Tulips, Tulips, Tulips! :)

Remember back in October, when I posted this little recap of our afternoon spent planting all of the tulips we brought back from our trips to the Netherlands?  I remember the day we planted those and how hopeful we were that the tulips would actually bloom...

Well, fast forward to April.  We returned home from our trip to Germany to find this welcoming sight...

So many tulips! :)  

They added the perfect splash of color to our house this spring! :)
Seeing them always put a smile on my face, and they brought back so many wonderful memories of our travels! :)

So pretty! :)

Of course, when we planted the tulips last fall, we didn't have Vander...  So, when we planted them originally, we didn't quite realize that they would get in the way during playtime between Vander and our neighbors' dogs, resulting in many trampled tulips!  Oops!  We quickly learned that we'll have to find new homes for those tulips this coming fall. :)

He didn't quite notice the tulips he was trampling over every time he ran along the fence line...

My poor, poor trampled tulips. :(

On the bright side, the trampled tulips did make for a nice floral display in our kitchen for most of April! :)