The Birthday Party

Just before the start of Mia's birthday party it was snowing quite heavily

But since everyone is living close by all could make it.

 After a pizza and Wackelpudding it was time to unwrap some presents

Then we all walked over to the new movie theater that had opened two weeks earlier to watch a children's movie

Nine Years Old

This year Mia's birthday was on a Saturday. Perfect for a relaxed day with a bit of sleeping in. Then it was time to unwrap the presents like the cookie cutters in Christmas shapes

Then she had to blow out the nine candles on the freshly made birthday cake

In the afternoon we were busy with preparations for the birthday party on the next day but at leat Mia could try out the new gloves with colorful lights she got from uncle Stefan

In the evening we tried a restaurant in Rohrbach with German cuisine - Mia wanted to have a Schnitzel - were we later got joined by some friends

Schwetzingen Christmas Market

Schwetzigen is a cute little town with a famous castle and park is only a 30 minute tram and bus ride away but we never went to see the Christmas market there together with a friend and neighbor.
It had started to snow again so it looked really pretty

  

After watching a magic show in the falling snow we tried some indoor activities just to get warm again. It turned out there was a really nice section for children where they could paint simple clay figures = which was really nice

Mia painted a candle holder with dolphins

 Outside it had turned dark and the snow was falling harder

In the courtyard of the castle there were nice stands with artwork

The first Snow

Friday it had been snowing a lot and even though not much stayed on the ground in Heidelberg we decided to go up to the Königsstuhl - the 563 m high mountain overlooking Heidelberg - to see if there was some snow up there. Also, we were hoping for some sun since it was foggy in the city
At the bus stop not far from our apartment the red sled looked a bit out of place

At the halfway stop for the funicular up it already looked better

On to then we really had a bit of snow and some blue skies

At the bus stop in town we had met a Indian tourist and invited him to get a free ticket for the funicular that comes with the job ticket. He took a group photo of us and did some live broadcasts with is smartphone back to Chenai

On top was a mix of fog and blue skies

Mia wanted to try out her sled of course

The we walked a bit into the woods

It really looked beaitiful

No steep slopes for sleding though

A little break with hot tea - with a bit of extra for the adults - and some hot chocilate

Also a bit of sleding was possible at that spot

Further down it became more foggy

Half way down we took the funicular down back into the city and checked out the Christmas market

The city was very crowded but somehow we managed to met two sets of friends