In the last weeks leading up to my dear wife Karen’s every-other-year family reunion, niece Stormy kept teasing us all on the group Facebook page about a big surprise.

When we all pulled into the tri-plex on a Monday, her mom Lynne said Stormy and Brad would arrive by car a few hours later for the big reveal.

Everybody waited and told of guesses we’d made leading up to this great day.

Welcome to the family, beautiful boy!

Holy cow!

Our beautiful baby boy is 6 months old, a happy lad the entire time, no matter whose arms were encircling his sweet smile.

Stormy and Brad are wonderful parents. What a fantastic surprise it is. They sure can keep a secret.

(Thanks to the family member who shared this photo on the group Facebook page. It’s far better than what I captured during the reunion time.)