Pass of all Passes

"Pass of all Passes"  That is the name of the new season pass for 7 Peaks, Trafalga, Orem Owlz, and Utah Flash.  The pass is good from now until NEXT labor day.  We usually buy our passes for 7 peaks anyway, but this just wraps all sorts of goodness in with the water park.  Unlimited mini golf?  What?  yes please!  Also, the price is CHEAPER.  Yes, cheaper.  ALSO... city deals is offering a limited time offer on these "Pass of all passes".   39.95 for one or 74.95 for two.  We couldn't resist!  If you are interested follow this link and then click on the 7 peaks logo to see the different options. 

http://www.citydeals.com/?ref=CDUMTIyMDQ3

Let us know if you get one and we'll play together!

Niagara Falls

We ended our trip by visiting Niagara Falls.  Remarkable.  Simply remarkable.  I always find God's creations so amazing.

We walked around to all the view points and rode the Maid of the Mist (a boat that takes you into the mist super close to the falls).  We also rode a Jet Boat that took us up and down some rapids and got us soaked!  And of course we took LOTS of pictures (and when I saw "we" I mean "me", and when i say "LOTS" I mean like 200, here are just a few).

ENJOY! (click on any to enlarage)

 

MAID OF THE MIST

 

Yes, we drove into that mist

  

And came out looking like this!

  

JET BOAT

We're in our swimming suits and ready to get wet!

This isn't us, but shows EXACTLY what happens

A pic of the pictures they took before we got on

They took this picture of us while we were out.  Look at those waves.  We are in the front right.

Toronto

...Better late than never right?...


Part two of our trip was visiting Brett's old stomping grounds.  We drove from Palmyra up into Toronto, Canada.     

Canadian flags, traffic signs in Kilometers per hour, billboards in the grass.  It wasn't long until it became obvious we were in a different country, although it really is SO easy to forget Canada is a different country.

We had a blast visiting with some of the people Brett served.  They were all so kind and loving. (click on the photos to enlarge)

I love these pictures because they remind me just how much the people we met love Brett and the love he has for them. 

And of course the kids just adored him. 

Brett took me around to some of the places he lived and the churches he served in.  We were lucky enough to make it to Toronto in time to go to church with two of the wards he served lots of time in.

We tried to squeeze in some time to visit downtown. Toronto is a BIG city.  Fun to visit, but I doubt I would like living there. 

This amazing view was from an apartment where we ate dinner with Joel.  Maybe I could live there if we had a view like this.  Speaking of food... Yum!  That is all I have to say.  Everywhere we went.  Good, good food!

We headed to the temple before we left town.

But it was closed... so we just took some pictures of ourselves before heading back to the States.

Toronto was SO much fun.  It was great to be able to meet some of the people Brett tells me stories about and see where he lived for 2 years.  It was a quick trip, be we were glad we could make it up that way! 

East Coast Adventures- part 1

We've been back from our vacation for two weeks and I haven't posted a single picture on this blog.  my bad.  We've been working, celebrating my birthday, relaxing at the water park, going to the gym and playing/watching lots of softball.  We also went golfing this morning (well, Brett was golfing, I just drove the golf cart).  But, I don't have any pictures of those activities... so don't ask.  We have been having fun though! 

It IS Friday night, and I SHOULD be off on a hot date with my hubby but Brett got called into work tonight so I'm here at home with nothing to do but blog.  Technically, I have other things to do, but too bad for the chores, they shall be avoided another day.  I DID start a loaf of bread in the bread machine (a b-day present!) AND went grocery shopping today, so I'd say I'm doing pretty good.  

Anyway, enough wordage.  On to the photos....

Our first stop {after a red-eye flight} was Palmyra, New York.  For those of you unfamiliar with New York, the city of Palmyra is not like New York City.  It is a small town in upstate NY.  We drove by lots of wide open spaces and corn fields and drove on lots of toll-roads (what a foreign concept to us west coast folk).

Speaking of driving, let me just saw I got us a sweet deal on our car rental. Brett and I are both under 25 and thus require a "underage fee" anywhere from 15-35 bucks a day.  The best deals I could find were still high 300's with the fee on top of that.  YIKES.   I was able to secure a deal for under $200 /week.  We still had the fee to figure out but at the counter I got them to waive the $35 dollar fee.  It came to a total of $205.  50% savings.  Win!  It was just a little two door car, but hey, we're not picky!
 

We went to Palmyra to visit some church sites and watch the Hill Cumorah Pageant.  It was all AMAZING!  We were there with my parents and some of the extended family.  We saw the pageant on both Friday and Saturday night.

We visited the city of Palmyra- literally a church on every corner (none of which are LDS).

Did a session at the Temple.

Saw protesters. (btw.. if you are interested in learning about what we really believe please talk to me, don't visit those websites)

Saw some church history sites.

We walked around the Smith family farm. (as in Joseph Smith, not Brett and Kirsten Smith... we do NOT have a farm) We saw both homes they lived in and cool things like the fireplace where Joseph hid the plates one night to keep them safe.

And of course we spent time in the Sacred Grove.

Overall, Palmyra was a great place.  I can't believe we did all that in 2 days!

Next stop:  Toronto Canada!