Saturday...in Pullen Park

Pullen Park, Raleigh, NC.

First, we climb.

This is the girl who used to have a huge fear 

of heights.  OT + maturity = bye bye fear!

"Look Mommy!  I'm a fly caught in a web!"

 

 Then we get sandy and wet.

See that little girl to the left of EG?  Oh my, what a little bossy pants!  You can see it on her face.  Thankfully, Eliza Grace just ignored her :)

 Then we patiently wait to spin.

 Will chose the pig.

 EG chose a cat.

Then, even though I told them they were waaaay too old, they did the boats.  They're now convinced they are too old, since both of them had trouble fitting in the seats!

  Lastly, we ride the train.
 Definitely a Saturday well spent at the park.

On A Carousel

Pullen Park in Raleigh reopened a couple of weeks ago after a really long renovation.

We caught up with our friend Dara and some of her family to check out the all the changes.

Pullen Park boasts a real Dentzel Carousel, one of 23 remaining historic Dentzel carousels still operating in North America.

It was crazy crowded, but hey, that's what you get when you go to Pullen Park on the second Saturday it was open, which also happened to be Thanksgiving weekend!

The renovations to the park are fabulous and, despite the crowds, we had a really nice time.

Waiting in line for the carousel. 
Eliza Grace and Ashley are patiently
waiting with smiles but Will, not so much.

Eliza Grace riding an ostrich.