Photo of the sailboat and dock in the back bay.
Photo taken from our house, while looking out towards the bay.
Photo on dock in the back bay of Cleve's commercial fishing boat. Cleve is one of our seniors and good friend of Alonzo and Carson.
Photo of the bay from our house.
Carson and Andy are working on their sequin beaded ornaments.
Seniors Cleve and Trevor are really into their ornaments! They really did a good job on theirs!
Carson is making a Christmas card for her grandparents.
Lili and Mary are trying to get the beading looms threaded.
I took this photo today, Sunday Dec. 28, 2008, while standing on the dock in the back bay. You can see the ice floating on the water.
Another photo from the dock in the back bay. I was looking between a commercial fishing boat and a sailboat. Again, you can see the calm water and floating ice.
Another photo of the ice floating. Although the water is cold, it is crystal clear.
This is the boardwalk in front of the post office, looking towards our little house.
Mark bought me LOTS of new, thick, wooly socks!!! Now, my feet won't be cold!!
Alonzo received several new shirts for school...Now, we won't have to look at the same shirt day after day! Ha!...Not really...
Carson received mostly new clothes this year... 
The girls took turns opening presents...
Christmas Morning-Outside our house. You can barely see the snowman that the kids made last night.
Christmas Morning looking down the bay from our yard.
Melissa and Lilian going kayaking-Christmas Morning...
Our Jack Pine Christmas Tree...
Shelsea, Mary, Lili, and Carson as they wait their turns to see Santa...
Sage as he pushes his new Tonka around the room..Notice his socked foot...It is a cast covered by a sock. He broke his leg over Thanksgiving break..
Mike, sitting on Santa's (Trevor-his brother) lap..
Lili and Mary- Lili rec'd a Barbie from Santa.
Cleve (senior) sitting on "Santa's" lap...with Sage looking on...and Shanna off to one side.
Mary is giving Santa a hug, as she was given her gift (a book and DVD)
Lili just rec'd her present (Barbie) from Santa.
Andy painted the "Frosty the Snowman" for our Program.
Andy- working on his beaded sequin ornament.
Shanna and Shelsea doing their cloved oranges.
Doug and J.J. working on the Christmas ornaments.
Carson and Lili going through their Halloween Treats at school...
Lilian and Carson at Carson's Birthday Party at our house..
Lilian - when she thinks about Melissa coming for Christmas...
We made Oaxacan/Mexican Paper Mache animals. Carson made a Jelly Fish!
The students are making Thanksgiving Cards to send to grandparents.
Here is Carson's Jelly Fish...partially done.
Back to the paper mache animals...
"Oaxacan/Mexican Paper Mache Animals".. BEFORE the paper mache. The students (and staff) formed the animals with paper, cardboard, and wire.
Lilian...just being herself! ha!
Shelsea...sitting back and taking it easy. She was a "Golden Globe Award!"...head to toe gold!
We spend all morning doing Halloween crafts. We let them wear their costumes as well... We have one giant party day!
Shelsea and Lilian in the bathroom doing their makeup. Lili wore a Hawaiian Hula outfit.
We had spider webs and spiders all down our hallway. Every time I walked through I was pullin it out of my hair or getting it off of my face! UGH! It felt so real!
In mid-October, we took a boat over to Port Armstrong for their end of the season "Spawning Party". The trip over was so rough, with 12-15 foot seas. Although it was only for 45 minutes, I was really scared. The photo above shows two of the workers homes there. Like Port Alexander, the homes are all connected with a nice wooden boardwalk.
A photo of the dock and some of the fish tanks. I came over on on the blue/white sail boat. Lili went on the large black/white fish processor at the end.
One of the workers at the fish hatchery spent 4 days building this "ride" for the kids. Even the adults took a turn! I screamed!
Here is another shot of the dock, boats, tanks, and home.
Carson had a really good time for her birthday. She received a lot of nice gifts. One of the kids had his parents fill and heat up their hot tub, as a gift/treat for Carson. So, all the kids went over there for about an hour or so. Thankfully, it was a beautiful sunny day.
Carson turned 14. She wanted me to put 16 candles on her cake, but I didn't. Ha!
