Emily won 1^st Prize in the 2009 Photo Contest for the UMD International Education Office during their annual conference last week.  The photo was taken in Falkenberg, Sweden on the Western Coast on a night in May, one of the last nights she spent in Sweden.  She was very proud to say that she didn’t adjust color or crop or anything, just submitted it as is… and won $75 !!!

Good Eye, Emily!!!

Cousin Paul's daughter took this self portrait; she is a Senior at Perpich High School for the Arts in Golden Valley.  Grandma Pat reports that she is in Media Arts which involves film, photography, and video as well as her academic subjects of Physics, Calculus and AP World History.  Its a good thing that of all the genetic factors we could pass on, the Ojanen's have done a pretty good job of passing along brains and determination!

Glen sent Jessica’s Senior photos…  Jessica is the daughter of Sue, Glen’s special gal…  The last photo is Jessica with her boyfriend Ryan.

Aunt Pat Ojanen sent photos of Violet’s cousins, owned by her son and my cousin John and Eva and boys. Lilly is a golden retriever and Rosie is a mish mash including poodle, papillon, and wheaton terrier.

Lilly Ojanen

Rosie Ojanen

Donna and Harvey invited us to join them at Amnicon Falls State Park for a picnic last Sunday to visit with Robin and Jason who were visiting from New Jersey for a few days.  We had such a great time and the weather really cooperated; it didn’t rain until we were packing up to go home.

A rambunctious game of bocce ball was played…

Donna and Harveys children, Jason and Robin, Jay, Rachel and Ryan

Lisa and Tom

The Grandparents with the Grandchildren

Jay

Jason and Robin, Emily and Kai

Violet was trotting around the house with her Bully Stick hanging out of the side of her mouth..  Looked like she had a cigar!    It was twice as long when she started out…  gnawed a good half of it away!

Okay… so the last rumor I heard was that Favre bought a condo in Minneapolis…  My prediction is that he will be a Viking soon and will take them to their first Super Bowl.