Tubing

Right after German school on Saturday we left with to other families to do some more skiing at Liberty. Unfortunately it was very crowded and the classes for children already full when we got there at 1 pm. But then we tried some tubing instead

Kross and Many joined us

Mia said she was a little bit scared but then she tried anyway.

After six runs it was time for some hot chocolate and some french fries

At the Yoga Studio

On a day off at school Sylvia invited Mia to her yoga class with young children in Washington DC. Mia really enjoyed it

There was also a little playroom she checked out with Nico

A trip to the zoo

After it had been raining all day Saturday it was sunny and relatively mild on Sunday. Not a good day for winter activities but then we hadn't been to the zoo in months.
After the first stop at the kids farm we warmed up at the Amazonia exhibit.
The Arapaima is a prehistoric fish that can be up to two meters long and needs surface air to breath

The Amazonia exhibit also had a study area

Then it was time to check out the Andean bears and the sea lions. It appears they enjoyed playing with the children

A carousel ride

and a trip to the lions concluded the day at the zoo. For some reason the lions were not in their area though but Mia still like the dinosaur skull there

Ice Skating

We thought that Mia would also enjoy some ice skating and tried out a new ice rink the county opened just 5 minutes by car from our apartment. Since it was a nice sunny and cold day it was a bit crowded .
The had some nice penguins to help the new skaters

But after 30 minutes Mia already tried to stand by herself

After some time she managed to slowly cross from one side to the other

After almost two hours on the ice it was time to warm up with some hot chocolate

The next day we went back and invited Larrisah and Christop to join us

Story Time for Mr Mimi

Mia though that Mr Mimi would also enjoy a nice story time and picked a book about a talent show at school to read to him

Mr Mimi didn't complain.

First Snow of the Year

A strong cold front on Thursday night brought us a heavy snow fall which looked really beautiful. The next morning it was sunny and very cold and we had about 2 cm of powdery snow. Enough to try out the new sled.

Unfortunately the playground with the hill was not officially open and the fun there didn't last too long. It was still nice to play in the snow at another park

New Years Hike

We had enjoyed the hike in Turkey Run park after Thanksgiving so much that we returned there on New Years day.

This time we decided to cross the little creek called Turkey Run by stepping on the boulders. Quite the adventure

The evening before we had spent with the Caccatios but didn't stay till midnight. But even 11 pm was a record for Mia