Skip to main content

Tulip Festival

Image
By
This past weekend my mom and I went to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point.  I believe they have around 55 acres of gardens.  There was plenty of gardens to explore and enjoy.  We had so much fun walking, chatting and taking pictures.  Being outside among all the many varieties of flowers felt so refreshing, even if it was a little chilly.  Plus, my mom is such wonderful company!

There were so many cool species of flower, some I've
never seen before like this one.

I loved the coloring of the flowers in this area.

Beautiful Blossoms


My mom and me!!!




This fountain reminded us of England, and that made
me and my mom very happy, since we both have lived
there at some point in our lives.

Ha, I know, I look a lot like my mom, which is a compliment to me.

This was in the secret garden section, which I loved!!

It was Dutch Days as well.  My mom and I looked at all the delicious Dutch
food...and then we bought Navajo tacos for lunch.

My mom is so cute, she requested that we take a foot shot, since that
is my "thing".  So here it is!

The man-made waterfalls.  Walking around these got me craving to go 
hiking to real waterfalls!




Waterfall!

My cute mom on the bridge.



I thought these daffodils were so cool!

Since it was the Tulip Festival, I needed to
include pictures of tulips.







Labels

Labels:

Comments

  1. MicheleApril 27, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    mom is cute!!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. MicheleApril 27, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    and so are you :) haha... sorry. wish i was there w/ you! except not the chilly weather part.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Lee AnnApril 28, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    Thanks for a wonderful day! The pictures are as beautiful as the real thing.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Becky ShulerApril 29, 2011 at 9:35 AM

    Great pictures!! Looks like you and your Mom had a beautiful time! Thanks for sharing! I love that fountain.

    ReplyDelete
  5. grammawoodMay 4, 2011 at 12:28 PM

    That looks like an awesome garden. The flowers are beautiful, and so are the waterfalls, even if they are manmade. I'm glad that you could go there with your mom. And I love the foot shot; so cute!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Oh Crafty Trees, Oh Crafty Trees...

By
I've become a finals widow, if you will, meaning Danny is crazy busy trying to finish up the semester.  This has given me extra time to use my crafty skills to get our place Christmas ready.  My first creations were these little paper/foam trees.  I've seen a few variations online of this craft. I put my own little twist on it.  They are really easy to make, just takes some time. Here is what you need: Scrap paper Hot glue gun 1" Circle punch Foam cone (at most craft stores) Toothpicks Note:  You are going to go to the craft store to buy the little foam cone and you will see styrofoam glue and you will think to yourself that would be a good thing to buy for this project.  Don't!  I got the styrofoam glue and it didn't work at all.  Just go with your trusty glue gun, it won't let you down. I think it's pretty self-explanatory by looking at the picture.  You just punch circles out from the scrap paper.  Then hot glue th...
5 comments
Read more

Birthday Week!

By
This week is my birthday week, or should I say birth week.  However that sounds too much like birthing is occurring and that is not the case.  (Don't get any ideas, Danny and I have only been married for 5.5 months.)  Anyway, I firmly believe in celebrating birthdays for the whole week, because why not? Talena and I have a tradition each year that is the kick off for my birthday celebration.  You see, Talena and I were born 12 days apart.  On the midpoint day between our birthdays we go out to dinner to celebrate.  We always try to go some where we have never been before.  This year we went to the Citrus Grill, which was very delicious.  (Special thanks to Eliza for recommending the place.)  We had fun dining, laughing and sharing secrets, because that is what girls do. My dinner...doesn't it just make your mouth water. Talena Balena and Me. PS  We did have a funny little mishap with the dessert.  We got strawbe...
4 comments
Read more

8 Months!

By
Smiling at Daddy Showing Mr. Lion who's boss. Milestones: New food this month: Carrots, Peas, Oatmeal, Prunes, Green beans, Squash He's really interested in making different noises and sounds with his mouth. I feel like he is watching us intently trying to figure it out. ("It" meaning talking.) He hasn't started to crawl yet, but he has gotten up on all fours. He finally rolled from his back to his stomach. He's been rolling the other way for months now. He doesn't like being on his stomach, so he avoided rolling to that position for a really long time. First St. Patrick's Day, because that's a big deal. Likes: At the beginning of the month, he liked to grab my face and bring it really close to his and yell. Apparently, it is a fun game. His favorite toys are his toy guitar from his Aunt Michele, his toy car from his Aunt Katie and Uncle Tim and he really likes his stackable rings. The vacuum. It is a fascinating specime...
2 comments
Read more