Matt and I came up to Alaska last year to visit the Hydens for Thanksgiving as a test run to see exactly how cold it gets. That and to go have a Thanksgiving feast at the Roadhouse in Talkeetna. Needless to say we loved both Alaska and the feast at the Roadhouse. So this year, we decided to stay in Alaska for Thanksgiving and go to the Roadhouse again for their family style Thanksgiving dinner.
Last year, we stayed at the Museum Apartment about a block away from the Roadhouse and we really liked it. Unfortunately, it was already booked by the time I called to reserve rooms. But the Little Cabin Out Back was available. The only downside was that it didn't have a bathroom - the one inside was literally 10' away though. I heavily debated this fact as I usually have to go visit the bathroom in the middle of the night, but decided it was worth it to not be in the main house worrying about who Tommy was disturbing if he woke up crying.
Then my whole family decided to join us. The small cabin just got super cozy...! And all kidding aside, I loved the cabin! The floor got a little chilly the second night when the outside temps dipped to -24 degrees, but we just put Tommy in bed with us instead of leaving him close to the floor in his playpen. And that boy is a great heater - as well as the thermostat controlled fireplace in the corner of the room.
And there wasn't *too* much grumbling from the family about the cold temperatures. The Roadhouse is super family friendly and their side room had a fireplace for dad, games for Tommy and puzzles for Mom & Heather. We did manage to take a short walk outside just to say we did and so I didn't feel silly for bringing Tommy's full snowsuit. And he was quite the hit in his snowsuit - some other random visitors to the Roadhouse were taking photos of him and talking about how adorable he was.
And what's a walk outside in -24 degrees without a giant icicle to play with? Of course, he dropped it in about 2 seconds, but he was pretty excited about it anyhow. Like father, like son... :)
