Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Tip Toe through the Tulips

This past Thursday and Friday we got to go to Tulip Time with our friends Jill, Abbie and Jonah Kapfer, as well as Aunt Becca, Aunt Alicia, Grandma and Grandpa. We had a blast! The kids loved playing together and the weather was lovely. We enjoyed the many dutch treats, greasy food, parade, street cleaners, dutch dancers and of course the tulips. For those of you who don't know, Tulip Time happens annually the first week of May in Pella, Iowa. I went to college in Pella at Central College so it is fun to go back. I saw one of favorite professors and my college roommate, Emily too! We even ran into a friend from high school, Jennie Wunderlich, who really is Dutch. Her mom, Andrea Balmer, is a former Tulip Time Queen. If you ever find yourself wondering what to do the first week of May I HIGHLY recommend going to Tulip Time!

Getting in some cuddle time with mommy :)

Holding our new bundle of joy

Our friend Andrea Balmer, former Queen--still as lovely as ever, on the bottom far right of the float (I have no idea how to use commas and dashes correctly)

Enjoying some of the good food-chocolate covered strawberries were a favorite!

The 4 kiddos together
Dutch dancers with their wooden shoes!


Our pumpkin in her first outfit that wasn't a sleeper!

Abbie and David watching the parade together

The street cleaners getting the road ready for the parade