OC Fair Kicks Off July 15 Check Out the Entertainment Line Up

OC FAIR OPENS FRIDAY!!

Featuring Performances by Styx and BOSTON, OC Brew Hee Haw Craft Beer Round-up plus Motorcycle Events

Featuring 23 Days of Nightly Entertainment, Delicious Eats, Carnival Rides and All Things OC Fair July 15-August 14

The 2016 OC Fair wants to see your thrilled, happy and excited Fair faces as part of this year’s theme, “Get Your Fair Face On!” The fun starts Friday, July 15, and lasts through Sunday, August 14 (Wednesday-Sunday). The 23-day event is packed with fun for the whole family including nightly entertainment, unique food, carnival rides and more. Visit ocfair.com for the full list of events. 

Teen Pro-Active Driving School with Kia and B.R.A.K.E.S

KIA Joins B.R.A.K.E.S to Lead Teen Driving Safety Courses 

I remember taking the Drivers Ed course in school and then I also remember my brother being able to take the course privately. My mom always said that there was a huge difference in the two but it was not until I saw for myself how much more efficient the private instructors were that I realized this was a great option. 

Find out more about what you can do to help prep your teen driver to be and how you can sign them up for the B.R.A.K.E.S Teen Driving School too...

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15-17 year olds worldwide.

To provide teenagers with the training and tools to be safe and responsible behind the wheel, Kia Motors America (KMA) and the B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible And Keep Everyone Safe) Teen Pro-Active Driving School are bringing the 501(c)(3) charity’s free advanced driver training to San Diego July 30-31. 

According to a recent study, the B.R.A.K.E.S. program reduces the accident rate of teen drivers by approximately 64% in their first three years of driving. 

The B.R.A.K.E.S. curriculum includes advanced, behind-the-wheel training from professional driving instructors using Kia provided vehicles. Training includes: skid control, distracted driving awareness, panic stopping (ABS activation), drop-wheel recovery and car control.

Together, we can help save lives by preparing teens for the hazardous conditions they will face while on the road. Founder of B.R.A.K.E.S. and former NHRA Top Fuel drag racer, Doug Herbert, and representatives from Kia are available for interviews. Click herefor images and video.

If you or someone you know has a teen, enrollment is still open. Reserve a seat today at http://putonthebrakes.org/shop.

Happy Safe Summer 

LEGOLAND® Play Pass - Buy a Day Get 2016 FREE On Sale Now Plus Ticket #Giveaway #LegolandPlayPass

Have You Heard The News? The LEGOLAND® Play Pass is On Sale NOW!

If you are like me you are always looking for something to with your family or with one of your kids not always both.

I love amusement parks cause I can do just that!

Latest News From the Grand Legacy at the Park and The Fifth - Anaheim's ONLY Rooftop Lounge #The5ifthOC

Anaheim's ONLY Rooftop Lounge Offers Views, Drinks, Food and much more...

Visit The 5ifth at the Grand Legacy Hotel at the Park just steps from Disneyland!

It is NO secret that we love to spend our family time at the Grand Legacy at the Park, but, we have a new favorite in town and it is on the roof top of the hotel itself!

I have told you about the views and fireworks you can see from The Fifth but I have some updated and exciting news to share too.

Here are the happenings at The Fifth rooftop lounge and the Hotel itself this Summer:

* We love the staff and of course the owner and marketing director are amazing...but we also love that we get the insider info for my readers. So you are one of the first to read any info we get!

* The Fifth is open (to guests and special invite - email me and I can get you IN) and it is a MUST check out hot spot of OC! Visit, have a drink, get the kids an ice cream sandwich and let me know what you think of your Firework Rooftop experience! 

Aquarium of the Pacific Hosts International Save the Vaquita Day July 9th Be Wise to What You CAN Do to Help

THE AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC WILL PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL SAVE THE VAQUITA DAY JULY 9

On International Save the Vaquita Day the Aquarium of the Pacific will be holding an event to bring light to the plight of Vaquita.

WHAT: You can help the Aquarium of the Pacific protect a critically endangered species and spread the message of conservation on International Save the Vaquita Day and beyond. Found only in the northern part of the Gulf of California, Mexico, the vaquita porpoise is the world’s most endangered marine mammal. Only about sixty vaquitas remain, according to a report by the International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita (CIRVA).

The Aquarium will host activities and education booths to build public awareness of the vaquita and the threats that have brought it to the brink of extinction. The Aquarium of the Pacific and a team of aquariums and zoos across the country are asking the public to get involved in a campaign to help this animal, the smallest cetacean (whale, dolphin, or porpoise) on the planet. The current vaquita population represents a decline of more than 92 percent since 1997. Unless Mexico extends the gillnet ban enacted in 2015 and enforces regulations to stop illegal fishing, the vaquita will be driven to extinction within five years, according to CIRVA.