Day at the Park

  We are having so much fun with Brinleigh.  Watching her continue to experience so many firsts and develop such a cute personality is an absolute joy.  With the weather FINALLY getting warmer we are able to spend more time outside in the sunshine.  Brinleigh will actually get to wear real summer clothes this year!  
Last week Kayden and Tristyn, or, "The Kids" as Grayson refers to them, were out of school on Spring Break.  KC and I decided to take them all to Pullen Park in Raleigh for the day.  We picked up Burger King for lunch and started our fun with a picnic on the grass.  After everyone ate we hit up the Carousel.  The park was packed that day, I'm assuming because a lot of schools were out on Spring Break but also because it was an absolutely beautiful day.  After waiting in line for what seemed like forever, we finally made our way onto the merry-go-round.  This was Brinleigh's first time on a ride and I was super excited to see how she would react.  The Verdict:  I don't think she even noticed us speeding around in circles on what I thought was an unusually fast carousel.  While waiting in line, we saw how fast the merry-go-round was and so I opted for a horse giraffe that was stationary instead of one that moved up and down.  Brinleigh didn't seem phased at all.  Momma had a blast though!  After the carousel, we made our way over to the train.  The line wasn't as long and seemed to move a lot quicker too.  The train was fun and took us all around the park, again, Brinleigh didn't seem to care too much.  It was actually more relaxing than anything.  After a short ice cream break, KC and the kids got in line for the paddle boats.  Brinleigh and I walked around, she ate, and then finally passed out for a much needed nap.  After almost an hour of waiting for their turn on the paddle boats, they were finally off for their thirty minutes on the water.  Brinleigh and I followed them around the lake taking pictures.  It was getting late and we were tired but of course we had to play for a little bit on the awesome playground.  They had a huge playground area and they even had it divided into age appropriate toys and play equipment.  As the Ruey kids scattered, I headed to the baby/pre-school area and waited for a swing to open up for Brinleigh.  Brinleigh has never been in a swing other than her baby swing at home but I just knew she would love it.  I took tons of pictures and of course I had to record a video to send to Kolt since he wasn't with us.  It was super cute how excited she was about being pushed in the swing.