Alex is having fun with the 5-year of Oskari.
Santeri is a first grader and started school the following day.
Cousins, Sirkka-Liisa (Pauliina's mother) and my mother visiting with each other.
We had a lovely lunch with Pauliina's family but it was time to say good-bye.
Pauliina and Simo. Such wonderful people. We just love them. Until next time.
We drove a short distance to the Sohkanen's house. This is the family that visited us last Christmas.
Jake was ready to put the waterskis on and try waterskiing for the first time. After a few attempts to get up, he did and was skiing like a pro.
Then it was time for dinner (didn't we just eat at Pauliina's? Yes we did.) Jake tried "muikku" fish for the first time and he ended up eating about 20 of these little smoked creatures.
Jaana and Kari around their dinner table. What great people. Wish we lived little closer.
Joonatan, Enni-Riia, Jetro and my mom enjoying a marvelous dinner. Jaana really outdid herself. There was so much food and we couldn't say "no" to any of it. We shall see how much weight I will gain during out trip. I bet, about 7 lbs in a 10 day period.
After dinner, it was time for boys to hit the water again. Here Alex is waterskiing the quiet waters in the evening.
It was Rod's turn to make his mark on the lake.
Because we hadn't eaten for like minutes, Jaana wanted to make some dessert outside. We enjoyed "muurinpohjaletut" (big crepes) with jam and ice-cream. Seriously, I was so full, I thought I would not be able to eat until next week. But, of course I ate. They were so delicious.
My mom deep in thought.
Sohkanen family and us enjoying a lovely evening. Thank you so much for a great time eventhough it was SO short. Next time we are going to stay a week.
After we left Mikkeli, we drove to my cousin's house in Savonlinna. It was only an hour drive but they waited for us with a table full of food. We ate because we hadn't eaten for an hour. Then it was nighty night. What a fun day.
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