We made it to Gambell!!!


Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Oh the HoLiDayS

It's been about a month since our last post. Things got busy before the holidays, so there is a lot to catch up on...



Back in December, our school had all the teachers and students decorate their classroom doors for the holidays...

Derek and my class did them together:)

 Can you tell which side is the first grade class....??         Well...not really...



Derek was scheduled as the entertainment at the half time show at the basketball tournament. Huge gig for Gambell! Go Derek !
http://youtu.be/w_b514YffFE



Our friends Scott Bailey and Niki mailed us some great gifts for the kids! Derek's students loved the watercolor paints! Thanks Scott and Niki !!!


 Derek's students are writing!!!
and apparently not super enthused about it...


Teacher Derek takes his kids to gym class:  http://youtu.be/HVfNLjLb4Ps

Teacher Derek invites the high schoolers to help paint with the 1st graders : http://youtu.be/wT7NeEq93Bg

In early December the snow really started to accumulate...

in our open, boarded-up-window


 Teacher housing was snowed in :/




I can touch the roof...almost


We built a snow cave!


Tyler and Donna - they are our pilates workout buddies


just relaxing on a nice day


model pose...
Derek by the ocean beginning to freeze


looks a bit windy


Bering Sea

Snow cave for LaRee and Soxy

Lacy and Donna


Four of us in a snow cave
Lots of snow cave videos:
http://youtu.be/ZslDBZ7WczQ

http://youtu.be/xwb7oKauvQA

http://youtu.be/9YAn2ahq0uY

http://youtu.be/PpegXNJ_ZME

http://youtu.be/S7y9xTJAGqo
A buried four-wheeler, this is the back rack and a speck of the handle bars

Derek's park job at the dump...good thing we brought the shovel
atop a ten-foot snow drift

We found a crab video: 
http://youtu.be/3UnI9hs_FUI

Just a quick Luna video:
 http://youtu.be/15yYDfR0YY8

A video of December:
http://youtu.be/MI3jMFL7L3Q


Christmas staff dinner, serving Alaskan crab legs...sooooo delicious


We made it !
 videos of us flying home:

 http://youtu.be/2J3Lfvju2mk


http://youtu.be/sJSuAYMSBCA


Christmas back in the Northwest


Himalayan salt block - a gift to Derek from my sister, Jena
 Video of Derek and I loving the salt lick....uh..salt block:

More videos of us in the Northwest:

http://youtu.be/YuqjJwcP2I0

http://youtu.be/ZndPzmCPCms

http://youtu.be/2_fr1FKrRJs

http://youtu.be/CVNUKG1R3kA

http://youtu.be/Xs9353OI08w



New Years back in Gambell !
Happy 2012

New Years video:

http://youtu.be/aQ93dbvtazw
 
 Gambell new years video !

http://youtu.be/BYeA0GKdpmU

The pitcher is filled with non-alcohol Margarita mix...we really partied....

Enchiladas for dinner
we played games ...

hung out with Luna...

 Video of Luna just before midnight....

http://youtu.be/ChiIQHLeC6w
Fireworks at midnight to celebrate the new year in Gambell...We were very impressed from our view on top of the shipping container:

http://youtu.be/zYRMMJBKt_Y


January brings us cold weather (-26 degrees), but the wind is minimal and sky is clear:

http://youtu.be/RAqGsG2MXcg

http://youtu.be/LY4j1F-7sWc

http://youtu.be/VZ32-P38olQ

http://youtu.be/QNBI2vcb-U4
January 2nd heading towards the frozen ocean

Polar bear tracks were spotted at the dump leading behind the mountain, and this is how they got here.... AHHHHH !!!



look how long our shadows are !!!




 Derek and I are making homemade tortillas ! It's really fun and tasty  !





Happy New Years to everyone ! Hope your 2012 is fabulous and you appreciate every moment - enjoy the trees for those of us who can't:)

2 comments:

  1. Hey guys! It took me a while to get around to seeing all your videos from your last post. Sorry : ( I love how the longest video is of Luna playing! HA! It seems like forever ago you guys were here. I miss you both so much! I'm working on another care package. A cat puked on the corner of the box I will be sending. Mmmmmmmm...GROSS! Let me know some things I can pick up for you two for your home stretch...4 MONTHS! Frickin' yay brothers! Love you both! Take care of each other : )

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    1. Jena! anything you send us will be fantastic! we need to blog again, I was hoping it would take people a while to watch all the videos, that way I don't feel as bad not posting the last month;) anywhoo, we love cheese and garlic the most. never can get too much of it. We only have 2 1/2 months left - we're not counting may - who needs to.. can't wait to talk to you again! love you!!! oh we do love apples so much too brother - anything that goes with the salt lick - we eat off of it everyday! its a real hit up here in gambell! Dereks favorite is apple on the salt lick then dunked in peanut butter:) again - great gift brother!

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