Weighing in at 43 pounds and some change ...

What do you get when you mix trouble ...

with an everyday object, such as this?

You get a 3 hour visit to the ER and a picture that looks something like this:

**Not his actual x-ray

Have to say it is a different kind of souvenir to have from a vacation. I should see if his doctor will give me a copy of his actual image so I can stick it in his scrapbook (OK, dresser drawer where I have all his mementos I am planning on putting in a scrapbook one day).

Why he did this, I have no idea.  We were in the car, David and Madeleine went back into the hotel room to get her sunglasses.  Trouble was in his car seat and I was in the driver's seat, keying in our destination in the GPS.  Madeleine gets back in the car:

M:  Hey, where did my penny go?
C: (giggles)
M: Give it back to me
C: I can't
M: Mommy, he won't give it back!
C: I can't give it back, it's in my BELLY

Sure enough, it is!

Butterfly Conservatory

One of our stops in Niagara was the Butterfly Conservatory.  Considering I have one who hates all bugs (and has been know to let out an ear piercing shriek when one is spotted) I thought this was a pretty adventurous undertaking.  There are supposed to be over 45 different types of butterflies flying around, but I swear I kept seeing the same 8 all so.  They were quite beautiful though.

They liked each other today

Not going to even pretend I know what kind this is

Hungry butterflies

Prettiest one there; finally got a picture with open wings

All she wants is to capture a butterfly

All he wants are for the bugs to go away

45 minutes later

Happy face

Niagara Falls Fun

Our summer vacation this year included a hop over the border to Niagara Falls.  Absolutely beautiful, albeit expensive.

View from our room:

Horseshoe Falls

American Falls

American Falls at night

Up close and personal:

American Falls

Horseshoe Falls

We spent 3 days roaming around Canada and on our way out of town stopped at the falls on the American side (after a stop at the Duty Free shop, of course).  There was a noticeable difference in the cleanliness and there was just so much more to do on the Canadian side.

Also, given our situation, the workers on the Canadian side were much more helpful.  We were personally escorted around a lot of sites we choose to go to.  The workers ensured that David had a clear path to travel on and the workers at the hotel made sure we had everything we needed, including the wheelchair accessible room I booked (which, believe it or not is often ignored even when you reserve rooms over the phone).  All in all we had a great time and would like to get back there someday to explore more of the area.

Fourth of July Fun!!!

 

 Fun on the Fourth of July in the wading pool ...

and swinging on the swing (note the bling required) ...

Well maybe it wasn't all fun: