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Summer is finally here! You can finally pull out those white pants you've been dying to get back into and kick off this Memorial Day Weekend with the fun and free activities we've found for you in your area! Click here to find the perfect event/events for you and your family! Happy Memorial Day!
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SAVE THE DATE for these GREAT Events happening THIS WEEKEND!

ViVa Vienna!
When:
  Saturday 24 May - Monday 26 May
Cost: FREE!
Where: 245 Maple Ave. W 
Vienna, VA
For more information, click here! 

Herndon Festival
 
When:  Thursday 29 May - Sunday 1 June
Cost:
FREE! 
Where:
Downtown Herndon, VA
For more information, click here!


FAMILY FUN

Pinocchio
When: Thursday, May 1 - Sunday, June 8
Location: The Puppet Co. Playhouse
7300 MacArthur Blvd
Glen Echo, MD
Learn more about this event here!

Watson Adventures' Whodunnit Family Scavenger Hunt
When: Saturday, May 24
When: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location: National Gallery of Art
6th Avenue and Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC
Learn more about this event here!

Spring Night Sky
When: Saturday, May 24
Time: 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Location: Rock Creek Park Nature Center
5300 Glover Rd, NW
Washington, DC

Science Saturdays: Egg Drop
When: Saturday, May 24
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Hagley Museum and Library 
201 Hagley Creek Road
Wilmington, VA
MOM BLOG: Tiny Steps Mommy 
The Dandelion Seed Waits With Hope

The billowy fluffs float on the breath of my little girl's secret wishes. I watch her spread the dandelion seeds and smile. Who decided these were weeds anyway? I love dandelions. They are vibrant and stand alone until it's time to change into impossibly soft wisps. Then they wait until the wind slowly carries them away- to land where they may. No plans. No set path. The dandelion seed waits with hope. Recently, this is how I have felt. Like a dandelion seed floating. Waiting to land and bury myself into the soil. Waiting to grow. Waiting to change. Waiting for what comes next. I don't know why I feel this way, but it's where I am right now. On the cusp of a transformation I still don't understand. A future I can't yet see. An uncertainty that feels scary and confusing, but exciting at the same time. Some days I think I know what is in store for me and my family and then everything becomes unclear. I sat with my mother... to read the rest, click here!

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