It was nice to be back on this side of the Niagara River (away from the black squirrels that look so foreign) and into the U.S.A. We are once again on track. And now we’ve seen all 5 of the Great Lakes. Yay! The kids have officially
consolidated their memories, and believe that the Great Lakes are simply ONE entity, where we just keep driving out of our way to put our feet in!
The first big town we got to was Rochester. Unlike Cleveland we had two immediate options for Tourist Information Centers. The woman behind the counter directed us to a very memorable lunch place and she seemed so tickled that we were going to take her recommendation. I said, “Well, that’s why we came here!” I really can’t get over our luck though.
Can you say Tea Party? We literally walked in the door to La-Tea-Da and the owner said, “Welcome! Have you been here before? Well, wonderful, you’re here now. Let me show you where to get dressed up! And we have a Harry Potter bathroom right here.” It was like we’d gone down the darn Rabbit Hole!
Little Man's outfit was pretty clever considering most of his choices were very ruffly and pink. He wore a pair of Native American leather chaps and when he found a black fur stole, which he called his buffalo coat.
Here’s what was on the kids’ plates: a proper pot of tea, heart shaped pb&j, chips, a chocolate covered strawberry, a tea cup full of chicken noodle soup and the highlight: a jumbo pink marshmallow. They got to choose their teapot to boot!
Did I mention that Doodle learned to skip? At 3 1/2 years old! She's the most adorable thing I've ever seen!
Rochester is where my Cousins grew up and when I was 9 we took our first trip "back east". What I was most looking forward to was the fact that my cousins were the ONLY white people on their block! Quite a novel idea for a young girl growing up in cracker white Utah. I visited once as and adult as well and have very fond memories of that city.
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