I have found a friend here who is as brave/crazy as i am! 2 months ago I asked my Friend Hannah if she and her daughter Lily (church lily as G calls her) would want to take a day to trip to the western side of the state to a town right near lake Michigan called Holland. Every spring they have a HUGE tulip festival! It was a 3 hour drive, lots of traffic leaving the city a stop a Starbucks screaming kids....and when we FINALLY got to Holland.....it was POURING! not just raining....pouring!
Great. there was a 30% chance of rain, we liked our odds, but wouldn't you know it rained for all of 30 min!!!!! yeah!!!it was a wild and crazy (and long) day, but wonderful day!!we got home after dropping Lily and Hannah off at their house about 1130, sorry i didn't post last night, forgive me!!
There is tulips EVERY Where!!!
Gotta love the HUGE (free,thanks Bloomingdale's) umbrella's i had (luckily) in the car,
Hannah and I thought this fountain was kind of ugly but the girls just stared and stared at it!!
I love this picture, but why does her head look so big!??
Still staring at the fountain!
How much fun is a big umbrella??? you would be surprised!
Switching up the umbrella!
the rained stop, but where is the sun!?!?!
All that balance beam in gymnastics paying off!!
A garden of lily and tulips (HA I can't help my corny jokes!!)
My artsy flower picture for Alyson!!
Sun Mr golden sun!!!!!! my prof that here comes the sun!!!
The tulip time parade!! Many marching bands (how can one little town have so many we wondered!) and LOTS of traditional dutch dancing!!
Watching the parade with a cookies (g and L) and a coffee (moi and Hannah) what could be better!
silly miss Hannah and lily checking out the dutch people!!
G had a great view of the parade!
About 4pm after a 30 min nap ( girls not us!)we went to lake Michigan! the state beaches are BEAUTIFUL here. (I'll give Michigan that!)
it was windy which made it a little chilly, but beautiful and fun non the less!!
Beach bums Miss Hannah and lily!
Taking a swing looking out at the beach
Beach girl 
Pretty good for a self photo don't ya think?
Lily loves to get her toes in the sand...and to run!! 
Gracen H.A.T.E'S The feeling of sand on her feet (she has textual issues!) 
Hannah and Lily swinging away the day!
For dinner we met up with Hannah's Husband, Dave in Grand Rapids MI (about 45 min away from Holland) Dave has been transferred to Grand rapids for work :( and they have just sold their house here in the D!! Hannah and Lily will join him in July!:( we are sad to lose our new good friends. But both Hannah's and Dave's families live in this area still so I know they will be back to visit all the time! plus now i know the way!! :)
This restaurant was super cute, out side eating, and really not child friendly, but with the long day we had, we didn't care!! hope the other customers can forgive us and our screaming kids!
Kids and mom's falling apart!!!
What a fun (but long) day with great friends!!! We are so blessed to have Hannah and lily in our lives (Dave too!)!!! next year we'll be able to stay at Hannah's in Grand rapids and make the tip 2 days...or 3!! :)
There is tulips EVERY Where!!!
Gotta love the HUGE (free,thanks Bloomingdale's) umbrella's i had (luckily) in the car,
Hannah and I thought this fountain was kind of ugly but the girls just stared and stared at it!!
I love this picture, but why does her head look so big!??
Still staring at the fountain!
How much fun is a big umbrella??? you would be surprised!
Switching up the umbrella!
the rained stop, but where is the sun!?!?!
All that balance beam in gymnastics paying off!!
A garden of lily and tulips (HA I can't help my corny jokes!!)
My artsy flower picture for Alyson!!
Sun Mr golden sun!!!!!! my prof that here comes the sun!!!
The tulip time parade!! Many marching bands (how can one little town have so many we wondered!) and LOTS of traditional dutch dancing!!
Watching the parade with a cookies (g and L) and a coffee (moi and Hannah) what could be better!
silly miss Hannah and lily checking out the dutch people!! G had a great view of the parade! 
About 4pm after a 30 min nap ( girls not us!)we went to lake Michigan! the state beaches are BEAUTIFUL here. (I'll give Michigan that!)it was windy which made it a little chilly, but beautiful and fun non the less!!
Beach bums Miss Hannah and lily!
Taking a swing looking out at the beach
Beach girl 
Pretty good for a self photo don't ya think?
Lily loves to get her toes in the sand...and to run!! 
Gracen H.A.T.E'S The feeling of sand on her feet (she has textual issues!) 
Hannah and Lily swinging away the day!
For dinner we met up with Hannah's Husband, Dave in Grand Rapids MI (about 45 min away from Holland) Dave has been transferred to Grand rapids for work :( and they have just sold their house here in the D!! Hannah and Lily will join him in July!:( we are sad to lose our new good friends. But both Hannah's and Dave's families live in this area still so I know they will be back to visit all the time! plus now i know the way!! :)
This restaurant was super cute, out side eating, and really not child friendly, but with the long day we had, we didn't care!! hope the other customers can forgive us and our screaming kids!
Kids and mom's falling apart!!!
What a fun (but long) day with great friends!!! We are so blessed to have Hannah and lily in our lives (Dave too!)!!! next year we'll be able to stay at Hannah's in Grand rapids and make the tip 2 days...or 3!! :)
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