For the past 6 weeks Jayne's class (all the 4th and 5th graders) at school have been working with a resident artist learning about the Tlingit (KLING kit), the Haida (HIGH duh) and the Tsimshian (SIM she ann) native tribes of Southeast Alaska. They have learned how to introduce themselves in the native tongue. They have learned about the art and form styles used in totems and the meanings behind the symbols. They even had the opportunity to make a deer skin drum (Goo-jow), including soaking the deer skin and stretching it over the wood drum frame and letting it set until it hardened. Once it was completely dry they got to draw their chosen native symbol on the drum and the paint it. They look SO COOL! They even made their own drum stick using a stick, fabric, buck leather, and deer tendon, which was used as the string to tie it all together. This past week the students performed for the rest of the school, singing a song/chant in the native tongue. It is a welcome message...
This past weekend was our annual camping trip to the Grapevine Campground near Roosevelt Lake. We go every year with the Richardson side of the family and we meet up with the Baker's and the Seagle's. It is always so much fun and a tradition that we wouldn't ever want to miss! Unfortunately Jay couldn't 
join us this year because of work, but I decided to rough it in a tent with the kids anyways! It was...an experience! We really did have a good time! Jacy got a new Princess bedroll/air mattress to sleep in. She thought she was pretty cool! Jake and I shared an air mattress with a bedroll and blankets. We were nice and cozy! The nights were 
cold and the coyotes were howling, but it was worth it! We enjoyed days filled with playing the guitar with Jaylen, playing on a nearby playground, 
and watching the boys paintball. Evenings were spent sitting around the campfire roasting marshmallows, making smores, telling stories, and playing silly games. Me and the kids packed up to come home on Saturday night. As I was rolling up the tent I found a scorpion that was right under the center of our tent... creepy!!! As it got later and later Saturday night we decided to stay one more night and sleep in the trailer with Grandpa John and Grandma Linda. Thanks for letting 
us crash at your place! It was so great to hang out with everyone. Even Jennifer came down from Utah for the weekend! Can't wait to do it all again next year!
HAPPY SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY YOU TWO!!! Love, Serabias
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ReplyDeleteWhat fun!! You are a brave, brave woman! What a good mom to take the kids and enjoy the weekend!
ReplyDeleteLooks like fun Jody! We go camping up there all of the time...during the summer we practicly live at the lake!
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