Scouting Out North Carolina

So a few months after we made the decision to move to Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina, we decided it might be a good idea to visit it for the first time. (true)

This is us at at Pullen Park, a super-cool city park in Raleigh. We were joined there by our wonderful DC friends Peter, Farrar, and Miles and Porter who coincidentally happened to be visiting NC family at the time.

Why yes, we are posing with a statue of Andy Griffith and Opey Taylor. Andy is a proud NC native son and has done a lot for the state over the years.

Our kids doing some boating while Farrar and Peter look on.

When pigs fly!!

Farrar introduced us to the yummy local tradition of LocoPops. They're made in the Mexican tradition of paletas and come in unusual flavors like mojito, mango chile and plum black pepper. Loco!
Peter and Farrar on her mom's front porch in Durham. In this photo, Farrar has decided not to speak to Peter until he shaves. ;)

Not only did P&F show us around the area, they even TOOK OUR KIDS OFF OUR HANDS for a few hours so we could look around in peace. Above, the boys concoct some major magic in a special cauldron found in the Durham Museum of Life and Science.