Wonderful World of Amusement

Mother suggested that we take my brother (who is only 8 years old) and my 2 year old daughter to Kings Dominion and I gladly agreed.  I love Kings Dominion...the rides, the funnel cakes, and the thrill of dropping 100+ feet down a roller coaster with my hands in the air! 

My daughter takes a lot after me...my attitude - which I'm not too thrilled about ;-), my childhood love for Barbie, playing dress-up, and ROLLER COASTERS!  She is fearless and wanted to ride the real thing, but instead she was summons to the kiddie rides.  She was actually able to ride one kiddie coaster and she loved it!  She even held her hands in the air, smiling the entire ride.

I can't wait until next year, because she will be my official "coaster partner in crime"...since she should be hitting the 46" height where she can ride a lot more rides with Mommy :-)

RVA-B-QUE

The City’s historic 17th Street Farmers’ Market and the Enrichmond Foundation are partnering to bring the first RVA Crafted Beer and BBQ festival to Shockoe Bottom. The festival will be held on Sunday, August 12 from noon to 5 p.m. Entrance to the event and on-street parking is free.

 

August is Virginia Craft Brew Month and to celebrate, the City’s 17th Street Farmers’ Market will host 16 of the best Virginia hand-crafted beer makers. These crafted beers will be paired with more than a dozen of the best Metro-Richmond BBQ masters preparing their moist, succulent smoked chicken, pork and beef favorites in tantalizing sauces along with some amazing side dishes.

 

Come and learn about our State’s ever-growing craft beer industry from the experts. Music will be provided by the classic rock group The Son’s of Zebedee and the Richmond Blues Band. Free transportation will be provided throughout the day by To The Bottom and Back bus service and will service the Shockoe Bottom, Shockoe Slip, Fan District and Carytown areas.

 

If you plan on sampling the beer, please bring a valid form of identification. RVA-B-Que is a family-friendly event and the festival will offer plenty of non-alcoholic beverages.

 

For more information on 17th Street Farmers’ Market events, please visit: www.RichmondGov.com/FarmersMarket.

Zoo Time!

Since I started this blog every weekend I have worked on some kind of project and this weekend I decided that I needed to spend some quality time with my loves.  So...

Last weekend we took the family to the Metro Richmond Zoo.  Kennedy was super excited to see all of the the animals up close and personal, especially the giraffes [although I think I enjoyed them more than she did!].  Having these tall animals simply eat right out of your hand was A-MAZING!

The canaries were also cool!  We brought sticks of bird seed and was told they were for feeding the birds.  Little did I know that when you went into the enclosure with hundreds of these canaries, they would flock around you and actually sit right on the stick and eat the food.  I was a little scared -- I have to admit, but it was fun to see the birds fly so close fighting to get to these seeds.  If you weren't careful they would even find a spot right on you to land to get a chance at some of those delicious seeds.

The highlight of course were the monkeys, she kept telling me "Mommy, I talk to the monkeys...ooh ooh, ahh ahh" -- it was too funny!

We even jumped on the Safari Train to cool down and take a break from walking for a bit.  Did I mention Kennedy has a thing for trains....she had such a great time!

The Metro Richmond Zoo offers you a chance to have fun, while learning all about wild life.  I totally recommend it for anyone who lives in the area or just here visiting, to stop by a take a tour of the Metro Richmond Zoo's wild life and explore your wild side.  Lol ;-)