S'more snow & a moose fetus

We got more snow this week!  These are the highest drifts we have seen so far.

I'm standing on the boardwalk and the snow is up to my knees.  Good luck getting up if you fall off the boardwalk.

Beautiful view walking to the post office.

Time to shovel the steps... with a dust pan.

 The perfectly shoveled boardwalk around school.

This week we took our first snow machine trip to Emmo (Emmonak).  We followed the slough and turned onto the Yukon River for 8 miles.  We went to their AC (Alaska Commercial) Store.  The gallons of ice cream were only $14, so of course we bought some.  We also bought bananas, a rarity.

Getting ready for our trip on a warm 20 degree day.

Hanging out outside of the store all bundled up.
No editing on the picture.  My phone was fogging up when I took it out of my pocket.

Nathaniel securing our goods to the back of the machine with bungee cords. 

This sled was hooked up to the back of a snow machine at the store.

Back at school this week, we learned all about sequencing/chronological order.  As a fun activity at the end of class Friday, we "sequenced" paragraphs on how to make s'mores.   

Little did they know... they would actually get to make them step by step!

Thanks for the ingredients Hal & Anne!

Things got a little sticky...

In the kitchen, I made my favorite biscuit recipe: Cheesy Garlic Drop Biscuits. 

I follow the recipe on the back of the Bisquick box for Cheese-Garlic Biscuits.

Nathaniel reading Sheep in a Jeep with B.

This weekend we hosted a boys basketball tournament.

Good job Braves!

Last but not least, the excitement at school this week was a moose fetus in the science lab.
A student's mom caught a moose.  While they were cleaning the moose (taking the guts out),
they discovered that it was pregnant with twins.  So, the mother took one fetus to school so the science classes could dissect it.

Here are a couple pictures.  If you are queasy, don't scroll down.... 






































The science teacher estimated that the fetus was about four months old.

Photos taken by Culea, thanks!

It was about the size of a squirrel.

This is what newborn moose look like:

Photo credit: Alaska Star Journal