Virtual church and School outings

The Bush Branch's first relief society presidency meeting was over vidyo and voice was over a phone line.  It worked great to be able to see each other.  We are in three different villages and one in Anchorage.  It is definitely interesting and I am learning a lot from these wonderful women.

Zax's class at their Valentine's party! 

We took 2 snowmobiles out to Next Creek and onto the ocean to check Mark's crab pot.  You have to shovel the snow, then break the ice and shovel the ice chunks out of the water.  There weren't any crab this time sadly, but it was a cool ride and process to see.  I was glad I got to see how it all worked.

There have been five principals in five years here so there isn't a warm welcome when you arrive. Jack has been doing what he always does, hard work, and little by little he sees the fruits. A student sadly took his own life this week and a teacher wrote this to Jack.

There is a district art director who flies to all the sites and teaches art. Jack wants that job next! The community night was screen printing/painting.  We did a picture of an eagle with Elim written on it and a moose.  A lucky uncle is getting it in the mail!

When the unit is places and there is a store and a post office in town to choose from these lucky kids got to write letters and put them in the box!

Postmaster Gary, he is a character!

Taking turns mailing their letters.

He turned 8 months this week and is one skinny man at 15lbs

I couldn't wait any longer to give Ila her Ana dress I bought online.  She loves to dress up and rotates between a cheerleader costume and a wrestling singlet so I thought it was time to throw another outfit into the mix.

Ana and batman at the family game night held at the school.

Twirling in her dress.