Tulip Time!

Last weekend was Pella's Tulip Time- thus, Bella was dressed up in her very first Dutch costume. :) Unfortunately, the weather was not very nice- it was cold and windy! Thankfully, we took pictures of Bella by all the tulips the weekend before on an absolutely beautiful day. So I didn't care as much that the weather stunk because I already had the pictures I wanted. Bella was quite the little performer during our photo shoot! There were already a lot of tourists around the tulip beds taking pictures, and she was definitely showing off for them. So some random people now have picture of our cute little Dutch girl. :)
Bella didn't really want to have her picture taken at first, but once she saw people looking at and talking to her, she started acting like her silly little self!Gazing upon all the pretty tulips... wondering I'm sure how she can get her hands on them to destroy. My favorite picture. :) So very sweet. Showing off those walking skills for everyone!
Seeing her in a little dress with a lace hat was quite possibly the cutest and funniest thing ever. I had Bella's dress and my dress made by a lady in Sully, and she did a great job. This dress can be let out so that it will fit Bella for several years, which will be nice. Plus, our dresses have a similar floral pattern, so we coordinated with each other. I made sure Derek matched too!
And here is pictures from the parade on Friday- VERY cold and VERY windy. I had to put several layers of clothing under Bella's dress so she didn't freeze to death. We walked in the baby parade Friday afternoon and Saturday afternoon. We probably should have walked Thursday because it was really nice, but I wasn't planning on it, so we didn't.
Our little family right after the parade on Friday- doesn't Derek look cute in his hat? :) Mommy and Bella back at home in the warmth!Thankfully, Saturday was a better day than Friday. The sun actually came out for awhile during the parade, and it wasn't quite so windy. Here is a picture of the whole family all dressed up in our lovely Dutch garb! Our neighbor Leslie and her little boy Trey- who is Bella's little playmate. Bella is apparently excited about something here!We tried to get a picture of the two little Dutch children together. Trey cooperated, but Bella kept shoving on him to stand up and walk around. This one is pretty sweet though. :) Grandpa Doug and Grandma Sheri with Miss Bella after the parade on Saturday!Aunt Anna snuggling with Bella on Saturday night. I think Bella missed Anna- she hasn't seen her since December, and she loved playing with her!We met up with some friends on Saturday night to watch the night parade because I thought Bella would like seeing the floats lit up, plus it was pretty decent out. However, that did not last too long. Bella wanted to go crawl onto other people's blankets and onto the street, and when we wouldn't let her, she started to get very mad. (Have I mentioned she has a temper?) So we just decided to go home. Maybe next year!