Some of my family and friends somewhat teased me when we were preparing to move to small town Virginia after spending a year in Southern California. They would say "how are you going to survive just going to a regular park after a year of visiting Disneyland (or Sea World) once a week?" Well in Lexington we have this wonderful place called Boxerwood Gardens. It is actually 31 acres total but we spend most of our time in the small Play Area complete with a mud kitchen, tunnels, small creek, sand area, hammock, and twisty trails. It has become our new favorite place and is minutes from our home. No traffic to park, no long lines, and last week we were the only family there. Nothing beats laying on the grass trying to catch the leaves falling from the trees or watching my girls swing in a hammock, not even Disneyland.
