O, Canada

The four of us headed up to Niagara Falls, Canada recently for a wonderful unschooling conference. We had a terrific time, between the conference, the scenery, and the zillions of things to do within walking distance of our hotel. Declan had lots of “firsts” on this trip, including riding the Maid of the Mist with Mike, getting up close and personal with wildlife, and participating in a talent show with his cool magic trick. We were sad to say goodbye to so many new friends at the end of our time together, but were thrilled to learn that one family we connected with lives close enough to visit (less than an hour’s drive).

American Falls on the left, Horseshoe Falls on the right.

Water, water everywhere…The kids had a blast at the waterpark, which was right in our hotel!

The Hershey store was right in our hotel, too.

Here’s D doing his magic trick at the talent show with the volunteer he requested to assist him (sorry, it’s hard to see – the volunteer is standing on the left way up front, D’s on the right). The trick is guessing which colored-bead-on-a-safety-pin the volunteer chooses, without looking at it. In preparation for the show, we encouraged him a couple of times to practice, and he looked at us like we were crazy. He said confidently, “I know how to do it already.” It was his first public performance and he was great!

Quinn loved doing crafts at the conference.

I think these lorikeet birds are in love! Or maybe it’s just the cup of nectar D is holding for them…

Quinn really enjoyed bowling – what a cool way for her to join in on the fun with this handy tool.

We attended the group’s Ball on our last night of the conference. The kids got gussied up for the event, which meant D went as Batman and Q wore her crown. Here’s D dancing to the tunes.

Here’s Q dancing with Daddy at the Ball. The next day, the same room was used for saying our goodbye’s to the group. She got very upset that the disco ball/music/dancing was over and kept stomping her foot, saying, “I want more dancing!”

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