Vacation: Seneca Lake

After visiting Watkins Glen State Park, we took advantage of the gorgeous day and took a boat ride on Seneca Lake.

"Captain Gavin"

With Aunt Briana and Uncle Tyler

Just relaxing, enjoying the breeze

Tyler really enjoyed the boat ride...LOL

Walking up to see the real Captain

Checking out the view with Grandpa

Grandma Peters is so silly!

Vacation: State Parks

We took soooo many pictures on vacation while my parents were here, so I'm splitting them up so you don't get too bored. :) Today's pictures are from the state parks we visited.

This was a giant chair near the entrance of Letchworth State Park. This place was beautiful. We saw Upper, Middle, and Lower Falls and were able to see a baby deer. We're looking forward to going back in the fall and seeing all the gorgeous colors.
A "waterfall" at Letchworth

I think these were the Middle Falls

With Grandpa and Grandma

Upper Falls and the railroad bridge

Love the family smiles :)

Mommy and Gav...Upper Falls in the background

Watkins Glen State Park - Mommy and Gavin stayed in the car during this hike. We learned at the second state park (Treman State Park in Ithaca) that Gavin isn't a hiker. (Which is why there aren't any pictures from that park. We weren't there very long!) So, when he'd just falled asleep about 5 minutes before getting to Watkins Glen, I opted to stay in the car while Jarrod hiked with my family. I have to say...I really enjoyed the hour of quiet time to read my book! :)

Taughannock Falls State Park - we didn't actually go to the state park, but instead went to the falls overlook. This is the highest waterfall east of the Rockies...215 feet tall!

Watkins Glen

We ventured out for the day on our first New York road trip. Jarrod had the day off, so we loaded Gavin and Shirley in the car and headed to Watkins Glen. The drive down Seneca Lake was gorgeous. It's such a beautiful area, that's for sure. I can't wait to show it off to the family next month. Watkins Glen State Park was amazing...but we are obviously NY State Parks rookies. The trails weren't all dog-friendly, and they weren't labeled well so we didn't know where Shirley was allowed and where she wasn't. And the trails were definitely not stroller friendly. Carrying Gavin up those steep hills and stairs was not fun. So, about 20 minutes later, we were leaving. :) But, the family time was worth it. Now we're prepared for next time!

I haven't uploaded the pictures yet. That's on my list for tomorrow! But here's one from the Internet that I found. So beautiful!!!