Last week, Joshua, myself and our dear friend Margaret attended the We Shine a Celebration of Unschooling Conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. WOW, what a beautiful, fantastic, loving conference. As we all say.... All children shine for being exactly who they are. Yes, they do.
We all had a blast and enjoyed the sites, the fun, and most importantly the connections we made with the most positive, fun, loving group of people I have ever met. As many stated, it was hard to leave our Shiny Bubble of bliss. Unfortunately, we had to leave a day early because I was sick.
This is the view from our balcony. We took this photo the first day we arrived. It rained all the days except one. We were waiting to sit out on our balcony and eat. Despite the rain, we were often out there taking in the views.
In one of the parks across from the falls, we saw the biggest black walnut tree, we had ever seen.
This little guy/gal was very interested in our bagel crumbs.
The New York Falls.
Each night they would light up the falls with colored lights.
Joshua and Margaret busy working on some art projects while we listened and watched the Talent Show.
Finally, a sunny day and breakfast on the balcony!
Oh the views were beautiful.
Watching an artist make beautiful hand blown glass.
Getting wiggles out!
The Maid of the Mist boat ride. Yes, we rode on one of those boats. It was amazing.
Canadian Horseshoe falls taken from the boat.
New York falls taken from the boat.
No we are not smurfs, just Maid of the Mist passengers.
We had such a treat at the conference. Bird Kingdom brought a few critters to the hotel for us to see, touch a few, and learn all about them. Later, the lady giving the program said she just loved our group. I know our group was enthusiastically peppering her with great questions. Joshua rose his hand several times to ask a question but she just did not see him toward the back of the room.
Friday night we were going to meet others at a park to blow bubbles and watch the fireworks. But we were all feeling tired and Joshua had fallen asleep early. We sat on the balcony and enjoyed the beautiful fireworks.
Comments (1)
Vickie;
I grew up just a few miles from Niagra Falls. They're beautiful and I agree, the Maid of the Mist may be touristy cheesy, but it's also spectacular getting that close to the Falls.
Don't forget to let me know when you're heading towards WV!