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.