Last time it was "April showers bring a flood." This time, it's April showers bring May snow. Lilia and I went to Iowa for her first Tulip Time, and I was excited to be back after a 9 year absence from the food and festivities....but let's be honest, I mainly missed the food. But what do you do when over 2/3 of Tulip Time gets cancelled because of snow coming down sideways, temperatures hovering around the freezing mark, and weather you wouldn't call decent even in the dead of winter?
Well, first you snuggle under the blanket in the easy chair with Papa to watch a little Gunsmoke...
...hang out with big D...
...look out the window in disbelief of this May snow...
...sit on Nana's lap...
...and use uncle Ben as a booster to look out the window some more.
And when the weather finally clears enough to make a quick Tulip Time appearance, we donned the wooden shoes (thanks to Aunt Bailey!)...
...found some of the few tulips in bloom...
...and watched an afternoon parade together....
...to see the best part of the parade, by far - cutest little Dutch boy I've ever seen!
