lizzie torola portrait by gram

helminen siblings

joe eskolas'

mark koskelas'

andersons with malory and marissa torola

CENTenial heights casita pond

soon it will be summer

mendota lighthouse bete gris

evelyn and ellen painted today, this is evi's 3rd learning session

with ellen....can't tell the difference on which belongs to who.

11 x 14 acrylic....(for sale)

HELP, YELLS DARLENE! I'M GETTIN' FLUSHED DOWN

THE TOILET!!! At children's museum

MARIE COOPER'S 80TH BIRTHDAY IS NEXT WEEK...SEND HER A CARD, LE'TS

SEE IF SHE GETS 80 CARDS!

Amie Helminen, all dressed up and in a fancy car

at the children's museum

helminen kids at the children's museum in marquette

Heidi Helminen holding a boa constrictor

at the children's museum in mrqt.

where we were last weekend

grams 72nd

dave and ann came with pete lizzie trevor maddie to help celebrate birthday with a cake

birthday party

We all went to the Sheridan for dinner to celebrate Noreen Laho and Marcy Ylitalo's70th Birthday and then to George & Dianne's Condo for Birthday Cake.

katrina and russ....here is the almost finished painting of alaska for you...

just have to finish the boats...they are only 1/2 done

marie cooper birthday

her 80th is the end of this month. maybe she will get 89 bd cards

kalle svahn doing the honors. tornio river salmon

christmas party at mohawk school

Our great-grandson Tyler (Missy & Mikes son) enjoying his

first birthday cake!

so which team won? dave's team, wally's team (consisting of 10 to 14 year olds, no photo)

or papa's team? They were given materials to make the best santa. Talk about

talent! And talk about fun!!!

this team thought they were the winners...but....

misc

papa was dressed up as claus by this team

some young'uns at the mohawk school christmas party

inlaws and outlaws at the christmas season

publicans

from padre island

bob and grace niemela on padre causeway walk and run:

Bob and I were the only ones from the gang that did the 10k and it was 36 degrees and we walked fast

roger helminen and tom anderson of mpls stopped in for a visit

wesley kangas' artwork

The photos are a hockey game made by wes kangas of fulton.

a very talented guy...

materials are pretzels, m & m's, and frosting

menahga

virginia haapala

menahga

gretchen storus

skoogs

ylitalo and tolkkinen

doug roikos

helminens

liz keranen

amy and cassie helminen

genuine cc snowblower

happy new year

greta, gram and evelyn having a painting session

just think, us old ones stayed at albert and margaret

koskela's till midnight. a wunnerful time was

had by all...and plenty of eats, too!