Daily routines can be T E D I O U S. Especially when most mornings I struggle to get my daughter…read moreready to go for school or gymnastics.... why is it sooo hard to wake up in the morning?!?! if we're late for school, it's going to be a hell of a day...errr... an adventure! But *knock on wood* we've made it every morning. Although one day, the bus left without us and I had to follow it to the next stop. Oh well. Thanks to Yelp, we were able to get out of our tiresome routine in the morning for a day. Free tickets for Great Family Play Day?!?! And since it was at Children's Discovery Museum, we were able to go there for free too! YEAH-YUHHHH!!!.Oh and since I got 4 tickets, I invited my homie and her daughter. What a fun playdate!!!! There were so many activities!!! Bracelet making, pumpkin painting, duck fishing, reading books, STEAM projects like making a rocket, sliding, jumpers, etc! There were A LOT of freebies!!! It was so hot that day, I'm so relieved there was free bottled water, free lemonade, free mocha, and free other drinks. So many I forgot who was giving what!!! Free ice cream, free Peatos chips (that was memorable!), free bag. Oh man, I can go on and on. Thanks Yelp! Thank you, SIlicon Valley CM Jon S!!! Thanks Great Big Family Play Day!!! We had a wonderful time!!!

Santa Clara Pal BMX is such a great place and program designed to bring friends and families…read moretogether. Three days a week, racing takes place here in a safe and fun environment. The race track is top notch... it is rated as one of the nicest tracks in the nation. What is even better than having this local gem of a race track so close is all of the great people involved. The track operators have such a love for their people , the families , the track and the sport in general. What they provide for the kids who come out here every week is huge! This sport, track , program and all of the families are all so welcoming and positive. The sense of accomplishment, fun, discipline and camaraderie you get from BMX racing and Santa Clara Pal is very tough to replicate. Even if you are not into competing on two wheels, you should go out to this track and check it out...Tuesday, Friday and Sundays. It's always free to spectate and enjoy all of the fun and excitement.

I have to give Nick and crew 5 stars for the excellent job running and Managing the track. For the…read morepast several race seasons they have gone above and beyond to make all the events go smoothly and treat everyone as family. This track is a 5 star plus facility and no one will be disappointed. I highly recommend!

An amazing experience! Loved the combination of colors and the wet zone! Food was delicious and…read moremusic was jammin' The only downside was they ran out of color like half way through the event so come on the earlier side We'll go again!

Great time. So much fun and what an experience. Next time I'll bring a bag to put the colors in…read more Also, make sure you bring a towel cuz you'll get soaked! I would have loved to see performances or if there was, I totally missed it. Regardless, Definitely going next year!

We got invited by some friends to come and had no expectations, but we were completely blown away…read more This is so kid friendly with a petting zoo, giant blowing of bubbles, playground, and music. All the kids had so much fun running around and exploring. They also had little animal statues that the kids loved. They had a good selection of food trucks with yummy food. We ended up grabbing food at the end and listening to the awesome country band they had, while our little one danced with other kids. It's free entry and only $6 for parking. I highly recommend attending, and we will be going back next year.

My 5-year-old son and I attended the 1st Annual Martial Cottle Harvest Festival today, and had a…read moregreat time. The festival is put on by the Santa Clara County Parks Dept along with various sponsors and a bunch of awesome volunteers. Here's a quick list of some of the stuff we saw: -Free parking for the festival -4H Club had Pig Painting, Seed Planting and a Petting Zoo! -SJ Libraries promotin' learnin', and such truck... -Pumpkin Carving and Painting -Our City Forest with tree planting tips -Smokey the Bear!!!! -County Parks and the Valley Open Space Preserve were there to hand out flyers, talk about their parks and encourage people to hike! -Multiple Food Trucks: Oh, Miso Hungry, Cookies & Cream, Smoked Out BBQ & Waffles Amore -Plenty of restrooms -Pumpkin Bowling!!! -"Cattle" roping & branding! -Live bands -Face painting -Organic Farming display by Jacobs Farms. In fact all the Pumpkins at the Festival were provided by Jacobs Farms--so kudos to them for that! I'm not usually a fan of festivals, but this one is different: it's mostly free and heavily promotes outdoor activities --which I'm all for. Plus, the venue of Martial Cottle is the perfect place to hold this event, and I can't wait for next year.

Obsessed with this place. My hubby took me for a Mother's Day picnic and tour of the farm. It was…read moreSO lovely - delicious food, valet parking, activities for kids, tons of super cute and very friendly animals, and everyone was so nice and helpful. I had the best time and would love to come back!

I attended a baking class here with Women Over Fifty group. It was amazing! Highly recommend…read more Shoshana who taught the class was wonderful. She was extremely knowledgeable and patient with all of us. We all took home a box of delicious pastries we baked and purchased hand made soap by Shoshana. We had the pleasure of meeting her husband too. Such a great family. We will definitely return for more classes. I can't say enough about our lovely experience here.

i ran the oktoberun 5k in 2014 and 2015, but unfortunately was unable to participate last year…read more(2016). i was so happy that i was able to fit this into my schedule for 2017, and more importantly, run the half marathon course, since this was one i had my eye on for a couple of years. as always, the race begins & ends in downtown rwc, by the rcef (redwood city education foundation). despite a major heatwave, aka indian summer in late october, the temps actually cooled down by the morning of the race, and it was 51 & sunny, with little humidity just before the start. heck, i was COLD, for the first time in over a week, wearing gloves and a warm jacket during my warmup. the haffie started at 730, and they were more or less on time, starting just a minute or two after the official start time, but i appreciated that they were verifying that traffic was clear on the course before officially sounding the horn! since it was a cool, non-humid, non-windy day, with the sun only partially risen, i was able to quickly get into a good rhythm and stride and hit my target pace. there were plenty of water stations along the course, and they also had a halfway check point along the haffie course, to ensure that the half marathoners didn't get lost or skip parts of the official course. i saw many volunteers on the course, directing traffic to ensure that all of us made the correct turns to stay on course until the very end. there were also some orange cones lining parts of the course. since i was able to stay focused and patient, i maintained very even splits for the first 10 miles, and had enough energy to push the pace in the last 5k and and sprint across the finish line. did i mention i passed quite a few runners in the final 5k? great feeling, it was. i didn't fully accept it until i crossed the finish line, but i ended up pr'ing, by a minute, and running 6 minutes faster than my previous half marathon last year. although this was a certified usa track & field half marathon course, the actual distance ran (according to my garmin) was a tad bit long...i got 13.25mi, which is .14mi longer than the official course time. it inflated my finish time about about a minute, but it wasn't a big deal, i pr'd anyway! at the finish line festival, i was greeted with kona water, bananas, noosa yoghurt, kind bars, beanitos bean chips, snack factory apple sticks, and bobo's oat bar bites...this was quite the spread, and i was quite impressed by these offerings (as were the other runners). sat october 28th, 2017 was a magical day for me, and now i can say that i ran my personal best half marathon in my home town! great event, superb organization, flat course, friendly volunteers, delicious & healthy food & beverages at the finish line...what more could i ask for?

This was a really nice event, much better than I expected. What more can I say?…read more Kim said it all.

***************************** 1369 ***************************…read more Bite Silicon Valley, Day 1, How Can We Shape The Future of Food, Health, and Technology to help our Growing Population, End Food Waste, Create Affordable Food for All, and GMOs Debate Conference, at Levi's® Stadium. The Bite Silicon Valley, the nation's first-ever FESTIVAL exploring the intersection of food + tech, at Levi's® Stadium June 5-7, 2015 has come to a close, marking the very first year of the best and the brightest in the worlds of culinary, chefs, innovators, pioneers, winemakers, and tech all got together in the heart of Silicon Valley. With over 60 chefs, 30 wineries, 20 speakers, and all for great cause, Bite SV Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties and the 49ers Foundation. Unlike other Food & Wine Festivals in Las Vegas, South Beach or Aspen, where celebrity sightings, fancy dinners, after-parties, and happy hours sponsored by many luxurious high end brands; Bite has been a successful food + wine + tech + innovation festival, like no other, where ideas, issues, awareness, and solutions were raised and together we will make this world a better place. I was humbled and truly honored to attend Bite SV and joined favorite chefs and Bite Silicon Valley to make a difference in our community. Day 1 with chefs: Jose Andres, Michael Chiarello, Roy Choy, Kerry Diamond, Editor in Chief, Yahoo Food., Dorothy Cann Hamilton CEO of International Culinary Institute, Hampton Creek, Josh Tetrick, CEO/Founder, Dr. Robert Fraley, EVP and CTO of Monsato, food waste activist Jordan Figueiredo, and more. It was an amazing day 1 of the festival. Bite Silicon Valley, Day 2 & 3, Grand Tasting, Cooking Demonstrations, Seminars, Plant Based Food, Clean Energy, and Wine Industry, at Levi's® Stadium. There was different chefs on each day, but you can always check the website, so you can meet your favorite celeb chefs and chat with them - Chefs: Roy Choi (LA), Jose Andres (ThinkFoodGroup, Bazaar Meat, e, Jaleo), Michael Voltaggio (Top CHef alum, Ink LA), Michael Mina, Peter Armellino (Pumed Horse), Dominique Crenn (Atelier Crenn), Dmitry Elperin (Village Pub), Richie Farina (chicago), Yu Min Lin (The Sea by Alexander's Steakhouse), Louis Maldonaldo (Top Chef Alum, and Spoonbar), Charles Phan (Slanted door), Parke Ulrich (waterBar) just to name a few. There was so much food and wines flowing all weekend long. There was NEVER a line to anything. This is probably 1 of my favorite food and wine festival of all, because of the imitative and goal to end food waste, how to feed the 9 billions people on this earth by the year 2050, fight GMO, and better way to end world hunger. No food went wasted this inauguration Bite Silicon Valley because company Feed Forward took the food and passed on the less fortunate each day. They were able to feed more than 500 homeless and low income families on each day of the festival. This is not only a festival but it's for a greater cause. BITE Silicon Valley is pleased to support two outstanding organizations: Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties (SHFB) is the trusted leader dedicated to ending local hunger in Silicon Valley. Since its inception in 1974, SHFB has become one of the largest food banks in the nation, and could literally fill Levi's Stadium three times over with the number of people that it serves every month. Second Harvest provides the equivalent of one million meals every week of the year. Through a network of more than 330 non-profit agencies, SHFB distributes healthy food to one out of every ten local residents. More than 90% of the food distributed is highly nutritious, and over half is fresh produce. The 49ers Foundation mission is to 'Keep Kids Safe, on Track and in School.' The Denise DeBartolo York Education Center, located inside The 49ers Museum at Levi's Stadium, provides learning platforms that connect, inspire, and engage students in grades K-8. The curriculum will feature content-rich lessons in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), ingrain invaluable life skills and encourage physical activity. Your $150 for the grand tasting is money well spent. Because you make a different in your community! P.S. Parking is FREE, the volunteers and staffs were amazing the whole 3 days of the festival.

Whether it is cold, wet, or nice, we have been enjoying this with or children, and now, our grand…read morechildren too, for years and years. Grabbing a spot on the curb is difficult. Parking is a bear. The parade moves quickly, the bands are always good, the floats are fun.

Totally charming and a fairly impressive undertaking for a small(ish) town. Lots of floats…read moresponsored by local businesses and organizations, and marching bands from nearby high schools, all lit up like a gentler version of Disney's Main Street Electric Parade. We came with our 1yo daughter and didn't even arrive until after 6pm, but were able to catch the parade at the very end of the route. Cute and creative floats, low on tackiness, great for kids, and everyone participating seemed to be having a great time. Would go again!