Friday, June 24, 2011

Tulips!

I hope these photos make you want to sit back, relax, and enjoy a beautiful April day at the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival.

That's what we did, and it was a beautiful day. . . in a windy, cold, and extremely muddy kind of way. ;) But hey, it didn't rain on us!

I just love photographing gorgeous flowers!



{Isn't that bright purple and white combo delicious? I could almost eat them!}

{Love the way the raindrops cling to these tulips, you can see it if you click the photo to make it full-screen!}

The whole family!

The girls had a great time running through the daffodil fields, and I had fun chasing after them, trying to capture good photos!







I could not keep Natalie away from all those muddy rain puddles! And it would have been impossible, since they were everywhere! She had a great time in them.

Some family shots. . . the best it was going to get in all the wind and mud!



The girls also loved exploring the flower gardens, which weren't quite as muddy.




We want to go again next year, on a less-crowded, sunny, warm weekday. {Yes, they DO exist in Seattle in April, I promise!}
It was worth it though! I think we got some really cute pictures and we all had so much fun!

14 comments:

  1. What a beautiful place and gorgeous photos! If I were you I would be using those for desktop wallpaper for months :)

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  2. I loved the purple and white ones too. They made me think of red cabbage that someone had magically turned pretty. I just finished my post on the tulip festival the other day. http://stacyandoscar.blogspot.com/2011/06/tulip-festival-granite-falls-and-22.html

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  3. Beautiful! I would love to romp in a field of daffodils.

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  4. I adore all these pictures!!!!! And the ones of your girls, just precious! You are an excellent photographer!

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  5. Wonderful photos! And you all look so happy among those lovely flowers. Beautiful indeed! :p

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  6. Hi!

    These are gorgeous photos - the colors really pop! (and it helps when you have super cute children to photograph, too!!)

    Thanks so much for linking up with Super Stalker Sunday hop. Hope you'll be able to join us again next week!

    Your Co-Host,
    Emily from Nap Time Is My Time

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  7. So pretty! The flowers and your family :) New Follower from Super Stalker Sunday! Hope you stop by and say hi.

    Brandi from Three Fabulous Mommies
    http://3fabulousmommies.blogspot.com

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  8. You have such a beautiful family! Looks like y'all had lots of fun seeing all the pretty flowers!!

    I'm stopping by from the Super Stalker Sunday hop! Thanks so much for linking up with us!!

    Hope to see you again next weekend,
    Kortney
    Kortney's Krazy Life

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  9. Great captures and beautiful family. Love the B&W in the rain jacket, precious! Stopping by from SSSunday to follow and say hey!

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  10. Following you from Super Stalker Sunday Blog Hop

    Please follow me back if you get the chance Taz's Journey

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  11. Wow, so beautiful! Every time I read your blog, I want to visit Seattle.

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  12. Love these, the flowers are so beautiful. Wish we could grow more flowers here.

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  13. really lovely pictures! i love the flowers and your kids. they look so good~

    Online Parenting Class

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  14. Beautiful pictures!!! Your daughters are absolutely precious! I must go next year, I too live in the Seattle area, and every year I try to plan to go but it never happens for some reason. I'm going to write it on my calendar for next year... your photos have inspired me :)

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