New, expectant and hopeful parents won’t want to miss this event.

• Over 100 Baby, Kid, and Maternity Exhibitors
• The Childcare Resources Preschool & Child Care Expo
• Birthday Party Planning Celebration

• Momprenuer, Career, and Education Summit

• Diaper Derby and Dancing Baby Contests

• Citywide Baby Shower featuring the Baby Bucks Auction

• Fashion Shows, Parades, and Plenty of Shopping

• Child Safety Center featuring free Child I.D. Kits

Saturday, August 29th. 10:00am – 3:00pm
Metropolitan Church Event Center
Free Event
For more info: Babypalooza

Grab your calendars and start planning because it’s festival time!

The Alabama Butterbean Festival just sounds fun – right? Well, it’s actually a festival founded on the premise of uniting the older generations with the younger. “The Alabama Butterbean Festival was born as an effort to unite the senior citizen population of Palmerdale with the present and younger generations throughout the area. It aides as an effort to fund renovations. The theme for the festival came from the original roots of the community, a laid back, friendly butterbean-eating neighborhood. Many memories spawn from the thoughts of eating butterbeans and cornbread while visiting with neighbors on the front porch.”

This year’s theme is and Old Fashioned Birthday Party for Alabama – so come on out for an old-fashioned good time! Featured in this year’s event is a 5K & 1-mile run, childrens parade, cooking contests and much more.

September 5, 2009
Pinson, AL
For more information, visit their site Alabama Butterbean Festival

With the grand bash behind them, the newly remodeled Chick-Fil-A in Inverness will be hosting some family fun during the week.

Tuesday’s will be Family Fun Night. Kids eat free with the purchase of an adult meal. 5pm to close. Don’t forget, they have a great indoor play area, maybe you can actually enjoy a meal while the kids play. Free food and the opportunity to eat in peace? Does it exist? Go See!

Inverness location is located off of Hwy 280, on the Target side.

This year is the 25th anniversary of the Southern Women’s Show and they have some exciting things lined up!

Here’s what you’ll experience:

Meet Kate Gosselin – Reality TV’s most talked about Mom

Watch the Firefighter Fashion Show featuring the Birmingham Fire Department and the Brave men from Hoover!

Enjoy FREE breakfast from Panera Bread on Friday (while supplies last!)

Celebrate our 25^th Birthday with cupcakes from Ashley Mac’s Catering (Friday!)

Get Coupon Clipping tips from the Coupon Queenie!

Catch hourly cooking classes featuring chef’s from Little Savannah, Icon, Panera Bread and more!

The 1^st 100 guests receive a free reusable women’s show shopping bag!

Enjoy Girl’s Night Out on Friday with chocolate fondue from the Melting Pot!

Starts this Thursday, Sept 24th – 27th. Click here for more details

Older siblings are starting school, that means it’s time to find something to do with the little ones.

Kids Gym still has spots available for their fall classes that start the week of September 14th. Mommy and Me classes start with the itty bittys at just 3 months and they move on up to crawlers, pre-walkers and walkers.

Kids Gym will be in it’s new location this fall, the old Berry Middle School off of Columbiana Road in Vestavia.

Give Ms Wendy a call and see about getting signed up for some exercise and fun!

Kids Gym and Dance Center
(205) 822-2332
Website

Well, here are some of your options!

Still going strong this summer is Pepper Place Farmers Market. Open rain or shine, every Saturday from 7:00 am until noon. 2nd Avenue North between 28th and 29th Streets.

Stokin’ the Fire – Sloss Furnace. Twenty 32nd Street North. Great BBQ, music, dancing and huge area for the kids.

Festival Hours: Friday: 6pm-11pm Saturday: 11am-11pm

Admission Prices:
Children under age 5: Free
Children ages 5-12: Day Pass $5, Weekend Pass $10
Adults: Friday Pass $10, Saturday Pass $15, Weekend Pass $20
Family Weekend Pass: 2 adults and 2 children: $50

Chick Fil A – Inverness Location –
Saturday, grand re-opening event. 11am – 1pm
Check out their new look and stay around for games and prizes, Cow Themed of course!!
Fun for the whole family.

Fultondale Founders Day – Saturday, Black Creek Park off of US Hwy 31. 2pm – 8pm, Admission is FREE!

Kids Areas, Music, Food, Arts and Crafts

Alabama Theater – Childrens Matinee – Saturday, 2pm. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Children 3 and under are Free! Tickets are available at the box office, 1 hour before showtime.

Beacon Park – Beacon Drive, behind Garden Ridge. Irondale. Free Movie in the Park. Highschool Musical 3. Bring blankets or chairs, and go early, givewaways to the first 100 people. Movie begins at dusk (8:15pm)

Back to School Rally – Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church. 2315 26th Ave North, 35204. Saturday, 10am – 4pm
Food, fun, fellowshipping, music, school supplies and rides. Rides include: giant waterslide, bungee ride, obstacle course, moonwalk and more.

Dawg Daze – Crestline Village

Friday Night Movie – Outside at Emmett O’ Neal Library. Hotel for Dogs. Starts at 8pm
Saturday – Dawg Daze Parade starts at 9am
9am-Noon – Flea Market

Lots of options for fun, pick one or two and enjoy some time with your family!