Time to Visit the Reindeer!

After our snowshoe adventure, it was time to go see the reindeer!   Here we finally got to get up close to the reindeer and got the opportunity to feed them.   We had to make sure they were well fed, especially Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen as they have a very big day coming up!   They need to fuel up for that trip around the globe with Santa.   Unfortunately, we didn't get to see Rudolph.  He was resting.   As the leader of the sleigh, he needed a little extra rest.

But we did get to see the others and even some of the "reindeer in training."  See they are training some of the other reindeer to take the sleigh just in case one of the others comes down with a cold or something.   They can't run the risk of not having enough reindeer to pull Santa's sleigh!

Here are some pictures, all taken in the dark!   Even though it was only 2:45 in the afternoon it is already dark here.    During the winter, they don't' get much sunlight at all, maybe a couple of hours a day.  But this close to Christmas, they don't really get any sunlight.  I think the Reindeer need the extra rest before they have to pull all those presents around the world.   You can even see some of them sleeping in the background.