Almost a Tulip Festival but Not Quite...

We went to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point this weekend. Let me tell you...It was a totally let down. Maybe I was imagining fields of tulips? Maybe I was expecting too much considering it was called a "Tulip" festival? Apparently there were just a few flowerbed with tulips in them. Aubree, my mom and I were all bummed about the lack of tulips. I guess you have to try and see things for yourself but now I have warned you all...the Tulip Festival is not so much a tulips festival as a great way to waste $10 bucks each.

Aubree saw this lighthouse and said, "Wow, just like the mini golf course. I have always wanted to go in one...This is my dream come true!" I took a picture before she was knocked over by the wind but it was a pretty cool light house.

Aubree, by this time of the day, was so sick of taking pictures she could hardly stand it.

I would say, "Aubree smile!" and she would grimace at me. I figured we had to take some pictures by the Tulips since we were at the infamous Tulip Festival. Any Pictures you see of use by Tulips literally are the only tulips we saw the whole day.

It was also so windy...so if you see our hair blowing about in the wind it is amazing that we weren't blown over.

The waterfalls at Thanksgiving Poing are definitely pretty.

We also ate some sweet roasted almonds like you get at Christmas time and walked around the gardens. We had a nice day but all in all I wouldn't recommend going to the Tulip Festival.

Kid's Say The Darndest Things & For All The Parrot Heads...

This past weekend we went to Emery County to see my brother in law Chris for his birthday! Happy Birthday Chris! Tim and I brought the dogs and Mike & Tiffanie brought their dog Hugo (You can see pics of him on there blog to the right). Hugo ran in circles and my dogs did their best to catch him but they were no match for Hugo's speed. We also saw our friends Beau and Mel and their little girl Leyla! (You can check out their blog by clicking on the link on the right). Leyla asked me the most unique question I have been asked about my dogs. She looked up at me with those big eyes and said "What color is your dog's poop?" I gave her my most honest answer...that I will not share here with you but it was pretty cute they way she asked it. I also saw my other nieces and nephews and they are the best nieces and nephews anyone could ask for! Luke (the youngest) thought chasing Max was the funnest activity of the day. It was so nice to go down to Emery because we don't get a chance to do it very often.

PS. I added another song to the playlist!

Southern Cross: Originally this song wasn't sung by Jimmy Buffett but that is the version I chose because not only are my sister and brother in law Mike & Jenny huge fans but because they gave Tim two tickets for his birthday the first fall we dated and Tim and I went down to Vegas to see it! It was so much fun that we did it again last fall. This is one of Tim's favorite songs and so this is for all the Parrot Heads out there!

Every Song Has a Story...

I wanted to add music to our blog but I didn't want it just to be random songs so I compiled a list of songs and each one has a story...

Jammin': Every since Aubree was about three we would "Jam" in the car. We would put on Bob Marley and bounce our heads up and down to the music and jam. Every time we hear it in the car we stop what were are doing and start Jammin.

Elephant Medley: When Tim & I first started dating he would want us to sing this duet together in the car. I didn't know the words so I had to look them up on a lyrics website so that I would impress him with my skills.

Seven Nation Army: As Tim & I have found out Aubree loves rock music. "Rockin Music" as she calls it. She loves this song...She doesn't know the title but simply asks to listen to "The Stripes" and then she rocks out.

If I Had a Million Dollars: We drive to Vernal a lot so we are always in the car. We put this song on a CD and we sing it as a family. Aubree & I sing the first part and Tim the second. Then we come up with a ton of crazy things that we would do if we had a million dollars...nothing that's cruel of course...

American Idiot: This is one of Tim & my favorite albums. Aubree has been enjoying it to. She calls it "The Green Band." She once asked us to explain the lyrics to her and we got into a deep discussion...She is so smart!

See You Again: Okay, so what little girl doesn't like Hanna Montana? Even Aubree likes it and I have to admit I like it too. The funniest part it that I was in the car one day with my brother Zac and he admitted to liking this song. I told Aubree and she still laughs about it.

Beverly Hills: Apparently Aubree really like Weezer. She wanted to listen to this song and we didn't know which one she was talking about. We had to go through every song on the CD til we found it. She refused to listen to any other song until she found the one she was looking for...she is so stubborn!

Our Song: So I like country and I quite enjoy Taylor Swift's album. I think this song is so cute and at first Aubree refused to listen to it cause it wasn't rock...but I convinced her in the end and now she can sing almost all the words!

Say It Ain't So: We have been playing Rockband at Matt & Breezee's house. This is one of the songs on the game. Tim & Matt both sang it but Aubree did the best. She actually knew almost all the words and the tune and did a great job...she made us all look bad. It is one of her favorite songs.

Imagine: We have been trying to convince Aubree that just because a song doesn't have so much bass you feel like you are getting a massage that a song can still be good. Slowly but surely we have convinced her of the genius of the Beatles.

So those are some songs that we listen to in the car and I hope you like them too!