Merry Christmas from the Zesch Family

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

This year has flown by and obviously our blog has taken a back seat.  So..  let me see if I can catch up in one post:) 

Amy

Joshua and Annie

Joshua

Stella

In January, we skied in Gramby, Colorado with Grammy and G'pa, Uncle Billy and Aunt Penny. 

 Annual sausage making

Wrapped up the day with a game of pool.

 Roy and I went on a Caribbean cruise with these two lovely couples .

Beautiful two tank dives in Cozumel, Belize and Honduras.

 Surprise and celebration of Joshua turning 16

Followed by an air soft war

 July, picked some peaches

Mr. and Mrs. Alex Rivera married on June 17th

 Bodenhamer reunion

Jimmie wake boarding

 A little summer fun

 Annie and some boys

Pop and Kaylin

Michael, Matthew and Stella discovered a hermit crab city

Matthew skim boarding

Fun at the beach on the Grammy tour:)

Joy and a friend and one of her beautiful creations

Michael and one of his friends

Three generations of Zesch Men

And this is our new news.  Kaylin is a Big Sister.  Baby Pistachio is due to arrive on Nana's birthday:):) June the 9th.  Yes, that would be so much fun!!!

A run down on the family.

Annie is 24 and working at House of Faith in San Angelo and finishing up her RN degree.

Jenny and Justin (23&24) and Kaylin (1) are living in San Angelo.  Justin teaches middle school science and Jenny works at home for a local realtor.  Kaylin just turned 1 and is excited about being a big sister.

Patty(21)and Alex(21) Rivera live in Abilene.  Patty is working at an emergency vet clinic, Alex works as an xray weld inspector.

Joshua is 16, has his drivers permit, chauffeurs us while he gets lots of behind the wheel experience.  Joshua recently shot a nice 9 point buck and did his own European mount.

Joy is 15 and about to be driving. She placed in state photography this year with some beautiful photos.  Joy is such a big blessings keeping us all on task:):)

Jimmie is 13.  He did a little bow hunting this year.  He's practicing to get a big one some day.  Jimmie is a huge blessing to us as he enters his teenage years. 

Michael and Matthew (11) played some baseball this year and really had fun.  They are taking piano and doing very well.  They also love hunting anything.

Stella is 9.  She too is taking piano and plays beautifully.  Stella is our little Annie all over again.  A very big helper.

Amy is 6.  Riding a bike and enjoying life.  She is still learning to be quiet in the deer blind:):)

Roy is still flying and he is now a LTC(Texas License to Carry a Firearm) instructor.   He has enjoyed teaching LTC classes.  Let him know if you are interested in one.

We are so very blessed in so many ways and thank God for all the may blessings He pours out on us everyday!!!  We pray you are blessed this CHRISTmas season as we all reflect on the birth of Jesus and are so thankful to God for sending His son so we could live.

Luke 2:6-14

⁶ So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. ⁷ And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Glory in the Highest

⁸ Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. ⁹ And behold,^[a] an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. ¹⁰ Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. ¹¹ For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. ¹² And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”
¹³ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:

¹⁴ “Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”^[b]