After our travel experiences we decided to take it easy on Sunday. Oliver was up at 5am, he just couldn't get off East Coast time. Jason was a super sweetheart and got up with him and let me sleep. I woke up at 8am and looked out the large window at the head of our bed and saw snow falling - what a beautiful thing to wake up to. It continued to snow all morning despite being able to look at the valley opening and see blue skies - it's amazing what a change an increase in altitude can make.
I fixed Oliver's favorite breakfast - pancakes and sausage - and thankfully our boy seemed completely back to normal. We ate, played and relaxed in the living while enjoying the beautiful snow falling.
Around 11am we ventured down into Anchorage to experience some of the Fur Rondy events. The goal was the Hide and Horn Auction that the state hosts every year. During this event they auction the hides and antlers from animals that were in the states possession for a few reasons... 1. The animal was illegally taken by a hunter/poacher who was caught; 2. The animal was involved in an automobile accident (the meat would have been donated to a food for the needy organization). I had a goal of getting a few things but when we got there at 11:55 (auction started at 12) we discovered that you had to register for the auction at 11:45am. Boooo... I wasn't a happy camper but we ventured back up to 4th St. to watch the Rondy races.
These team vs. team dog races THRILLED Oliver - he loved the count down and watching the dogs take off down the road. As we were watching some of the mushers getting their teams ready Jason recognized two guys from Yukon Men, one of our favorite Alaska tv shows. We were able to watch Nations race his team in the Rondy races.
We would have stayed longer but Oliver started hollering that he was hungry and I had left all of his snacks in the truck. :( So we headed back down the street, stopping at a few vendors on the way to the car. I got the hide I had been wanting and a couple other little things. We stopped to get Oliver a treat, the boy wanted ice cream even though it was 35* and super windy, and then headed for a quick walk a Potter's Marsh. No Moose, or any other animal was spotted but it was a beautiful walk as always. We then ventured back to the house for nap time. Once Oliver woke up we ate dinner and just enjoyed relaxing in the living room.
*Monday*
After waking up at 4:30am because he "heard a noise" I woke Oliver up at 8am this morning. We got dressed and jumped in the car to get more groceries and make the drive up to Talkeetna to see Denali. We picked the perfect day - the sky was almost cloud free so Denali was standing proud against that clear sky.
We were the only ones at the photo opp stop and our boy wanted to build snowmen so we did. After taking some pictures we would chop off ice blocks from the snow piles and stacked them up. We made a snowman, snowlady and a snowdog all with mini pinecones for eyes and noses. Oliver loved it!!
We ate lunch at the Denali Brew Pub - Oliver and I shared delicious Fish 'n Chips and Jason had their special - cod fish tacos. The food and brews were all delicious - we love these little places that we find up here.
We ventured home and Oliver is now napping while Jason and I relax on the couch. Little man requested "sghetti" for dinner, Lego building and Mighty Machine watching tonight - and our little traveler will get exactly what he has asked for!
*The pictures that go with this blog will be on my Facebook page again in the Alaska 2016 - SunMon folder*
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