A BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY

LUKE PAUL VETSCH was born tonight, December 27th, at 8:01 pm. He weighed in at 9 lbs 7oz and 21 inches tall. He looks just like Nathan when he was born and almost the same weight. Both Michelle and Luke are doing well. Michelle looks awesome for just going through a birth and Luke is most handsome. I am a very proud Grandpa. Here is a picture of Luke about an hour after birth.

Glory to God in the Highest

"Gloria in excel sis Deo" Merry Christmas to everyone. It's good to say that, amongst all the political correctness going on around us. We are having a great time together as a family this Christmas. My brother "Uncle Johnny" flew in from Houston last Friday night through Seattle without any weather hiccups. It is good to have him here. He usually comes for Christmas. Leah drove over from Bend, OR on Saturday and has been organizing stocking stuffers for me this year. She will be here for two weeks. She is already working at Ski Shack to keep busy. On Sunday, the kids and I celebrated what would have been Susan and my 29th Wedding Anniversary. We had grilled steaks and fresh salmon steaks which were so so good. My kids are the best and each one of them portrays a different characteristic of Susan which I treasure and hold on to. We all miss Susan so much especially on these anniversaries and holidays. For the anniversary, Hannah gave me a multiple picture framing of Cannon Beach pictures from this past summer. Here is a sampling of those pictures. It was only my girls with me this time at Cannon Beach. My girls are so beautiful.







Have a Merry Christmas!! Enjoy family and celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ together. Keep it safe for those experiencing snow and ice.