Trip to Europa Park

We decided to treat our family to a little over night trip to Europa Park. What is Europa Park? Well, think of Germany's version of Disneyland. The park is only an hour from us so we do like to go up there for a special outing during the summer months. This was our first time to go during the Christmas season. We decided to make it extra special and stay at one of their theme hotels. We have never stayed at a theme hotel before. It was a special treat and we invited our friends the Evans to come with us. So here is a pictoral log of our adventure.

Jacob, Anna and Sarah in the car already for our adventure to the hotel and park. Sarah had just finished saying her second word- "Ba Ba" which is what we call her bottle.

The tree in the foyer of our hotel. The hotel was made into a Rome theme with us staying in the Colosseum.

We were able to go into the park for free that night. It was fun to walk around and see the festive lights and go on a few rides. The lands are diffrent countries in Europe with theme rides from that country. Here is Sarah on a ride in Russia. It is kind of like disney's small world except with out the annoying song.


Here is a group shot of us all warming up at one of the many fire pits around the park. It was fun to stand there and get warm while seeing the sights. Our friends the Evans with their childen Emmalee ( in Jacob's class), Caylie ( in Anna's class), and Nathaniel.

Back at the hotel, we decided to go swimming in the indoor pool. The kids had fun, but it was a little cool for Laurie and me. So we headed back to our rooms. Here is Anna showing off their neat bunk bed that they got sleep in.

Next morning, after a large breakfast part of the package, we headed out to park for more fun. Since it is winter, there were some fun snow theme rides. Here are Jacob and Anna using kid sized ski mobiles.









After spending the day on rides, and going to shows, we ended up in a circus tent filled with kid friendly activities like cookie making and crafts. Sarah had a blast playing in a baby ball bin.
After two fun days, we came home very tired. It was a fun outing for our family and a nice early Christmas gift!