The rest of our trip

Wednesday we decided to drive out to Chena Hot Springs for a day of relaxing and swimming. The springs were located 56 miles East of Fairbanks. The road was super slick, so it took about an hour and a half to get there.
We had such a great day. Inside there was a family swimming pool and outside was a hot pool just for adults. We played with the kids for a while then Andrew and I took turns going outside. It was so neat. You walked through an outside hallway the. Opened the door to 2 degree weather and got into the pool as fast as possible. The hot mineral water was so relaxing. The water at the hot springs comes out of the ground at 165 degrees Fahrenheit so it has to be cooled off before going into the swimming pool. The whole experience was amazing. As I sat in the hot water my hair and eye lashes frosted over. I didn't get cold one bit.
It was funny watching Andrew come inside from the cold weather. He looked like a white hair old guy. He really enjoyed relaxing outside. Andrew said the hot springs was his favorite part of the trip.
Thursday morning we went to North Pole Alaska to Santa's house. Santa wasn't in, but we did see two of the reindeer. We walked around for a bit, picked out a few souvenirs and mailed off some postcards. It was kinda of neat, but I don't see what all the hype is about. We still had fun though, it just wasn't what I expected.
After visiting the North Pole we headed home. The trip went by pretty fast. The drive is so beautiful! Lance slept almost the whole way home. He was just so wore out from having so much fun and staying up late. Lexie slept a tiny bit and then chatted with me the rest of the time. She can be so silly. At one point she took off her socks, put them on her hands and was acting all silly.
We had such a great time with daddy this week. We have a few fun things planned this weekend before daddy leaves again on Monday. Yep, he leaves out again on Monday. His work is short handed and needs him to go back up to the slope again. Not really sure for how long this time.
It stinks, but I know it could always be worse. He could not have a job at all, or be military and be gone for a year at a time. We are making the most of it and enjoying the time we do have together.