Tulip Festival

Early this month we were lucky enough to enjoy a gorgeous evening at Thanksgiving Point's Tulip Festival. We went two years ago, when Brooks was Ava's age. It was so fun taking a toddling little one year-old again, and a rambunctious three year old who couldn't get enough of it all up! Brooks would point out different colored "fowers and too-wips" and loved "frowing woks so high into da wadoo!" Ava loved exploring and being thrown high into the sky by her sweet Daddy. And I just loved being there with said sweet Daddy, and our two littles. A lovely pre-Mother's Day outing indeed!

Felt so, so blessed.

^^ CHEESE. ;) ^^

^^ Love my girl. ^^

^^ Stopping to smell the tulips. ^^

^^ Happy Brooks! ^^

^^ We may or may not have bribed him with the gum he has in his mouth to smile. Yea, that didn't work. haha ^^

^^ They were concessions and OH those little, feshly made donuts were SO GOOD. ^^

^^ Love him. Forever and ever. ^^

When Ava's outfit matched her cupcake...

That little lemon-blueberry cupcake was made by her Aunt Becca. What are the odds it would match her outfit?? A little photo shoot quickly ensued. And what else is a blog for than posting giant pictures of your cute, chubby-cheeked one year-old covered in lemon curd and cupcake crumbs??

She was a happy girl. :)

Cousins and Cupcakes

A few weeks ago we were lucky enough to have Samson (Brooks and Ava's cousin) over for the evening. He is such a fun boy! We loved every minute of him with us. And we also lucked out because his sweet mama brought over cupcakes! Homemade, and they tasted even better than they looked...my mouth is watering just thinking about them. :) The boys loved being extra silly as a snapped a few photos of them before they devoured their cupcakes. ;) And later, we set up the tent downstairs, popped some popcorn, and turned on 'Cars' for a little movie night. They were fans. :)

A Good Day at Liberty Park

It was sunny out, but still cool enough for jackets and holding hands extra tight.

We fed bread (and some Sonic french fries) to nice ducks, and feisty geese.

We cheered on Ava as she toddled around on her sweet little legs.

We chased Brooks around the playground and made a little family band.

We had a good day at Liberty Park. A very good day. :)

And that maxi skirt was perfect for the day out. :) My incredible seamstress cousin made it! Kristen sews them, custom to your shape and size, for only $15-30 (depending on the design--solid, stripes, chevron or diagonal striped). If you're interested, let me know and I can give you her contact info. :)