Tulip Time!

A little break from the Florida pics as we sift through the many shots of cousins (thanks, Meg!), searching for the best ones to show how much fun the three of them had together. Today, however, we celebrate the early arrival of the tulips here in Ottawa! Just around the corner from our place, many of the Tulip Festival's prize performers are already showing off their colours. Clearly they were more than happy to pop up and enjoy the early spring that all of us have been experiencing. Isabelle and Oliver hopped in the wagon and started this year's tulip peeping in style. Lucky little kids have this beautiful scenery at the tip of their driveway and can spend every night of the week tiptoeing through the tulips if they wish, and they will. Isabelle is an old hand and happily showed her little brother around. Oliver loved being out and about, staggering through the uneven grass, chasing several puppies and reveling in the attention from the other tulip visitors. We all look forward to seeing the rest of the tulips arrive in the coming weeks, and Oliver and Isabelle will be right there to welcome them with open arms!

Where did these flowers come from? They weren't here when we left for Florida!?


You're not supposed to touch them. Ok Oliver?


Prince of the park


Flower child


Don't worry, bud. I've done this before. Stick with me, you'll get cool stuff like face painting and balloons when the festival arrives.