Tulip Festival 2009

Boy what a busy few days we have had! First of all, Holland Happening was this weekend which is a festival held here in Oak Harbor that celebrates it's Dutch heritage. It starts with a huge parade on Saturday morning. Then there are street vendors set up selling everything from clogs to Kettle Corn. Oh, and did I mention the carnival comes to town too? Madison looooves the merry-go-round! She also liked the ferris wheel, the little planes and little cars too =)

We also went to the annual Tulip Festival in Skagit Valley (about half an hour from here). Thousands and thousands of tulips were in bloom, and it was a beautiful day. We were lucky to have Audrey and Anna come with us (I sure needed an extra set of hands to help me out with the girls while I attempted to take pictures in the tulips!)

This last picture is Madison flying a kite. She thinks it's absolutely fascinating =)

Olympic Wildlife Park

This weekend we took the ferry over to Port Townsend and drove on over to the Olympic Wildlife Park - it's one of those drive-thru-and-feed-the-animals parks. We saw bison, bears, yaks, deer, moose, coyotes, tigers, lions, peacocks and prarie dogs! Madison was terrified when one of the yaks or bison would come up to the window for food. She refused to feed anything that wasn't a seagull! Then we drove to Fort Warden State Park and went to the beach there. The beaches in Washington aren't quite the same as the ones in Florida, but they are still nice to see.

Happy Easter!

What an eventful week we just had! Mom, Dad and Chad came into town and we had a great time. We visited a few local farms, and Madison was able to see the cows, chickens and goats. The highlight of our visit to the dairy/creamery was the fresh chocolate milk - yum! We also saw a few different wineries in the area and enjoyed the free wine tastings. I can't wait for the summertime so we can go pick our own berries!

For Easter, we did the traditional Easter stuff. Madison received a basket full of goodies, of which her favorites were the chocolates and the bunny that "pooped out jelly beans!" Then we went to church and had lunch at a friend's house. It's always a challenge to dress the girls in cute spring clothes here when it is 50 degrees outside, cloudy and windy! Only a few more weeks of the cold, I hope! Then we dyed Easter eggs (but I think Jason and I enjoyed that more than Madison did!)