Brent's Moose with a 62" rack... (Sept 10, 2010)

 A dream come true for Brent, there's a limit on moose here in Unalakleet and he had already helped a friend get one.  

 He was out hunting with his friend Allen and they were just about to call it a night when Brent spotted two bulls fighting. 

 He watched them fight for a long time before they stopped to rest, that's when he shot this one.

It's so big he couldn't get his legs around the midsection, he's actually straddling the neck.  We only kept the neck and one quarter.  Allen and his wife Myrna were able to give the rest to elders and single wives in the village.  One moose feeds a lot of people up here, and beef is too expensive. 
This moose was a blessing in a lot of ways and we're very thankful for it. 

Brent's friend from the village mounted the moose rack for Brent, he's really excited. 

How would you like to be attacked by one of those things...?  Yikes!

The Bohan's visit from the Lower 48

 In August we were so EXCITED to have Brent's sister Patty and her little family visit us in Unalakleet.   This was a big deal to us because it was the first time we met the girls Emerson and Carson. 
Here's a proud Uncle Brent with little baby Carson. 

 All the cousins trying to get a really great picture together. :) 

 In the log house that Brent built.  
This is one Brent's creations he built over the summer.  The kids wanted to go to the play house and show Brad and Patty.   

Emerson loved it, she played and played in there.

 Brent helping TJ, hold Carson... look at that little baby's smile.  What a doll!

 Yea! girl cousins!

 Playing Settler's.  We spent a lot of time playing family games.  I loved it!

 "Smile Carson!" says TJ. 
Brad really is a good Dad he took great care of his little girls.

 Patty and with baby Carson, a happy mom and a happy baby.

 Carson with Gracie... what beautiful girls!

 A view of the cemetery from our house. 

 A view of the bear skull Brent buried in the field by our house.... so nature could take it's course.  When it was finished er, decomposing.  He brought it in and bleached it.  Then he wanted it to look shiny so I introduced him to mod podge... now we have a bear skull in the house.   That's called crafting Alaska style.  

 I sure loved spending time with my little nieces.  I got to watch them while Brad and Patty went fishing and exploring with Brent.  I LOVED it!  There's just never enough time to spend with them. 

 Brent used his days off to grow a long beard.  Patty's a hair dresser so we found a funny facial due and Patty went to work.  Isn't it fun to have sisters around so we can play dress up?

Nice hair Em!  

Thanks to Brad and Patty for making the trip up to see us!   We had such an awesome time and the memories will be ones we cherish.

Remember July.... when it was warmish...

And we could wear t-shirts outside (some days)

And the wild iris's were blooming in the field by our house.... (yes that's an old airplane, now it's used for storage I believe.)

And the crab was plentiful .... very plentiful.

And we saved the world one beached starfish at a time...

And Brent said there were so many beached starfish that we couldn't make a difference.

But we said, "It made a difference to that one" as we through it into the sea.

And we sailed under the ship that got beached in a storm,

And we caught big humpy salmon, that were too foul to eat,

And for our 12th Wedding Anniversary Brent made me take the kids fishing for the humpy derby because he was at work.

And I was  mad because I've never had to go fishing by myself, and taking fish off the hooks is scary.

But I managed to get a nice big fish for each of the kids,  and nobody ended up getting hooked.

And Faith's fish took 4th place so she won a fishing pole, and I decided it was OK.

And Gracie decided she wanted her training wheels off (7/21/10)

So Dad made TJ take his off too, and TJ was surprised to find that he really didn't need them anymore just like Dad said.

And Faith said she wasn't ready to ride without her training wheels

And we told her she was right, so she got to keep hers on till next year.

And Faith left the land of 3 yr olds forever and said hello to the big 4.

And she had a fun party with all of her friends.

And when we celebrated with the family, she got even more presents.

And that made her really happy!

And she wore her birthday nightgown, and birthday hat and gloves.

And she looked into the camera and did all her best moves.  (see her face, she takes her princess moves very seriously)

And those were the fun things that we did, when it was still July.