It's August!

Can you believe August is already here?! I feel like summer just started last week when temperatures started shooting up to 90 plus degrees!

Anyway, we're not here to talk about the weather. There are tons of events happening this weekend! Tons!

There is the Fairfax County 4-H Fair, the 6th Annual Asian Festival, The Friendship Firehouse Festival, and the Manassas African American Heritage Festival.

Wow, it's an eclectic weekend for sure.

I hope you get to attend one of these great events! They all sound amazing; I wish I could attend all of them!

For more information, please check out the calendar page here.

Have a wonderful weekend and stay hydrated!

Gone Fishing!!

There is a great event on Saturday at Lake Fairfax that is sponsored by the New Horizon Bass Anglers Foundation .

It's a great way to introduce your little ones to fishing. The event begins at 8am and is over by noon. Kids will get an opportunity to fish with the assistance of proficient anglers (fishermen). A fishing license is required for this event. A day, fresh water fishing license can easily be acquired online through the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. They accept Visa and Mastercard only. Just print the license and keep it on your person during the event.

If you decide to attend this event, you should get there early. Don't worry if your child doesn't have a rod, the Anglers will provide a rental for free. A short seminar will follow the fishing to give kids an overview of the importance of caring for our natural resources.

Pre-registration is requested but not required. You may register at the derby on the same day!

It is recommended that you bring water and snacks for the event. A light lunch will be provided to all registrants who sign-up before noon. The lunch consists of a hot dog, a cold drink and a piece of fruit. For more information on the event please click here.

I hope you get to attend this event! I'd love to hear about your experience!

The Reston Fair

I took my kids to the Reston Festival today. The weather threatened rain but in the end there was only a two-second spitting.

It was very crowded; more so than last year. But there were some great vendors and some awesome raffles. We entered to win tickets for the Children's Festival in September at Wolf Trap and also to win an Eco-Friendly Kite.

The kids area was clear across the other side from last year. But they added many more activities such as rides, walking jesters, and other fun activities. Like last year, there was a free craft section. But this year, you could buy tickets not only for the rides but also for activities such as a caricaturist. We missed that but I heard they had to close the line so the artist could go home at a reasonable time, ha!

I am hoping to attend tomorrow without the kids for a bit to check out the vendors more closely. I saw some really interesting things that need a closer look sans little, grabbing hands.

Here is a fun picture I took in the craft area. Wouldn't that be a great job, to walk around on stilts, squirting little kids on the head with a water gun?! I'd take it in a heartbeat!

To check out more details about the Reston Festival, please click the link.

There are some fabulous events coming up in August and September. I have been working on getting those two pages up on the calendar. I hope you'll come back to check them out soon!