Christmas

The 18 grandchildren of my parents. Oldest is 16 years old the youngest is 7 weeks old. Tracey and Steve have Mackenzie & Amber front row right side in pink. Theresa and Pat have Jordan and Huck. Huck is in the gray back left. Jordan is 5th from right in back row. Willie and Kelly have Larissa,Ethan,Micaela and Levi. Larissa front row holding baby. Ethan is in the back row holding a baby. Micaela is 2nd from right in back row, Levi is 3rd fromleft in back row. Ralph and Wendy have Drew and Molly, Drew is 2nd on left in back row. Molly is in the back row far right. Kristine and Nathan have Lauren, Kaleb, Natasha and Eli. Lauren is in the middle back in red, Kaleb is 2nd from left in back row, Natasha is front row 3rd from left in red, Eli is in the back being held by Ethan. Daniel and Dawn have Autumn, Drake, Alana and Aubree. Autumn is in the front row 4th from left, Drake is in gold in the front, Alana is in the back row 3rd from right, Aubree is the baby in the front row.

Mackenzie and Amber opening gifts at our home Friday 12/21.

The girls working together to open a gift from Grandma DeLong. Christmas Day

Mackenzie and peach pose for the camera. They consider Peach their dog but she belongs to Aunt Ruth.

This a picture of the 32 of us at my parents on Saturday 12/22.

Merry Christmas!

Greeting from the DeLong family.
We are having a wonderful Christmas. We started our Christmas celebration this past weekend with my parents. All six of us kids were there with spouses and 18 grand kids. We had both great grandma's there on Saturday as well. What a wonderful time to be together with family.
We then gathered again on Sunday for more food and visiting. We always seems to eat well and it sure does show. I think we are going to kick off a "Biggest Loser Family Addition". So far it has only been talk, time will tell it we jump on board.
There seemed to be a theme this Christmas season with my family. It's the flu. So far 5 of the 6 sibling families have had at least one member if not more who have had the flue since Sunday. The bright side is it last only a short time. Both our girls have had it and Steve and I are trying to keep it at bay.
We headed north on Christmas Eve night to be with Grandma DeLong. We are here for a few days. It is a little quieter here. We went form 34 at my parents to 7 here. We love our time with our families.
I will try to post come pictures.
Merry Christmas to you all. I did not get Christmas greetings out this year. I think I will be sending a New Years Greeting.

Birth and Birthday

This week we added a new niece to the family. Aubree Danielle Deshetsky was born 11/6/07 to Daniel and Dawn. She is welcomed home by Sisters Autumn (6), Alana (2) and brother Drake (4). Mommy and baby are doing well.
Mackenzie turned 7 on Friday. We celebrated with family Thursday night 11/8. Grandma Deshetsky made her a barbie cake.
I could not find any halloween pictures. We took some so when I locate them I'll try to post the girls in their costumes.

WOL Superbowl

On Friday Night, 11/9/07, Steve and I helped with the WOL Superbowl. The evening started with a Pistons Game at the Palace. Pistons beat the Clippers by a good 30 points. We then stayed at the Palace and had a rally where there was a speaker followed with games. We had around 1500 teens attend this years event. We left the palace about 2 am and went bowling until 5:30 am. Our time went fast. Many teens and adults made a decision to be a follower of Christ that night. Following are some pictures from this event.
If the pictures do not come up. Hit the view all image area on the right and you will be able to see them.

Anyone out there?

I'm sure that is the question that is being asked about me. Okay, so Blogging has not been part of my life lately. I think I've only been on once. I hope to return to the bloggin world sometime soon but right now I don't see a light at the end of the tunnel.
I think about you guys and am anxious to get caught up with you all. Hang in there and please don't delete me from your blogging friends to check in on.
Thanks!

Soccer!

The girls have started soccer. They had their first game on Saturday. Soccer is new to the whole family but the girls are loving it! Amber even had time to blow dad a kiss during the game.

The Last Three Weeks

Home...Boston...Flint....Traverse City....Vassar....Freeland....Vassar...Traverse City...Vassar...Saginaw

A lot has happened in three short/long weeks.



Steve and I were able to spend a few days in Boston. Our room was on the 30th floor with a beautiful view. In the evenings there were many sail boats out on the river. We had a couple of dinners out and enjoyed some adult conversation. Boston has much to offer and we enjoyed our time there.



We spent some time around Labor Day at Mom DeLongs in Traverse City. The weather was perfect. Sitting on the deck in the evening and watching the sun shine on the trees across the lake is always a favorite for me. I was able to enjoy that a few times while we were there.



Mackenzie started school on Tuesday. First Grade here she comes. She is in a 1st/2nd grade class with 5 girls in the first grade and two boys in the second. She was excited that she now has 3 recesses.



Amber started preschool on Wednesday. She goes M-W-F for a full day. Amber did great on Wednesday but Friday she had a hard time. She cried because she missed her family. We will have to figure something out if this continues.

I put together a slide show of a few pictures. I seem to be having technical difficulty tonight so I'm not sure if the pictures will show up. Sorry!