tirsdag 1. april 2008

Back in Finland...again! Ismos dad's 80 years birthday

I had an opportunity to fly to Finland to my fathers 80 years birthday on easter, I fly alone without Marianne and kids, they were in Espevær with the grandparents.
We had a fantastic family party to honor our fathers 80 th birthday. He was moved to tears to see all his kids and most of grandkids at the sametime. The program was very entertaining, first we had a Powerpoint presentation about my fathers magnificent and ritch life, all the children had a chance to have a speech and to remember dear father and chidhood memories with him. After this, we heard a choir of grandchildren to sing, kids too had nice musical number: we sang one of his favourite songs from his childhood, he was moved to tears. My 2 sisters and my neece are all professional musicians and of course we got to enjoy the fruits of their expertice.
Ther was also a feast, tons of good food and company: I have always been so happy that all the siblings have always been so good frieds, there was a spirit of love and unity among us. I am sure that our dear mother was there too, she was such an extraordinary person.

Back in Finland, together with Toivo-father
Together with dad, my sister Mervi and Ismo


Bigbrother Vesa

Siblings and dad: Kirsi, Virpi, Ismo, Pasi Mervi & Vesa




"Be true yourself" maybe not... grazy Hiltunen's


The song about old sailorman...

Grandkids singing...only Norways kids missing.
The whole family together...


Snowscooter safari on Lake Kallavesi

The speedmachines, all have more than 140 hp, average
top speed ca. 180km/h.


In the evening my brothers and I to a tour to our cabine and had snowscooter-safari on frozen lake Kallavesi. The nature was so beatyful and snowscooters awesomely fast, we had so much fun! Thanks to my brother Vesa, who owns these machines. Weather was nice everyday on the trip, when I came home in Haugesund there had been a snowstorm and a plane had some difficulties to land, that is very unusual here, we get rarely snow and now we got 15cm in the end of march! Grazy grazy...