If you live in or near Greensboro, City Lake Park in Jamestown, is definitely worth checking out. In addition to the amazing and HUGE playground, the park also has a merry-go-round, train, miniature golf, swimming pool (with slides and diving boards), and a lake (complete with water taxi and paddle boats). Packing a picnic lunch and spending the entire day at the park is something I see happening a lot in our future.
My parents were in town for the day, and they accompanied us to the park. While Ava thoroughly enjoyed the merry-go-round, my dad was clearly less than impressed since he spent the whole time on his cell phone. In his defense, this was probably Ava's 20th time riding the merry-go-round. While each ride was equally as magical for Ava, when you get to be 60, a merry-go-round is a merry-go-round, right?
Ride #87.
Ride #173.
Ride #492.
In between rides on the merry-go-round, we spent a good portion of our time on the train. The tunnel was definitely Ava's favorite part.
Ride #612.
Finally, we moved away from the rides long enough to explore the playground. It really is quite impressive... I'm sure as a kid, the playground seems bigger than life!
Thanks, City Lake Park! We will be back soon!