tulip festival & mother's day

this past weekend nick and i made our way over to the final day of the tulip festival at thanksgiving point.
the tulips were absolutely stunning
but my favorite part was taking nick through it all.
he'd never been to thanksgiving point!
he loves gardening, so i figured he'd like this somewhat.
we had a fantastic time to say the least
and the weather was the best i've seen in a long time
i'm kinda bummed that i didn't take my camera with me.
oh well!

that night, we also played around at Murray park. 
as we were sitting on the banks of the river, or stream, or irrigation, we saw a mommy duck and her babies
we kept hoping that they'd come real close to us, and they did!

aww look at the duckies :) how many duckies can YOU find?
we were trying extra hard to be completely silent. we knew that if we even breathed the wrong way we'd be maliciously and mercilessly attacked with no warning.

sunday nick let me sleep in, so we only went to sacrament meeting in what i figured was as close to a sweatshirt i could wear at church.
we made the best sugar cookies i've ever tasted in my life, and had dinner at my parent's house.
my mom's the best cook in the world.
i'm sorry, but for reals. she is.
then we watched the office and AFV, and went home.
my mom gave us chocolates for our tasting fancy on the way out the door. she never ceases to amaze me! i love her, and i'm so grateful for her.

SO, YESTERDAY, it was my dad's birthday. and I completely forgot!!
i'm the worst daughter ever!!
i need to figure out some way to make it up to him. i need suggestions!

yesterday was also my first staff meeting. we ate brownie bites, gummy bears and cookies while watching despicable me. best staff meeting ever!

and, today, i attended orientation at the U. 
i hate the U already. I am still a loyal Y fan, and i'm afraid no one can sway me otherwise. 
tomorrow i can start registering for classes.
my fafsa hasn't gone through yet, although i did it almost 2 months ago. 
scholarships? pfff. 

anyhow, i'm going to make it an effort to take a picture and post it every day. it's summer, we're going to be doing some awesome things, without a doubt. 
so happy summer everyone!