Max playing

Lee playing with his new camera.

Here are 2 more pics that I love of Max.

Max was a Dinosaur for halloween.

Max the GIANT with his wagon.
Look mom, no hands.

Here are some recent pictures from Halloween and other times just hanging out.

Summer

Hello everyone.  It has been a wild and crazy summer so far.  We are at our cottage in Pentwater, Michigan for the summer.  If any of you are in the area, please get in touch with us, we would love to see you.  Winton was with us from June 1st to July 13th this summer.  Six weeks just go way to fast.  He is growing so big and is of course an awesome big brother.  Winton was able to attend a one week summer camp at Spring Hill Camps and he absolutely loved it.  While Winton was at summer camp, Lee was able to go to Canada with his dad, Uncle Jack, and Uncle Jim on a 5 day fishing trip.  They had a great time, and caught a fair amount of fish.  No one was eaten by bears, but they did get eaten by the black flies.  While Winton and Lee were away, Julie was able to relax with Max, and catch up with a friend in Chicago for some girl time.

Over the holiday of July 4th, we were able to enjoy having Lee's entire immediate family (all 16 of us) to the cottage.  We enjoyed lots of days at the beach, Sea Doo'ing, sailing, and many trips into Pentwater for ice cream.  We also enjoyed celebrating Max's 1st birthday on Jun 14th with lots of friends and family (25 all together).  Thanks to those that were able to be here and to those that weren't able to make it, you were missed but we understand that life is busy.

Last but certainly not least, we were able to have Dusty Brown a photographer from Grand Rapids come to the cottage and take some family pictures.  Dusty has mad talent, and is an amazingly fun person to be around, SO if you live in the GR area, please remember Dusty next time you need pics of your family, wedding, engagement, or senior pics.  You will love him and the pics.  Check out our pics on-line at www.dustybrown.org, then go to "Enter Dusty's Site", then at the look for "Client Preview" tab, after you click on that go to the Horning Family and the password is Pentwater.  You can check them out and also check out Dusty's blog. Thanks again Dusty, we love the pics and can't wait to work with you again.  We wont wait so long next time.

I will post some pics from this summer in a day or two.

April Update from Julie

We are on the road again! Today we are in Elwood, Indiana visiting Lee's parents. Gma and Gpa are enjoying their little cutie grandson. Last weekend we were in Neenah, Wisconsin and then I flew out to Phoenix for the week. Next week is a quick work trip to Minnesota.

What's new you ask! Max is crawling like a champ and walking with the assistance of any stationary object. He is facinated with power cords and outlets that rallies a "no, no!" from dad and mom. Two days ago he climbed the entire flight of stairs. He has also graduated up to a big boy car seat and loving it.

Finally, the latest picutes of our little joy:

Max in his Easter outfit.

Max sporting a tie, what a little man!!

Max & Mac, buddies from the start!

Mommy's favorite picture!

Max with big brother over President's Day weekend

At the auto show in Chicago

What a doll in daddy's hat...

Grandpa H & Max

I'm ready to go, outta my way Santa!

Brothers from another mother

2007 Christmas Family Picture

So we really needed to update our photos, here are a few from 2007:

I couldn't resist the urge... Max and his chicken all dressed for Halloween

That's it for now, promise to make the next update sooner...at least before he turns 5 years old!

Merry Christmas!!

Hello to all, we hope this finds you well and prepared for the holidays. We decided to try a different type of Christmas card this year, an electronic one on our web page, so...here goes.

This has sure been a whirlwind year for our family as I am sure it has been for a lot of you. We have moved 3 times this year, welcomed our baby boy Max into our lives, Winton is now in the 5th grade, Julie has a new position with Johnson & Johnson, and Lee has been busy working also. We will be spending the holidays in Michigan at our cottage on Lake Michigan. We are expecting a white Christmas, and lots of family for the holidays.

Julie was promoted in February to a Division Manager in charge of 7 employees covering Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, part of Indiana, and part of the U.P. of Michigan. Although her job does require her to travel a bit, we a very glad she is able to spend the majority of her time in Chicago. Julie is an awesome team leader, and is passionate about having a positive impact on the lives of women and the quality of their health care. As far as being a mom, Julie loves being a mom, and is absolutely smitten with Max.

Lee has been working in the executive protection field now for over 2 years. He works with mostly corporate clients, and escorts them throughout their day to ensure that they arrive safely. Lee loves his job also, even though it occasionally takes him away from home for 2 weeks or more. One of the nice things about Lee being a private contractor is that he is able to choose the jobs he takes, which allows him the flexibility of being able to care for Max when Julie may be traveling out of town.

Winton is now in the 5th grade and enjoying school very much. He is attending a charter school in Colorado Springs, and is doing very well. His favorite things to do are: anything outside, especially riding his bike. He still does karate twice per week, and is enjoying the skills and discipline he learns from that instruction.

Max is now 6 ½ months old, and is growing so fast. We can hardly believe it has been that long already since we brought him home from the hospital. He is already starting to stand on his own if you holdout your hand for to pull himself up. He loves his new solid foods, even the green beans. Max also is fascinated and amused by the little person he sees in the mirror. He loves to talk and smile to anyone that will listen to him. He sleeps through the night very well and has been a huge blessing in our lives. We are very thankful for the healthy, happy baby that God has blessed us with.

We will be adding some pictures from the holidays after we are back home and all settled in.

From our family to yours; we would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!!

Even more Max!!!

Pictures: 1) Max having a good laugh with mom 2) Downtown Chicago with Chad & Michelle 3)Max's puppy dog slippers 4) Mac & Max, friends for life 5) Time to do the laundry.

More of Max!!

Pictures: 1) Uncle Kyle with Max 2) Poppy with Max 3) Hanging out at the beach 4) Looking cool with Uncle Chad's sunglasses

Here's........Max!!

Pictures: 1) After a hard of work 2) What happens when you let kids play with the camera 3) All of us at GPA & GMA Horning's 4) At Lake Michigan this summer

6-27-07 Update

We just wanted to update everyone on how Max is doing. Today he had his 2 week check up and the doctor said he is doing great. He has gained 11ounces and 3/4 of an inch over his birth size in 2 weeks. He now weighs 7lbs 2ounces and is 20 1/4 inches long. The other BIG news of the day is that his cord fel off of his belly button this morning. Lee was changing his diaper early this morning and hadn't noticed that the cord was gone, but in the dim light he saw something in Max's diaper. As he bent down to see what was in his sons diaper he jumped and almost threw Max (not really) because he thought the cord in Max's diaper was a bug. Good thing dad didn't scream. Dont worry Max, he will protect you.

Julie is still doing well, and is getting stronger everyday. She isn't training for any marathons yet but she is doing awesome. She is a great mom with great instincts and much love.

Can't wait to see all of you soon.

Lee, Julie, Winton, and Max

Mister Big Shoes

This picture shows Max wearing his favorite shoes which fit him perfectly, on his way to his first doctors appointment. He has pretty big feet and hands, and his toes and fingers are very long.

Update 6-25-07

Hello all- Lee, Julie, Winton, and Max are all doing great. Max has passed his doctors appointments with flying colors. He is now eating like a champ and keeping mom busy with his viracious appetite. Dad helps where he can by changing diapers and being on burping duty. Max now loves to lay on his back in the family room and look around while his big brother Winton plays.

Max has pretty much initiated everyone by either peeing, pooping, or throwing up on them (in some cases, all three at the same time). We have been very thankful that Max is such a good baby. His sleep schedule has been pretty good. When we first came home from the hospital, he was awake more during the night and sleeping during the day. He has now figured out that he was on the wrong schedule and is now sleeping well at night.

We are most thankful for a healthy baby and the love of our family. Winton is a great big brother, and loves to talk to Max when Max starts to get fussy. The sound of his big brothers voice usually calms Max down. We are also very glad to have Julie's parents and Lee's parents helping out so much during this crazy busy time. We are getting less sleep (like everyone promised) but we wouldn't trade it for the world.

We wish all of you much love, health, and happiness, and we can not wait to see you soon.

Recent pics of Max's first walk and other pictures

We are all home-

We were able to bring Max home from the hospital today Saturday 6-16-07 around 3:30PM. Max loved his first car ride. Figures Julie's company car is now a small compact car. She had a minivan before when we did not have kids. Well we will keep the pictres coming.

Some more pics

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