Annual Tulip Festival

This year for our annual visit to the Tulip Festival we invited some of our neighbors. And they both brought their four kids each and I had mine (lucky June, I checked her out of school early to go) and so that was a lot of kids to manage! My dear friend, Tracy, also ended up coming. 

It was beautiful and chaotic. A common theme in my life. Johnny and Rose both were needy (surprise surprise) and I'm not sure how I would have survived without some friends there too!

Hazel got lost at one point. It was only for five minutes and I found her but I saw her off in the distance, looking around, surrounded by by tall, unaware adults, crying. Scared. It's just the WORST too see your kid feeling scared and alone. I was grateful that I was there quickly. I knelt down and held out my arms for her and told her that I'd never forget her and always be there to find her.

Other than that June and Hazel were off with the other kids. And again, I was holding Johnny. Rose was touchy but once she had an ice cream cone she was silent and happy in the stroller. It was super busy at the festival too, despite it being the middle of the week. 

But, nevertheless, those tulips! I will never stop freaking out about all of them! The colors! So many colors! The different varieties and shapes and details! ACK!!!!! I can't handle it! I could spend a life time surrounded by colorful flowers and warmth. I truly think that's what heaven will be like. It's so amazing and there are absolutely no words I can even use to describe the wonder I feel when being there. So I'm glad we went. Always.

I really didn't get many photos of the kids since they were off running around and my hands were truly tied up with Johnny and Rose. But I quickly snapped a few here and there. Mostly of Tracy haha.

 

Her fist of triumph that we survived!