Niagara Falls Vacation (Day 2)

Saturday morning we took a ride on the Maid of the Mist, located on the Niagara river. After boarding the boat, we took a ride past the American Falls and toward the Canadian Falls. The ride gave us a real sense of the strength of the falls. It was very windy and there was a lot of mist in the air.

In an attempt to stay dry, they provided us with a poncho for the ride. It helped a little, but we were all a little wet after the ride.
Saturday afternoon we traveled a few miles north to some wineries. Actually, we drove several miles out of the way looking for a gas station before we were able to locate the wineries. We visited 4 wineries and sampled the speciality icewines. To make icewines, the grapes are frozen on the vine when picked & crushed. This method produces a very sweet wine. Tim & I bought a bottle that we will enjoy later this year after the baby is born!
Saturday evening we found our way to the Beer Garden on Cliffton Hill to meet some new friends. These ladies were having a girls night out, and were very drunk. They seemed to keep telling us the same stories and asking the same questions. "Have you seen the lights?" "Where are you staying?" "We are corrections officers from Buffalo." They even sang Bob Seger on the karaoke stage, it wasn't very good.

After some liquid encouragement, Ted & Tim sang "Sweet Caroline" and "Brandy".

Ted and Denise also sang a few songs; "John Deere Green" and "Islands in the Stream." After approximately 5 hours and at least 5 pitchers of Molson (I lost count), we finally left the Beer Garden and called it an evening.

Niagara Falls Vacation (Day 1)

Tim & I, along with Ted & Denise, went to Niagara Falls for a weekend vacation on May 15th. We arrived on Thursday evening and had a nice dinner before we went to bed. Friday, we went to see the falls.

The Canadian Falls

Tim & I in front of the Falls. The combination of temperature, mist, & wind made it very cold standing next to the Canadian Falls.

I loved the tulips! They were surrounding the sidewalks & park.

Cinco De Mayo

The Cinco De Mayo party was on Saturday, May 9th. Unfortunately, not many people were dressed for the occasion, well... except for the Bergman family. Tony arrived as the modern Mexican with a bandana & Fu Manchu. Not wanting Tony to be left out, Tim ran upstairs to trim his whiskers into a Fu Manchu. Josie told both her dad & uncle Tim, "You look silly."

Holly's Bridal Shower & Bachelorette Party

We had Holly's bridal shower & bachelorette party on Saturday, April 25th. It was a very busy day. The shower started late afternoon and the celebration continued into the evening at Speedway Lanes bowling alley. It was a fun day of partying; it took all day Sunday to recover!

The proud Bachelorette

The Meier Girls

The Wuebker Women

Bergman Easter

The Bergman Easter party was on Sunday. We had an egg-cellent brunch with birthday cake celebrating Tony's 30th birthday.

Josie helping dad blow out the candles.

Josie proudly modeling her new Easter dress and new shoes.

Josie picking up Easter eggs in the yard. After picking up each egg, she would shake it to confirm the easter bunny had placed candy inside the egg.

Meier Easter Party

The Meier family celebrated Easter on Saturday night, April 11th. Grandma Meier had eggs all over the house, and everyone was excited to find a shiny quarter inside.

Picture of the Meier Grandkids: Bryant, Hannah, Ben, & Grace.

Hannah playing with a new ball.

Bryant showing off his "dirty look." He turns on the dirty look, and it is always followed by an ornery grin.


Grace having Cheerios on Easter morning. We love those piggy PJs.

Ben celebrated his first Easter!

Three Years & Counting...

This week we celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary! We went to dinner on Thursday evening to La Piazza in Troy. The food was excellent, so we will definitely have to go back. Friday evening, we went to Fifth Third Field to watch the Dayton dragons play the Great Lakes Loons. As we drove to the game, there were a few rain drops on the windshield, but the rain held off and the Dragons won 6-1.