We travelled to Utah and Idaho early this last week to attend the funeral of Harmon Tobler, Lindsey's father-in-law. Harmon was a man I admired immediately, and we have been friends since the kids were engaged. It was a wonderful funeral and it gave the honor due to such a good man. He will be long remembered by his family, friends and the many young men he sponsored and mentored over the years.

On the way back we got a phone call from Mao letting us know that Cathy had given birth to their third child. they had a baby boy on August 18th. He was about 8 lbs., 6 oz., and he was 22 1/2 inches long. They have had a difficult time deciding on a name. When we first talked to them they were going to name him Christian, but they hadn't decided on a middle name. They still were not in agreement on a name when they left the hospital, so they left the name blank on the birth certificate and referred to him as "the baby" or "the boy" for the next couple of days.

After spending a few hours with books about baby names they have seemed to conclude they will name him Landon Luca Hernandez. At least for the time being. I am not sure if we will know for certain until he is officially blessed.

Adam and I were the first members of the family to actually see him. We stopped at the hospital to visit them on our way home from Utah. It was perfect timing on their part which enabled us to see him so soon. The baby was sleeping in his isolette when we got there and Isabella had finally decided to take a nap on a chair in the room, so we did a lot of whispering and took a few pictures without disturbing anybody.

That gives us thirteen boys and thirteen girls who call us Nana & Papa. Who is going to step up and break the tie?