TULIPS!

Yesterday, mostly on a whim, the girls and I headed to Garvan Gardens, which is about 50 minutes from us.  The girls don't nap anyway, and I thought getting out of town sounded nice.  Usually I would have invited friends and tried to make it a social event, but it was nice to just head out on our own and make our way amongst the flowers.

We have gone to Garvan Gardens at Christmas time for the last five years, but this is the first time I have ever gone in the Spring.  Or in the daylight.  Both were a welcome change of pace, and it was gorgeous.

The girls did pretty well considering it was "nap" time.  Bella turned into a little Grumpypotomus, but I just kept feeding her peanut butter crackers to ward off the bad attitude.

I had seen someone on Instagram had been for the tulips, and I knew they were supposed to be pretty.  I was blown away.  They were simply marvelous.  Don't worry - I took lots of pictures so you could enjoy them too.

It was a fun, out of the ordinary afternoon.  Not everyone wanted a group picture on the way out - so this is what we got.



It was so beautiful that I'm thinking this just might become an annual thing.