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out & about january Calendar submissions: Email calendar@fredericksburgparent. net for Fredericksburg Parent and Family Magazine by January 10 for the February 2013 issue. Please include the event title, time, date, location, cost and a contact phone number. Thu 3 Crossfit Forward Kids. 4:45pm - 5:15pm. Crossfit kids is a fun 30 minute class that will include group time, a warm-up, a skill, a workout and a fun game. Every Tuesday and Thursday. Contact Person: Melissa Gregory: cffkids@ live.com. 5933 Plank Rd, 22407. Cost: $60 a month but first class is free. www.crossfitforward.com. Fri 4 Fun Friday at England Run Library. Tue 1 First Day Hike. 1pm. The Christmas Possum has once again hidden ornaments around the trails at Caledon State Park. Help us find them and earn a holiday reward (think egg hunt). There will be hot chocolate and a fire to warm up after the search. Pre-register: 540-663-3861. Free! 11617 Caledon Rd, King George. Dominion Garden Fest of Lights. 5pm - 9pm. Holiday tradition features more than a half million lights, botanical decorations, trains, holiday dinners, family activities and more! Nightly through Jan 7. Cost: $11 adults; $10 seniors; $7 children ages 3- 12; children under age 3 free. Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens,1800 Lakeside Ave, Richmond. www.lewisginter.org. Zoo Lights. 5pm - 9pm. At ZooLights, our biggest and brightest event of the year, the Zoo shines with thousands of environmentally friendly lights and animated exhibits. These larger-than-life displays featuring many of the Zoo���s most popular animals, plus fun activities and live entertainment, such as ���zoo tubing��� and the zoo train, are sure to please people of all ages. Free! Parking: $16. www.nationalzoo.si.edu. Wed 2 Reading with Chick-fil-A Cow. 10:30am. Bring your kids to Chick-fil-A at the Spotsy Towne Centre Food Court and enjoy a story with special guest B101.5 Buzzy the Bee. 4:30pm. Books, games, crafts and fun! Just Drop in. For Grades K-6. England Run Library, 806 Lyons Blvd, 22406. www.librarypoint.org Mon 7 Young Lives. 6pm - 8pm. Come join other pregnant and parenting teens each Monday night. Learn parenting skills and get paired up with a mentor who can help you navigate life as a young mom. Contact Person: Megan McCormack: younglivesfburg@gmail.com. Grace Church of Fredericksburg. 757.613.8705 Support Group for Parents of Children with Asperger���s. 6:45pm - 8pm. 1st Monday of each Month HQ Library, Fredericksburg. Contact: Teresa Silver, 540-845-9999 or Fainters8@yahoo.com. Tue 8 North Stafford MOPS. 9:30am - 11:30am. MOPS is an international organization that exists to meet the needs of EVERY mom. We recognize that the years from infancy through kindergarten are foundational in a mother-child relationship and are filled with unique needs. MOPS helps moms through relationships established in the context of local groups that provide a caring and safe atmosphere for today���s mothers of young children. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month Contact Person: Kitara Skeete and/or Melissa Steckman: northstaffordmops@ gmail.com. Meets at Horizons Church 12 Flatford Rd., 22554. 540 657-6453. Cost: $10/ for the 1st meeting for childcare or you may join for $70/Semester. continued on pg 32 www.fredericksburgparent.NET 31