Tulip Time and Mother's Day Fun!

Well, this past weekend was tulip time and sawyer actually seemed to enjoy his first tulip time celebration! on thursday we got dressed up and walked in the baby parade. sawyer didnt seem to mind wearing his costume at all- and he looked so cute in his little dutch hat! he was really tired though and wanted to be carried- so we each got to carry him two blocks(me, gma cathy, gma val and aunt beth), which actually worked out very well. he did great the whole time. then i stipped his sweaty costume off and he took a nice nap in the bjorn with his hat still on. tourists kept telling me how adorable he was (as if i didnt already know :) )
















we even walked around the entire "dutch market" craft show with him and he took another snooze in the bjorn. i swear that thing is like baby crack- it knocks him right out. i worked on friday and im happy to say that it wasnt crazy at all- thank goodness! actually it was one of the funnest days i have had at work! sawyer got to be in the baby parade again that day with gradma val and grandpa erv. sawyer made grandpa erv carry him and sawyer took a little nap. he is such a cuddler!














saturday my friend from college leeann and her fiance caleb came down to visit for tulip time. we took sawyer to his first parade. it was sort of hot and very bright- he didnt seem to think it was all that great.















we also went back to the dutch market so leeann could look around. zach and caleb got sunburnt- leeann, sawyer and i did not! saturday night we took sawyer to his first night parade- he was mesmerized by the floats! he loved watching them go by.



















then he got super tired since it was past his bedtime- i must be getting cruncier and less inhibited by the minute because i def. let him nurse under our giant blanket- no one even noticed :) that is something i never thought i would do! at the parade we happened to end up sitting next to chase's older brother and his family. chases neices took turns holding sawyer. ashton was sawyers age when chase died- she looks and acts so much like him! she is sooo cute- she kept asking me "hey, is that your baby?" chase would have had so much fun with her-she is a wild woman!!! we had a bonfire at our house after the parade- very fun! we stayed up until 2 am hanging out with chases other, younger brother brett. i seriously adore him!
















today i celebrated my first mother's day!! (even though last year this time i was like 3 weeks pregnant but of course had no idea yet!) being a mommy is the most wonderful thing i have ever experienced in my entire life! the love is just unbelieveable. zach, sawyer and i slept in until 10 today!! i was so tired. then we celebrated with some family at my grandmas house. we came home and the three of us fell asleep on the couch for two hours! like i said- we were so tired! we had dinner at zach's parents house tonight. for mother's day zach, sawyer and i are going to go pick out flowers for my new deck planters!! i cant wait! oh, and my laptop came on friday but no one was home to sign for it so i will get it tomorrow!!!!!!!!!! im pumped! HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL THE MOMMIES! hope everyone else had a great day too.