Tulip Time

On Saturday I went to a nearby town for their annual Tulip Time Festival. It is held in Pella which is a dutch town and every May they have this festival. I have always wanted to go and this year I got to go with my friend and her two boys. It was a long exhausting day filled with food and fun. I think if I go again I will go on Friday though. It was so busy on Saturday which made it hard to push around strollers.

Luckily, my friend had been there before and pointed us in the direction of this canal. It's not very long but it's not something you usually see in Iowa. Definitely reminded me of San Antonio! (except this canal had a sign that said, "Canal is chemically treated. Please do not touch water.")

Here is Tyler enjoying the canal. Don't worry, the stroller brakes were on!

Enjoying some tulips.

Some floats from the parade. Tyler did eventually get into the parade by clapping, waving and of course naming all of the colors he saw. That kid and his colors!

For Mother's Day I had requested that we go on a picnic. There is a large lake nearby that has plenty of different options for picnics. It was a little chilly but it turned out to be a nice time. Two memorable things happened there. 1. Tyler originally sat at the picnic table next to daddy but then got up and moved around to sit next to mommy. Such a nice Mother's Day present. 2. We couldn't figure out what to pack for Tyler since all his favorite meals need a microwave. I suggested a peanut butter sandwich with no crusts. He ate it! Very exciting to have another option.

Before I do a recipe at a Pampered Chef cooking show I like to test it out at home. I'm going to start making a trifle at shows but I didn't want to make it for just me and Dan because it serves 12 people. Like we need 12 servings of yumminess sitting around! So I made it for my MOMS Club yesterday. Oh man, was it good. And easy too! I love easy recipes that look like they're complicated. Here is the Strawberry Cream Trifle: