Holiday in Holland!

We took a quick trip to Holland!

(alright- Holland, Michigan)

But taking a look at these pictures, you'd be confused where you were too!

Little Dutch town

And it was the Tulip Festival- so TONS of these.

What's a Dutch experience without the wooden 'Klompen' shoes?

Das ist meine klompen!

 

The Daddy Klompen!


Vas?! Der mommy klompen?!

Beautiful tulips and authentic windmill from (the real) Holland

 

 

 

Running through the tulips

 

Inside the windmill- the actually still use it to grind wheat.
The miller who runs it had to actually learn Dutch in order to become certified.
Talk about job commitment.

 

Fields, and fields, of tulips.

Up at the top

 

 

We got to catch up with one of my old dorm-mates from college, who actually grew up here!
So fun!

 

And some of our other buddies who recently moved out here.
Sophia was so happy to see her friends.

The Tulip Time Parade!

 

Who'd want to walk a parade in those wooden shoes?!
Commitment.

 

 

Yep. This just happened.
We live in the Mid-West.

Super cute Dutch Village

 

 

 

Those crazy shoes are actually carved out of a whole piece of wood

The stages of production.
Crazy.

Dancing time!
These guys were just so happy.

Lots of kicking.
Watch out for flying klompen.

A giant klompen slide!!!

We are so good looking.

Sophia on a the mini-train

This place was so cheesy and kitschy- it's fantastic.

 

More beautiful tulips and water wheel.

Holland is for Lovers.

 

It was just like we were on the canals of Amsterdam.
Sort of.

What a GREAT time we had.

We were pooped!