A Midsummer Night's Dream

I took the girls to see A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Raleigh Rose Garden one evening. It was the most beautiful, perfect setting for the play. It's such a fun play and this was a fantastic production and exciting to be so close to the actors. The girls loved that it involved fairies and that there were some kids in the play. I was surprised how well they followed the story line. We brought a picnic dinner and ate and wandered around the roses while we waited for the play to start. It smelled so good. I loved watching the sun set and the fireflies come out. After the play we stopped by Insomnia Cookies for one of their awesome s'more cookies.

raleigh rose garden

I took the boys to the Raleigh Rose Garden one morning to see if the roses were in bloom. And they most definitely were. It smelled so good. Simon was only interested in shaking the roses to make the petals fall off and Oliver just wanted to go to a playground, so we didn't stay too long. We headed to Lake Crabtree County Park for a picnic and Oliver got his playground fix. The boys had fun throwing rocks in the water and watching a man fly a giant kite.

Raleigh Rose Garden

I was doing some online research to find gardens in the area and came across the Raleigh Rose Garden which is behind the Raleigh Little Theatre. I took the boys there one day and it was the perfect little spot for a picnic. It smelled wonderful and there were so many varieties and colors of roses in full bloom. Ben and I returned a few days later for a date night picnic in the garden.