Tulip Tours

We spent a lovely Sunday enjoying the Tulips in La Conner Wa my last rotation off. Our schedules of soccer, college, and homework keeps us pretty tethered to our home but we managed to sneak away for a few with the kids. We love drives together! Also we like to make things educational so we helped Val out with her college art assignment by visiting the MONA while we were in town. We were lucky enough to examine several pieces of work by a local Northwest artist Robert McCauley. His work is stunning and thought provoking. He loves to paint nature in its’ habitat! I loved the turtles and its message.....MOVE more slowly. Be Purposeful, lean in! The best thing about the day...everything was free except for parking at the Tulip fields. We walked downtown, visited the shops, bought some blue cheese olives, some “Paris tea”,  grabbed  a grab bag at the local antiques store (used to love the surprise of those as a kid) and Ethan bought a bunch of tulips for Sam. We ate at the casino for dinner before heading back into town. Val wanted to gamble...how can she be old enough. We convinced her not too though! She loves to try new things but also wasn’t willing to put her own dollars up for it. One thing I wasn’t all in for is her excitement to try taxidermy. I however was not informed that she had researched it, purchased the tools, and planned it on a night I was at work. I did freak and it still bothers me, and when I calmed down I did email a local taxidermist to ask if they would allow her to use their space and teach her their trade. She is going to make a great surgeon one day! Her first taxidermy was a clean dead rat from a pet store so at least it was free of diseases. I’m not going in her room for awhile.