TOMAS'S MOM, LOUISA,  COOKING FOR THE WEDDING
THEY COOKED OUTSIDE IN THE YARD FOR LARGER MEALS WITH AN OPEN FIRE

DEEP FRYING PLANTAINS FOR THE WEDDING WITH A NEIGHBOR

MARGIE PEELED AND PEELED AND CUT AND CUT FOR THE WEDDING

VISITING WITH HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS A COUPLE NIGHTS BEFORE THE WEDDING

BRIAN WITH TOMAS' BROTHER TONY....TONY WAS EVER SO HAPPY TO MEET US, HE WAS TAKING SELFIES WITH EACH OF US AT THE WEDDING

FRUIT TREE IN THE YARD...NOW I FORGOT WHAT IT IS....PERHAPS ONE OF THE FAMILY WILL TELL ME?

ME AND TOMAS' GRAMMA...WE ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AGE

ANOTHER HELMINEN SISTER PIC..WITH DARLENE MAKING HER USUAL FACE

EIGHT OF US WENT TO NICARAGUA FOR DARLENE HELMINEN'S WEDDING TO TOMAS ROJO..FEB. 13, 2016

TOMAS AND DARLENE

MARGIE, TOMAS, DARLENE, BRIAN

DARLENE, LOUISA (TOMAS MOM), TOMAS

TOMAS, ME, DARLENE

I DID VERY LITTLE HELPING W PREPARATIONS BECAUSE OF THE HEAT, BUT I AT LEAST  SEWED DARLENE'S HEADBAND

I BOUGHT PETE A SPANISH/ENGLISH BIBLE IN 1990'S, KING JAMES VERSION
I GAVE THIS TO DARLENE AND TOMAS

WEDDING PARTY SAT AT A TABLE FOR THE CEREMONY.  THE OFFICIAL PERFORMED THE CEREMONY, USING OUR WEDDING VOWS FROM OUR SONG BOOK.  DARLENE WROTE IT DOWN IN SPANISH.  ATTENDANTS ARE JULIA HELMINEN AND A FRIEND OF TOMAS.

ANDREA AND JULIA DID THE FLOWERS

TOMAS'S MOM, LOUISA AND ME

THE RINGS....

THE HALL WHERE THE WEDDING WAS....CLICK TO ENLARGE...THE  PLASTIC CHAIRS WERE COVERED WITH WHITE AND HAD PURPLE BOWS...WHICH WE ALL PITCHED IN TO DO.

MIGHTY HUNTER...SAUL TOLKKINEN WITH HIS DEER...2015

MIGHTY TRAPPERS..ROBERT HILL AND TED MORTBERG
320 MUSKRATS, 13 FOX, 6 COYOTES, 8 BEAVER, 1 OTTER, 1 MINK
THAT'S A LOT OF WORK...BUT IM SURE THE MONEY EARNED WAS WORTH IT.

PLEASE SEND ME NAMES AGAIN....SORRY....NEW YEAR RESOLUTION....GET A NOTEBOOK

RECENT CHURCH IN LONGVIEW, WM AT SARAH AND PHIL DAHL'S HOME

RECENT SERVICES IN PHOENIX, AZ

MORE ALASKA PICS LATER....GOTTA CATCH UP A LITTLE, IM WAY BEHIND

CAROLYN HASTI KOVALA W HER GIRLS
KRISTINA, CAROLYN, BONNIE
HANNAH AND ABBY

                                CASITA PICTURS BY CALVIN HELMINEN BEFORE SHOVELING OFF
                                THE ROOFS AND DECKS.....LOOKS LIKE A FAIRYLAND

LOVE THIS THE BEST...MY CHRISTMAS CARD THIS LAST YEAR

DAVE AND BLANCHE RAUDIO CAME TO VISIT AT THE CASITA AND ALSO TO GET A GRAPE VINE ROOT

DAVE LUOMA ALL SPIFFED UP WITH HIS FIREMAN'S UNIFORM, WITH WIFE JENNIE

EVELYN HELINEN WITH TWO FRIENDS FROM THE PEACE CORPS
LAURA AND BRIAN...HAD A GREAT VISIT.  MET THEM WHEN WE WENT TO ARMENIA, AND BRIAN HAS ATTENDED A FEW GATHERINGS OF HELMINEN'S

ME AND BRIAN HAVING A GOOD LAUGH

HAVING A PIZZA PARTY AFTER THIS GANG HELPED MAKE ME RAISED FLOWERBEDS,  HAULED MANY WHEELBARROWS FULL OF DIRTS, AND PUT LOTS OF STUFF AWAY FOR WINTER.....LOVE 'EM, AND THANKFUL FOR THEM TOO!  I AM EAGER FOR SPRING AND SUMMER TO SEE HOW MY NEW FLOWERBEDS WORK!  THEY ARE ALL REPLANTED!

I LOST MY LIST OF NAMES, (PLEASE SEND?} BUT THIS IS FROM DETROIT CHURCH LONG AGO   SEE WHO YOU CAN IDENTIFY...I SEE MAMIE BEKKALA, MARTHA STORM, MILLIE HELTUNEN, ALMA SEITER, HERMANSON, ELSIE ERICKSON...CLICK TO ENLARGE....(LOVE IT, AND THANKS FOR SENDING IT)

DAVE AND ANN TOROLA AND FAM. MEMBERS WITH JAY AND DOROTHY RUOHONEN,  ENJOYING  KAYAKING THIS PAST SUMMER

DENVER SERVICES THIS SUMMER...LOST THESE NAMES, TOO....SO SEND THEM AGAIN, PLEASE....THANKS...I AM GOING TO GET A NOTEBOOK FOR NAMES AND ONLY KEEP THEM THERE INSTEAD OF ALL THESE VARIOUS LISTS OF PAPER....SHEEESH!