Falling

Colleen and I stop for a quick shot of us and the distant Canadian side of the Falls.

Ships Passing in the Day

Two Maids of the Mist pass at the foot of the American side of the Falls.

American Falls from Afar

Here's one of the first few pics I took of the American side of the Falls.

Mr. Blue Sky

The sky cleared up just enough to capture this pic. Thunderstorms rolled in about 45 minutes later.

Oh, Canada!

At the Feet of Giants

Tourists on the American side of the falls can go down to the bottom. The wind blew the mist the other way just long enough to take this picture with some clarity.