So, the rainy weather we found in Denali followed us to Anchorage. Thankfully it was just showery, so the days weren't a wash out. Coming in to Anchorage gave us some magnificent views, here's the one I liked best:
We arrived in Anchorage just in time to catch the last day of the Alaska State Fair. As you can see, the weather was still not cooperating, but at least the rain held off till we left. The kids had a great time, playing games, going on the rides, getting the largest bag of popcorn we could find! We did leave a bit earlier than we had planned, so as to stay ahead of the rain.
Michael wanted to bring this one home with us, but we convinced him that we couldn't trade it for the CR-V, or they would have even less space to sit in!
Here's the prize-winning largest cabbage - nearly 70 pounds, I think it would take me forever to roll that many stuffed cabbage rolls up!!
The end of the day brought with it the revelation that this was "Yes Day." It was amazing to me that after asking us almost daily if "today was yes day", they didn't ask even once that day. When we told Genny she could have the leather purse that she didn't have enough allowance for, they didn't ask. When Mario bought a mashmallow shooter for Michael, they didn't ask. When we let them play the arcade games and go on every ride they wanted to , they still didn't ask. Even when we told Michael that he could have donut pizza (that's a slice of pizza sandwiched inside a donut! - I REALLY thought the jig was up at that point!), they STILL didn't ask.
So, here's the picture, not of the shocked faces, but of the glory (resignation??) they felt once they realized that we hadn't said no to them all day! For those of you who haven't heard, we have one day each year that is "Yes Day." Where we will say Yes to any reasonable request...sorry, no jetting off to Paris, no purchase of a car, but we really do try to give the kids anything they ask for.
Next stop the Kenai peninsula, Homer, and Seward, before we come back to Anchorage.
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