Family fun abounds at Back 2 School in the Hills

The rain may have forced kids and parents to wait a week, but Back 2 School in the Hills proved to be just as much of a hit on Aug. 18 as it would have on the 12th.

Families piled into Fox Field at the Cahaba Heights ballfields adjacent to Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights for the annual back to school event, complete with inflatables, activities, free food and more.

Hosted by the Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce, this was the first year the event was held at the field, which chamber leaders said provided more space for activities and showing a movie.

Chamber President Karen Odle said she and her staff had been doing all kinds of anti-rain dances to keep the weather clear for the event, and as the sun set over Cahaba Heights, she said they were excited by the turn out.