TIPTOE THROUGH THE TULIPS . . . TULIP FESTIVAL 2018

ON THURSDAY, APRIL 19, WE WENT

TO THE TULIP FESTIVAL AT 

THANKSGIVING POINT.

THERE WAS MY SISTER-IN-LAW, LAUREL,

AND TWO OF MY FOUR NIECES.

NIECE ASHLEY AND HER SON, RYKER (3),

NIECE HEIDI, AND HER CHILDREN, OAKLEY (7 IN

TWO WEEKS; ALLY, 4; BROOKY, 4; AND JACOB, 2.

WE HAD A HUGE SNOW STORM TWO DAYS AGO!

BUT, WHEN WE WENT,IT WAS AN OVERCAST DAY, SLIGHTLY CHILLY

FOR AWHILE.

WE'RE PROBABLY GOING BACK IN 2 WEEKS, WHEN

THE FLOWERS LOOK BETTER!

(I THINK THE SNOW HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS)

ENTRANCE

AND HERE'S THE OBLIGATORY FAMILY PHOTO

IN THE HALL BY THE BATHROOM.

CAN YOU TELL I WAS A LITTLE TOO EXCITED???

CUTIE RYKER

LIVING DANGEROUSLY WITH AUNTIE ANN DRIVING!

PAPER CRANES

BUDDIES

THE CREW

WATERFALLS

(SEE WHAT I MEAN ABOUT GOING BACK IN MAY?)

CUTIE JACOB AND HIS MOM

THIS WAS THE ABSOLUTE HIGHLIGHT FOR RYKER.

HE LOVES VACUUMS!  ASHLEY HAS A ROBO VACUUM AT

HER HOUSE.  JON GOT IT FOR ASHLEY BEFORE

SHE HAD HER BRAIN SURGERY TO HELP OUT.

WHEN I WENT TO HELP WITH HOMEWORK LAST YEAR,

RYKER, WHO WAS 18 MONTHS OLD AT THE TIME,

WAS SHOWING ME HOW IT WORKED!

THIS IS A ROBO LAWN MOWER.  RYKER NOT ONLY

DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE, HE KEPT WANTING TO GO BACK!

NOT SURE WHY OAKLEY LIKED STICKING

HER TONGUE OUT IN PHOTOS.

MUST BE A 1ST GRADE THING.

JACOB DECIDED HE WAS GOING TO GRADUATE FROM

THE STROLLER TO THE GOLF CART.

THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

SECRET GARDEN

RYKER LOVES HIS GIRLS.

ALLY (PINK BOW) AND BROOKY.

BALLOONS, BALLS, OR BUBBLES???

OH, MY!

EVERYBODY IS LOOKING AT THE CAMERA!!!

BROOKY MOVED TO THE FRONT WITH JACOB.
CHECK OUT THE CART NUMBER IN THE TULIP!

(ALLY GOT TO RIDE IN THE FRONT ON THE

DIRT HILL TO RETURN THE CART)

RYKER, ALLY, OAKLEY, BROOKY.

THIS WILL BE GORGEOUS IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS!

THE MAZE

FEEDING THE FISH

BROOKY, JACOB, HEIDI, AND A FRIEND

GRANDMA LAUREL'S TURN ON THE GOLF CART

CHECK OUT THE UMBRELLAS AT THE MAZE!

WHEN OAKLEY AND LILY WENT WITH ME 2 YEARS AGO,

THEY LIKED THIS STATUE.

AFTER THAT, SHE WAS ALWAYS POSING LIKE

THE LITTLE GIRL

4/5 OF THE KIDDOS LOOKING AT THE CAMERA

AND, ANOTHER 4/5 PHOTO

AND JACOB WENT MIA FROM THE PHOTO

AFTER, WE WENT TO LUNCH AT CHIK.FIL.A.

I COULD NOT BELIEVE ALL OF THE TRAFFIC!

ALLY RODE WITH ME, AND WE HAD TO WAIT AT

EACH LIGHT 3 OR 4 TIMES!

PRETTY SURE MY DAD WOULD BE TURNING OVER

IN HIS GRAVE AT ALL OF THE GROWTH IN THE

15 YEARS HE'S BEEN GONE!