Pumpkin Festival- Gartenschau

There is a very popular garden close to our house that is known by the Americans as the Dinosaur park.  There are dinosaurs year round, but during the fall every year they have a pumpkin festival.  Ironically, last year we went to a pumpkin festival that had a dinosaur theme (that place is now a pretty far drive...their theme this year is Switzerland)  This year's theme at Kaiserslautern Gartenschau is "Under the Sea"...pretty awesome!

The gardens also have awesome kid things...fountains, creeks, playgrounds, water features!  It was a warm day and we wished we had known about the water fun!  A tidbit from Kai:  there is a "tight rope" that stretches pretty far across a section of the playground (rope up high for your hands and one below for your feet"  Kailee mastered it pretty quickly and self-proclaimed that "she is awesome!"

And pics of the dinosaurs that are there year round...

Animal fun and a cool swing...

And a really cute video that Hailey took of Kailee being eaten by the dinosaur...we were rushing out of there to make it to Awanas on time, so you'll hear me hurrying them up at the end!