The Tulip Festival!

On Wednesday, April 19th, Lynette & Becci, Ella & I visited the Tulips Festival in Mount Vernon. In all my over 35+ years of living in the PNW I have never once gone. It was definitely something on my To Do List, but I had just never gotten around to it. 

We went to Roozengaarde which is a pretty popular place to go. The day before I mentioned on FB that we were going up to the Tulip Festival and my FIL called me to tell me about their experience. It was good to have insider information. :) 

Even though we are bundled up here the weather was honestly perfect. A little chilly and a little breezy, but thankfully not rainy! 

After getting our picture taken at the windmill we walked over to this pretty garden area. The tulips were planted in clumps of colors. I didn't even know there were that many different kinds of tulips. 

Love that burst of red! 

I wasn't expecting to see different flowers, but these pretty purply blue flowers were gorgeous. I was talking with Ella and I said...."Oh how cool they planted those blue ones to look like a river running through the garden." This lady next to me stopped and had this stunned look on her face. She looked at me and said..."I've been coming here for years and I've never noticed that!"

They also had some fun shapes made out of tulips. 

I thought this one looked like a pinwheel, but I was informed it was in fact a compass. 

I spot a pretty girl!!! 

I loved this cute mini replica of the bigger windmill! 

Big & Mini! 

I really loved these Dynasty Triumph Tulips.

But I think my favorite were the Spryng Break Triumph ones! 

You can really see the flower river here! I love how it curves like water would! 

Then we headed over to the fields. There were still a bunch of rows that weren't in bloom yet, but there were also tons that were. Lynette did say that the fields aren't anything like they use to be. There used to be way more! 

Such a fun outing with my girly! 

The color was so pretty and it was made even better because the sun came out! 

It really was a perfect weather day! 

Color for as far as you can see! 

Love that homeschool makes it possible so we can come do these things during the week instead of coming on the busy weekend. 

To me red tulips are what come to mind when I think of tulips! 

But I'm definitely more partial to the two-toned tulips! 

Michael prefers Daffodils so I had to go take pictures with those. They plant the Daffodils next to the road in hopes that people won't just pullover and take pictures of the tulips and not pay the entrance fee. 

After going in the little shop they have there, we got some pictures in front of this colorful wall. 

It was such a fun time with friends! Once we left we tried to eat lunch at the Calico Cupboard Bakery, but so did everyone else so we ended up going to this cute place called The Lunchbox Diner. It was decorated with old lunchboxes. The food was really yummy too! After that it was time to head out so we could get back in time for Becci to pick up her boys from school!