christkindlmarkt in kitchener

for our second advent christmas activity, the three of us went to the christkindlmarkt in kitchener. we went last year, too, but m was too young to really take in and enjoy all the different sights, sounds & smells.

ready for weihnachtsmarkt

view of some of the booths from above

this year, he was able to eat brezeln, bratwurst, lebkuchen... & he loved watching demonstrations of wooden toys at one of the booths. he was also very interested in the trains, but got mad because he couldn't play with them. he didn't quite understand the whole "watching only" thing.

bratwurst & sauerkraut...mmmm

watching the trains

glühwein in my new kitchener "stiefel"

our little elf.

we found some german exchange students there, too:

(l to r) justin (not an exchange student), dani, ines, kerstin

as we were leaving, the snow was gently falling, the brass ensemble was playing christmas carols, the ice skaters were whizzing around the rink... ah, christmas, i thought. what a wonderful way to get into the spirit of things.

xo.