Alaskan Adventure--Part 2

After an night in Anchorage, we got up and explored the town for a few hours. A couple of stops in some souvenir shops later, we came upon a little concert in a park. We listened to music while the kids got some energy out:

(Ella)

Next was lunch, complete with delicious pizza and root beer, before we took the next leg of our journey to Seward. Along we the way, we had some fabulous scenery:

Seriously, does it get any more breath taking than this?

So ease the boringness of a long drive, we stopped at an Wildlife Park, to take in some of nature's finest, close up. We got to see buffalo (bison...whatever they are. Big hairy beasts with horns)Elk--Bears--(this one popped out of the brush, just as we walked by. Great timing, eh?)Musk Ox--A bald eagle--and a few others not pictured--Reindeer, moose, and and owl. I also spotted some other common wildlife along the way:

(a Kade and a Cora)(an Allison and a Shad)(an Ailee and an Ella)Somewhere at the beginning of the very very very long path around the bald eagle reserve, Maryn tripped.My poor kids. They have my grace. Or lack thereof. I've learned to pack band aids (or "stickers" if you're Ailee) when we go on adventures that require extended use of basic skills, such as walking. Luckily uncle Shad has experience cleaning up wounds (though this patient didn't obtain her injury in a bar fight), and was there to get Maryn back on her feet.

Maryn managed one smile despite her wounded knee, so we could get a picture of our wild family.

Probably, we need a fence around us, too.

Stay tuned for part 3! It's cool!