polis until about 9:45. Just enough time to enjoy the pool for about an hour before it closed at 11:00. We got up the next morning and drove to Lansing, MI. On the way we stopped in Fort Wayne, IN and found the house Susie lived in when she was born. She had not been back to Fort Wayne since she left at age 2! It was a lot of fun to see the town. We finished the drive to Lansing and hung out at the pool while we waited for the other families (two other families went with us) to arrive. The next day was about a 5 hour drive to Toronto, so it wasn't too bad. We crossed into Canada at Port Huron, which is beautiful. Once we arrive at our friends house we just unpacked and swam. They had a wonderful dinner for us that night (actually every night!).On Friday we went to Toronto Island. We got to ride the sub
way into the city and a ferry over to the island. The boys loved it! We spent the day walking around, watching a children's play, playing on the beach, walking on the pier a
nd going through a maze. It was a lot of fun. On Saturday we went to Niagra Falls. This was beautiful and probably my favorite part of the trip. We rode on the Maid of the Mist and got a 
great view of the falls. We walked around a bit and had a great day. It started raining on our drive home so our departure timing was perfect. That night we walked around a little Irish fes
tival that was happening around our friend's house and we did some shopping at a local Roots store. We spent Sunday lounging around the pool. The girls did 
some shopping at IKEA and the boys took the kids to the Irish festival and to a park.
way into the city and a ferry over to the island. The boys loved it! We spent the day walking around, watching a children's play, playing on the beach, walking on the pier a
nd going through a maze. It was a lot of fun. On Saturday we went to Niagra Falls. This was beautiful and probably my favorite part of the trip. We rode on the Maid of the Mist and got a 
great view of the falls. We walked around a bit and had a great day. It started raining on our drive home so our departure timing was perfect. That night we walked around a little Irish fes
tival that was happening around our friend's house and we did some shopping at a local Roots store. We spent Sunday lounging around the pool. The girls did 
some shopping at IKEA and the boys took the kids to the Irish festival and to a park. 
We unfortunately had a leave Monday and said our goodbyes to our Canadian friends. We are so thankful to them for having us all crash and trash their house!! They are very brave! We left Toronto for Chicago which was predicted to us to be a 8.5-9 hour drive. Somehow it took us 12hrs!! We missed our turn in Port Huron and headed to Detroit on accident instead of Flint, MI. We stopped at a McD's in Ann Arbor a
nd ran into our neighbors who had also missed the exit in Port Huron. Once in Chicago we just crashed after our long day of driving. On Tuesday we got up, had breakfast at our friend Cassie's house and headed to the Shedd aquarium. This was awesome. One of the best parts of the trip! The boys were mesmerized and we were at the aquarium for about 6.5 hours! That night we had some friends over for pizza and sat out on my cousin's rooftop deck and enjoyed the great view of the city. I haven't been to Chicago in so long, so it was great to be back!
nd ran into our neighbors who had also missed the exit in Port Huron. Once in Chicago we just crashed after our long day of driving. On Tuesday we got up, had breakfast at our friend Cassie's house and headed to the Shedd aquarium. This was awesome. One of the best parts of the trip! The boys were mesmerized and we were at the aquarium for about 6.5 hours! That night we had some friends over for pizza and sat out on my cousin's rooftop deck and enjoyed the great view of the city. I haven't been to Chicago in so long, so it was great to be back! We headed home on Wednesday (boohoo) and are now trying to recover from the trip. We had such a great time and have created some amazing memories!!
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