Ah! The beautiful tulip festival...

So I included slightly less than a tenth of the pictures we took. With such gorgeous surroundings and such cute subjects, it's hard to stop snapping pictures! Jell was a little distraught to discover she didn't fit inside the shoe as well as she did last year while Meri still disappeared inside:
Not sure what the tulips did to deserve this grumpy face but it's sure one I'm familiar with:
The girls only smelled a gazillion tulips this day - do the different colors really smell that different?
Some of the tulips were nearly as tall as Meri, and with her headband, she looked like she almost fit in!
Where have you been all my life? Love the drama and enthusiasm in all she does:
And the posing:



Somehow we made it home without any major encounters with the mud puddles, I mean lakes, and without caving in to the girls' requests for rides, popcorn, ice cream, or any other thing for sale that they laid eyes on. All in all, a beautiful family outing (Coop was there too, although he didn't make it in any of the photos)!

Weeeeeeeee!

We'll take any breaks in the rain - no matter how short they may be. We love spring!


Also, overheard this conversation in the car:
Meri: "I want to sit by my FAVORITE big sister because she's my FAVORITE big sister to sit by."
Jell: "THANK YOU Meri! That is SOOO sweet of you!"

I loved that there was no sarcasm in Jell's response, nor any half-hearted compliment intended by Meri. Instead, Jell sincerely appreciated and was touched by Meri's remarks without the thought entering her head that she is her ONLY big sister.

Loving the temple flowers!

And here's some more pictures for Anna. There's so many of them, I really don't expect anyone but her (and maybe Grandma and Aunt Patti) to watch them all :) Basically I couldn't choose just a couple pics because I love them all, so I made a slide show instead. Enjoy!