To our dear nephew,

Welcome to the world, little buddy! Since me and your Uncle Josh cannot be there to meet you, I thought I would write a little note to tell you how excited we are that you are here. You came into this world on Wednesday, January 28th, but I know that your mommy and daddy have been dreaming about you for a long time. I'm actually glad that God chose to give you to them now because your little cousin is on the way and you will be such good friends! From the pictures we've seen of you, you are such a precious little angel... you look just like your daddy, but I know that we'll see hints of your mommy as you get older. Both of your parents have such a wonderful way about them, so there is no doubt that you will grow up to be very smart, sensitive, and kind-hearted. You are a very lucky boy to be born into that family and they are going to love you so much more than you can even imagine, no matter what. And then on top of that, you have a ton of aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents that are going to keep you covered up with love as you are such a blessing to all of us.

As for your Uncle Josh and me, we probably will not meet you until the late spring after your cousin is born. I know that you have lots of aunts and uncles, but I think you're going to like us best. :) Uncle Josh loves to fish, play football, and will definitely introduce you to the "toe-hold" and I will play just about any game with you that you request. I know that you and your cousin Jake will get into lots of trouble together, but we are so excited that you will always have each other to pal around with us. Our family lives all the way in Illinois, but if you come to visit, we have all sorts of fun things we can do up here. On the day you were born it snowed just about all day long, so make sure you visit in the summertime! We look forward to many, many fun times with you and your family.

Well little guy, be good to your parents and we will meet you just as soon as we can. In the meantime and throughout your life, just remember that you are loved by so many people in this world and are such a special little boy. Grow big and strong, laugh often, make good decisions, and love others as much as you are loved and we will see you soon. We love you so much.

All of our love,

Uncle Josh and Auntie Kim (and coming soon... cousin Jake)

Adam Robert, 1/27/2010 @ 12:40 PM, 7 lbs. 10 oz.
Congratulations Michael and Mindy!!!