World Cup in Cross Country Skiing - January 17-18, Otepää, Estonia

We really wanted to attend a winter sport competition and Cross Country Skiing World Cup was in Otepää, Estonia (Southern Estonia) in January.  A friend of ours Raul Anderson is a big cross country skiing fan, invited us to watch Otepää competition.  We all dressed as warm and with as many layers as possible and when to sit in the stadium for hours to watch the race.  There were many countries participating, USA including.  It was fun to see how support team waxes and preps the skis and how relay teams exchange right in front of us. Unfortunately neither US nor Estonians win, but it was a fun race to see.

USA guy is getting helped into his skis 

Cheerleaders 

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Cameron and twins tried and loved down hill jump

New Years Celebration

When we finally confirmed Sarah's, Sophies and Andrews visit we also decided to host a New Years Eve party for the US embassy employs.  We also invited our special Estonian friends and the planning began. Invitations were sent, the furniture had to be rearrange, speaker and microphone system had to be purchased, menu made, decorations and fireworks purchased.

New Years party shopping receipt.  It took a few time to print it in fool beacause it was getting jammed in the 1980's printer.

Greeted our guests with spiked or virgin cosmopolitans 

Food table

DJ Andrew's station. Sophie and our boys worked very hard cutting 2015 out of cardboard and wrapping it in foil.

Photo booth

Our other neighbor Elvi (she grows Kale for me and give us produce in season)

Fireworks from the beach

Group photo

Our next door neighbors Andres and Katlin stopped by to say "Head uut aastat"  that's Happy New Year in Estonian

Our neighbors also performed Rumba dance.  Ballroom dancing is their hobby and they do it so gracefully.  

When guess's leave all children had their own dance party