GINGERBREAD HOUSEMAKING, OUR 30=ISH ANNUAL TRADITION
PETE TOROLA AND HIS HOUSE

AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, THIS IS MY FIRST TRY AT A HOUSE!

EVEN THE MARRIED KIDS STILL COME!  INA & MARTIN, GLEN & SHANNA

EACH ONE MAKES THEIR OWN CREATION, BALCONIES, BRIDGES, OUTHOUSES, ETC.

GLEN WITH HIS "LOG HOUSE", BALCONY, AND SEE THE LITTLE GUY ON IT?
more later

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ELLEN.....
(yes, I am on helminen's horse...it's real...and i grunted my way up on it!  but I was determined!)

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM JUHA, ANNA MAARIA, LAURA & LASSE (saransalmi)
(FROM FINLAND)

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Christmas dinner at Laurium apts., where Wes lives; invited dick and lynn woodford, jerry and Julie Kangas, and me.

Lynn Woodford, Phyllis Limanen and mother Verna Johnson sat with us.

Julie Kangas and Me

A RECENT 80TH BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR ANNA ANTTILA
Nancy Luoma, Barb Granroth, Allan Davidson, Lana Heinonen

Some of the Anttila Crew..(lynn anderson and daughter on left,  Pete, Marianne Raasakka

Two "old" buddies from way back...Joyce Usitalo and my Uncle Wes Kangas

Lynn, Kathy Johnson, Elaine Wanhala, Beth Maki, Marylou Pesola

FUZZY AND JULIE ANTTILA

ANNA, Junetta Ranta, Verna Daavettila, Edie Isaacson
Lynn and Carol Jurmu in back

Brudders- in-law:  Al Pesola and Dave Raudio

The Birthday girl...with her new scarf

IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE SENDING ME A CARD, PLEASE NOTE THAT MY APT. NO. IS NOW 26....THANK YOU...ELLEN

THREE OF THEM  (WHO?)

ALENA ANDERSON, ANNALISA JOHNSON, KAARINA TAIVALKOSKI, ALINA HARMALA

ANNIKKA TAIVALKOSKI, RUTH HARMALA, GINA ISAACSON

GRETA, RUDY AND DAVID HELMINEN

ROSEMARY TOROLA, KATIE HEIKKINEN, PAMELA TOROLA

BENJAMIN (LEAH'S SON) ANDERSON WITH WIFE KESHEENA, HAILEY, FIONA, CARTER, LILLY AND FAITH
VISITING RECENTLY (FROM KENOSHA)

THANKSGIVING DAY AT BRIAN & MARGIE HELMINEN'S/
EVELYN IS ON SKYPE, ON THE RIGHT, WITH SOME OF HER PEACE CORPS FRIENDS THAT WE MET WHEN WE WERE THERE.
EVERY BODY TALKED TO THEM, SHE WAS WATCHING FOR OVER AN HOUR.

THE CARVER AND ONE OF THE COOKS (MAIN CHEF)  HAD SKYPE ON THIS OPERATION, TOO.

ME WITH ONE GR/CHILD (BRUCE ON MY RIGHT) AND THE REST ARE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN OF ANDREA AND LOREN, AND DAN & HEIDI

JULIA AND GR/GRAND CHILD LIZA,  (DAN AND HEIDI'S)

STANLEY HELMINEN, DARREN, LOREN AND CORINNA HAVERINEN
(ANDREA''S HUSBAND)

UNCLE WES KANGAS AND I

HELMINEN, HELMINEN, HAVERINEN, HYRKAS (& JUSSI)

DARLENE &JOYCE ON "CHARLIEHORSE" AND DINGO
(HAD TO SHAKE DOWN SOME FOOD SO THEY COULD HAVE SOME MORE.
VERY NICE DAY.