Santa's Village

Apparently about 2 years ago Santa's Village reopened to the public after being closed for a number of years.  They just did an article about it in the newspaper, and it made me think that Anna (being the roller coaster and ride enthusiast that she is) would probably have a blast.  Today was supposed to be another beautiful day, and it's nearing the end of summer for all of us, so I suggested that we go.  What a great idea!  We got there around 11:00 with Auntie Carrie, and it was nonstop fun for the next 5 hours!  Auntie Nanu met us there too.  We started on the carousel, then Anna rode a bunch of other things, like the balloons, Kiddie Whip, cars, dragon coaster, tilt-a-whirl, mini ferris wheel, etc etc etc.  There actually wasn't a single thing in the whole park that she couldn't ride!  And she kept wanting to go on everything again!  I got to ride the old-fashioned cars, and they also had a really cool fire engine ride, where they drive you over to a little "burning" house, and the kids get to use little hoses to put out the fire!  A very neat idea and lots of fun too!  On top of all that, there were also several areas that had some very cool animals to see.  There was a free-flight parakeet building where Anna got to feed them (and touch them).  There was also a petting zoo, complete with pony rides, and then there was a horse-drawn sleigh ride that took us around a reindeer paddock!  When we finally forced Anna to leave the park, she was exhausted but didn't want to go!  I can't blame her at all.  Even though she wasn't born when the place was built, it was like it was made just for her!  I have a feeling we'll be back again...