We went "venturing" today. As hot as it was going to be, I have been wanting to take Brax to Dan Nicholas Park in Rowan county. My aunt used to take us during the summers and it was a great time. But now it has so much more and I knew that Braxton would have a ball! I invited my dad to join us and so we headed out about 11am with our picnic lunch in tow. I took all the country roads that we took for years to get to the farm and it was bittersweet driving by. We stopped briefly just to look at the changes and to reminisce a bit. We took Braxton up there a couple of years ago but he doesn't remember it. Anyways, it was neat heading back up there and I was looking forward to going back to the "park".
Once we arrived we went to the picnic area and had our lunch. We finished up and walked over to where the action was. We rode a little train, the carousel, saw the animals in the petting zoo, and reptiles (live might I add) in the aquarium. After all of that fun stuff Braxton played on the playground equipment for about 30 minutes. There was miniature golf, a water zone, and paddle boats that we didn't do. It was a great day and we will be going back this summer. It's a great trip and very inexpensive. A well kept secret just right down the road!
