Santa Safari

Today we were scheduled to take our annual Hike with Santa. It’s an event we look forward to every year. Unfortunately, we had six inches of snow overnight and the temperatures were below freezing. Because of the weather, the hike was moved inside to the environment exhibit.

We arrived a bit early, so Marina played in the interactive exhibits for a little while. Then we went to wait for the hike to begin. There we had hot chocolate and Marina tried some of the crafts. She created card with the Northern Lights on it while we waited for Santa.

When Santa arrived the kids gathered around to meet him. He remembered us from years past and was happy to get photos of last year’s hike to add to the photo album we made for him. He, like everyone else, noticed how much she has grown in the past year.

When the hike began, Santa talked us through the animals from around the world. It was a small group so each child got plenty of attention from Santa. And since we’ve been on the hike so many times, Marina got special attention from him as well.

At the end of the hike we took pictures and said goodbye to Santa until next year. We went through the exhibit one more time after Santa left and then went home.