Tulip Festival and Early Season Beach Trip

On Thursday I kept the kids out of school so we could visit Holland, MI during "Tulip Time." We also went to two of Holland's beaches. Enjoy the photos! (For a travelogue, click here.)

The first beach we visited was Tunnel Park (because it has a tunnel through a dune to get to the beach). I have to say that I had great anticipation as we neared the tunnel where we would see the waters of Lake Michigan. My heart was in my throat and I was literally like a kid on Christmas morning. I haven't felt that way in a long, long time. Exhilerating!

Veldheer's Tulip Farm

One of the sweetest things I saw all day. Nathan said, "I forgot how nice it is to hold a little hand!"

Tunnel Park

We took our shoes and socks off to wade in the water. It was so funny when a wave came up and hit Brigham when he first had his feet in the water. I had hold of his hands and he retracted his whole body out of the water. Whoosh!

Ever since we visited Silver Lake Sand Dunes last summer and learned what happens to sand when lightening strikes, Nathan has been wanting a piece of fulgarite. It is rare to find it because it is so fragile, but that is exactly what he happened upon. A nice contribution to his rock collection. I don' t have a picture of it yet. Maybe he'll post that on his blog.

Holland State Park

Nice big brother trying to keep his sister warm!