Europa Park

Christmas Wonderland!

Ice Skating on a beautiful winter day!

Krista and Daddy had a special day together on Wednesday. They went to a fantastic theme park called Europa Park in Germany. I stayed home with Erik and Kaitlyn who would still be a bit to small to appreciate such a big day. It is pretty much the "Disneyland" of Germany --there are hotels and resorts where you can stay so you can get the most out of the park. A day there really wasn't enough for them to see and do everything, but at least Krista got the idea and got to spend the day with Daddy!

During the Christmas season the park is a magificent wonderland of winter magic! Instead of just the usual rides, there is ice skating, tubing as well as wintery, Christmasy decorations all over the park. It looked fantastic!

After the day in the park they re-grouped with other staff members from Toomas' work (there were about 1000 in total who attended) and there was a banquet and visit from Santa. Each child received a little gift from Santa and their share of goodies and food. Toomas' workplace sponsored the entry for the employee's children (which is usually about 30 Euros) and also gave free parking tokens as well as 30 Euros worth of food coupons to use during the day. It was a big hit! Everyone had a great time! Next year Erik should be old enough to go along, but it will still be a few years before Kaitlyn can enjoy this event!