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Category Archives: Family Events

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Images of what was going on in 2014. Merry Christmas!

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Posted byPekkaDecember 20, 2014December 22, 2014Posted inFamily Events

Japanese cheesecake

Mia made a Japanese cheesecake with touch of lemon & ginger flavors in it. Delicious!

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Posted byPekkaSeptember 11, 2014September 11, 2014Posted inFamily Events, Food

The Perfect Sukiyaki recipe

Andrei wanted me to make some Sukiyaki for dinner before he heads back to school in Oregon. Here’s the recipe for the perfect Sukiyaki I have been making for years. Before you do anything & to get in the mood, you put on some inspiring music, such as Great Rock’N’Roll Swindle by Sex Pistols. First, youContinue reading “The Perfect Sukiyaki recipe”

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Posted byPekkaJanuary 2, 2014January 7, 2014Posted inFamily Events, Food

Mia’s artwork from 2013

Couple of more great artwork from Mia. The first one is a portrait of Donna from photo when she was a teenager. Mia gave this one to Donna as Christmas present. What a great gift. The second is called “The Quartet”. Both are charcoal drawings.

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Posted byPekkaDecember 27, 2013January 24, 2015Posted inArt, Family Events1 Comment on Mia’s artwork from 2013

Happy Holidays!

Hyvää Joulua ja Onnellista Uutta Vuotta! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Posted byPekkaDecember 21, 2013Posted inFamily Events

Obi fresh out of the groomer

Obi’s new haircut. He looks quite funny, like a puppy again or a little bear cub.

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Posted byPekkaOctober 31, 2013October 31, 2013Posted inFamily Events

Few clips from our trip to Finland this year

First we spent few days in Helsinki before heading up north to our cabin where we stayed most of the vacation. On the way back we stopped at a wedding and couple of other events before arriving to Helsinki and flying back home. These are few images from the trip, a mix of photos andContinue reading “Few clips from our trip to Finland this year”

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Posted byPekkaAugust 19, 2013August 22, 2013Posted inFamily Events

2013 High School Grad – Congratulations, Andrei!

Andrei graduated from Eastside Catholic High School, the ceremony was on Sunday, June 9. Afterwards, we had a dinner at Benihana in Seattle to celebrate it, one of our kids’ favorites. Next step for Andrei is to go to Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR in September. Congratulations, Andrei!

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Posted byPekkaJune 12, 2013June 13, 2013Posted inFamily Events1 Comment on 2013 High School Grad – Congratulations, Andrei!

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