the tulip fesitval.

The people in the house before us had tulips.

I was so surprised when they popped up this spring.

Each day, I got so excited and happy about them.

I wished in the early days of spring that they would open sooner.

Once they opened, I watched them closely.

When it got cold at night, they would close up.

Once the sun shown on them, they opened back up.

I seriously loved them.

Eventually they stopped opening and closing

and the petals fell off.

Now, I want to plan more in the fall for next spring.

I want to have them in every garden Travis and I have.

I want my kids to grow up loving them just like I do.

Because I was so excited about them this year,

Shan and I talked about going to the tulip festival at 

Thanksgiving Point ever since we saw the first billboard for the season.

Once school got out, and it stopped raining for a day

we decided to go.

Plus it was on Shan's birthday.

I was so excited she asked me to go with her on her special day.

It was the first time going for the both of us.

I didn't realize how many different kinds of tulips there were!

Thanksgiving Point sure was gorgeous on this sunny, warm day.

Oh, and I took 99 pictures. Wow.

Shan's favorite were all of the pink ones.

I liked the tall, deep purple and short orange ones mixed together.

And the big yellow ones pictured below.

Thanks Shan, for including me on your birthday!

Love you tons!