My sister Donna came for a short visit before Halloween. Unlike her previous visits...Amelia now is in school, however she had a couple half days and had Friday off, so we got to do some nearby adventures.
First up a walk on the Coastal Trail.
We picked up Amelia at 12:30 and headed to Anchorage on a glorious day.
Then headed to Moose's Tooth for the 3rd best pizza in the United States.
We headed to the Moose's counterpart...the Bear's Tooth Theatrepub the day after for dinner and the 3D movie version of Inside Out. I had never been, so it was new to me too. Get to sit and watch the movie and have your pizza type food served to you. Amelia loved it ... and didn't mind these 3D glasses...she doesn't like the paper kind :)
Up next was the Alaska Zoo. What can we say...we love the zoo.
Figured it would be packed as it was a Friday and the kids had off from school. Hardly anyone there.
Amelia even got a kiss from the seal.
When we got in the car Amelia asked if she could close her eyes for a bit...she slept for 2 hours, so I headed up to Flattop Mountain for some scenery (first photo is from there). No, we did not hike the mountain, although Donna probably would have. We only made it to the parking lot :)
Anchorage and Mt. Susitna or The Sleeping Lady in the distance.
We headed home for a salmon dinner, with Amelia sleeping the whole way.
Our last adventure was the Anchorage Museum. Again, one of our favorite places. It had been a long time since Donna had been, so much was new to her.
We headed down to a semi new restaurant, The Rustic Goat, after 4 hours of the museum and a show at the planetarium. We hit the lunch menu even though it was 4:00, so will have to try it again to see what dinner is like. Food was good though!
Sunday we spent inside playing as Donna was leaving that evening.
Not a long trip and quite different now that Amelia is in school, but a fun filled week nonetheless!
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