Our family spent Saturday afternoon at the Taste of Merrifield in the Mosaic District. We love going to the Mosaic District because of the Target there as well as its various shopping offerings and delicious restaurants, so when we heard there was going to be a food festival there along with activities for children, we had to go check it out! 🙂 We’re so glad we did, because we got to enjoy a lot of good food (at pretty affordable prices!) and Mio had a lot of fun at the kids’ section, too!

Naan Stop at Taste of Merrifield
I got a kick out of the name of this food truck. “Naan Stop” — very clever!

 

Mio enjoying a free ice pop. It was a really warm day so it was perfect!
Mio enjoying a free ice pop. It was a really warm day so it was perfect!

 

Walking hand in hand with Mommy.
Walking hand in hand with Mommy. ♥

 

Enjoying some tasty sliders from Matchbox.
Enjoying some tasty sliders from Matchbox.

 

Beer garden at Taste of Merrifield
They had a beer garden there, so Dan of course had to take advantage…

 

Dan enjoying his beer from Port City Brewing Company.
Dan enjoying his beer from Port City Brewing Company.

 

This beef concoction from Sea Pearl was AMAZING. So tender and it had a jalapeno kick!
This beef concoction from Sea Pearl was AMAZING. So tender and it had a jalapeno kick!

 

Tacos from Taste of Merrifield
Gourmet tacos — one beef brisket and one grilled chicken.

 

Tacos at Taste of Merrifield
Mio can’t wait to dig in! She didn’t want to look up from the food.

 

Mio and I at Taste of Merrifield
With our tummies full, we moved onto the kids’ activities. Here we are waiting to get Mio’s face painted.

 

Mirei woke up but quietly waited in her stroller.
Mirei woke up but quietly waited in her stroller.

 

It was finally Mio's turn!
It was finally Mio’s turn!

 

Facepainting at Taste of Merrifield
A glittery penguin on Mio’s cheek. The lady did kind of a cruddy job IMHO…

 

Mio building Legos at Taste of Merrifield
Mio found the Lego building station and went right to work! She LOVES building blocks.

 

Mio building Legos at Taste of Merrifield
Our little builder!

 

Mirei and I watching Mio build.
Mirei and I watching Mio build away.

 

Mio building Legos at Taste of Merrifield
Mio wanted to stay there forever! We eventually had to tear her away…

 

Mio's first pony ride at the Taste of Merrifield
Mio got to go on her first pony ride there, too! We asked her if she wanted to use the remaining tickets we had on more food or a pony ride, and she (surprisingly to us) picked the pony ride!

 

Dan captured some video of the pony ride!


 

Mirei at Taste of Merrifield
Don’t be jelly, Mirei… You’ll eventually be able to eat delicious food and go on pony rides, too!

 

It was a really fun day for the whole family! We’re already looking forward to going again next year. 🙂