Sahuaro Ranch Park

For those of you who don't know about this hidden gem of a park in the west valley...you need to go visit and do it soon before it gets too hot! http://www.photography.inkart.net/arizona/sahuaro_ranch/ I have been visiting this park for as long as I can remember, Chad and I used to hang out there when we were in high school, we enjoyed countless visits there with Gage and Katie when they were younger...and it was so awesome...yet surprising to me that here I was taking another kiddo to go visit the peacocks at Saguaro Ranch Park!
We were greeted by dozens of squawking roosters and the most beautiful aroma of orange blossoms when we pulled in the parking lot. The rose garden is in full bloom and we enjoyed looking at the huge variety of roses...they had every kind you could dream of, the roses alone are worth the visit! We meandered through the grounds to find all the peacocks hiding in the orange groves as well as a couple of very well fed bunnies! We were armed with a loaf of bread and had a ton of fun feeding all of the birds and rabbits.
The back side of the park is a more traditional park with playgrounds, soccer fields, and the "usual" stuff...just on a huge scale. This was the first time that Dane got to be on a swing...and he had a blast! He smiled and giggled the entire time, the higher we pushed him the better! Our little dare devil!

He took a three hour nap when we got home!