Monday we went to Dow's Lake for the last day of the tulip festival. We had planned to simply picnic and then walk along the lake front to see the tulips. Unfortunately, most of the tulips were gone, and the remaining ones definitely past their best. This was a new thought to Grace, that flowers will only bloom for a short time. Both girls were quite disappointed, until we looked around and found other fun things to do.
We started off with our picnic so we wouldn't have to lug it around with us - and it was more or less lunch time!
The girls didn't eat all that much, they were more interested in the inviting pine tree nearby...
...and it got even more fun when others joined in
And then better still, flying leaps from the tree to Daddy. Almost as good as jumping into a pool Jasmin whispered to Mommy afterwards (they miss being able to go swimming any time).
We kept seeing kids with face paint and Canada flags, so we went looking for the source - and found loud dance music from around the world, and tucked into a little back corner a craft tent where the girls painted wooden tulips. True to form, Jasmin came out with paint only on her hands and one spot on her shirt but Grace had paint up to her elbows and all over the front of her shirt!
After a clean up, what else to do but eat "ice cream"?
We looked at the paddle boats, but the line up was too long to bother waiting. We were more than ready for home, so home we went. A nice day out.
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