AlhamduLILLAH, this weekend was the first official family trip we’ve ever taken. Seriously. I haven’t been anywhere but Toronto for a long time. We had a beautiful time with the children and my mother-in-law in Niagara Falls and at Marineland.This was my first trip to Niagara Falls and we had a really good time. AlhamduLILLAH it was a straightforward drive. The nice thing about the trip is that we saw plenty of other Muslims there throughout the day and night.

We first visited the falls and rode on the Maid of the Mist. The boat took us right up to the falls and we got sprayed a little bit. They gave us rain ponchos which were essentially garbage bags with hoods and my youngest had a fit when I put it on her (it was hot in the sunshine). We felt immediately cool on the boat so she slept the whole time.

I brought my handheld (waterproof) camera, but wouldn’t you know it, the one time that I needed it, I couldn’t remember how to change the settings back to film (the children put it in camera mode), so I filmed on my phone with one hand and took pictures with the other! My husband had taken the rest of the family (except me and the baby) to the top deck of the ferry and I forgot to give him the camera.

After that, we drove over to Marineland (about 5 minutes away) and caught a show. We saw seals, dolphins and a 1500 pound sea lion, AlhamduLILLAH. When the show was over, the children ran around the family section of the park choosing rides and having a great time. I was especially happy because my youngest rode some of the rides as well.

After leaving Marineland, we visited the falls one last time (after Maghrib) and then headed home. My mom saw the pictures and said that the falls “Look creepy at night”, lol. What do you think?

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