Monday, May 25, 2015

are we having fun yet???  took several buses the first day in florida
pics below of results!

SELFIE ON THE SHIP...BASKING IN THE SUN

AT LEO AND SARAH'S RENTAL HOUSE IN FLORIDA...EVERYBODY POOPING OUT AFTER NO SLEEP ALL NIGHT OF TRAVELING

WE GATHERED UP OUR STUFF AND STARTED WALKING TO SEVERAL BUS STOPS IN FLORIDA THE FIRST DAY....CREATED QUITE A STIR AT INTERSECTIONS.....THE SECOND DAY WE RENTED A 15 PASSENGER VAN.  WHEW, I SAY!

OUR "SUITCASE TRAIN"

HELMINEN'S LOVING THE WAVES IN THE BAHAMAS

BACK TO CALUMET.....TAKING PICTURES OF WHAT???

CALUMET GRADUATES...2015
AT CALUMET CHURCH AFTER SERVICES

ABBY BJORN, SOPHIA BERG...GRADUATES

FRIENDS: JOYCE HELMINEN, STEPHANIE OJA (GRAD), ISIS TOROLA (GRAD) AND DARLENE HELMINEN, MAKING A FACE FOR MY PICTURE AGAIN!!!  :)

Sunday, May 17, 2015

MORE BAHAMA VACATION PICS WITH MARGIE AND BRIAN HELMINEN AND FAMILY, MAY, 2015

HARBOR

BOYS IN ONE OF THE MANY WINDING POOLS

HELMINEN'S, POOLSIDE

THIS CAFE HAD AN EGYPTIAN MOTIF, WITH THE CURTAIN BOOTHS, AND  HUGE COLUMNS AND STONE WALL IN PLACES.  FOOD WAS GOOD, TOO....

WATCHING THE BOYS PLAY CHESS


OUR HOTEL

BACK TO THE SHIP AFTER TWO DAYS IN THE BAHAMA'S

                                         HARBOR PIC FROM THE SHIP

Saturday, May 9, 2015

EASTER TIME, 2015...AT JUDY ROEPKE'S FOR COFFEE
DON D., ARNE AND MARIANNE PETERSON

AT JUDY ROEPKE'S, HAD COFFEE AND VISIT WITH PETE AND MARYJANE HAAPALA
BROTHER JERRY, MARYJANE, PETE, CAROL J., JULIE L., AND JUDY

LEAVING FT. LAUDERDALE WITH MARGIE AND BRIAN HELMINEN,  SIX KIDS, AND ME, HEADING TO THE BAHAMAS...MAY 2015


                                            BRIAN, DARLENE AND JOYCE CHECKING THINGS OUT
                                                      ENJOYING THE SUNRISE
               MY GRANDGIRLS SAID "DUCKLIPS" ARE "IN"....I DON'T KNOW HOW, BUT HERE WE ARE
                           ME, ROSIE, MARISA TOROLA, AND SELENA JOHNSON
              IN NICARAGUA...OUR GUIDE FOR THE DAY HAD THIS CRAZY APP ON HIS PHONE....SO THERE'S THREE OF ME....HEAVEN FORBID!!!