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April Hope

Praise God! We are thrilled to announce the birth of April Hope, born this morning at 4:42 a.m. and weighing in at 8 lbs 3 oz. and 20.5 inches long. We think she is beautiful! Both April and Alison are doing great.

Here are just a few of many pictures taken on her first day. More to come...

April Hope

Alison and April
Chloe meets her little sister April

A very proud mom and dad

Comments

Anonymous said…
Yeah!!!!!
Thanks for posting the pictures...You are all doing great!
Love, Mom
April 25, 2011 at 9:07 PM
Anonymous said…
Very cute! Congratulations Kevin and Alison, want to know something funny, Hope was on our list of potential girl's first names...we really need to stop this.. :-)
April 25, 2011 at 9:31 PM
Heather D said…
Thanks for the pictures! Kevin, all THREE of your girls look beautiful! Congratulations and we can't wait to meet April (love the name, too!)
April 26, 2011 at 7:27 AM
Elizabeth said…
Congratulations!!! We are so happy for all of you! April is gorgeous :)
April 26, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Natalie said…
Yay!! Congratulations! She is such a cutie, and I love the Barton cheeks. I can't wait to meet her!!
April 26, 2011 at 11:12 AM
Chris Hoffman said…
She's beautiful! I love her name. Congratulations to you all!
April 26, 2011 at 11:52 AM
Momma Burns said…
Praise our Lord for a beautiful, healthy baby. Look forward to seeing her "grow up" on the blog as I so enjoy all Chloe's pictures.
April 26, 2011 at 12:35 PM
Kelli said…
April Hope!! What a sweet little face!! We can't wait to meet her. We're praying for you guys as you settle in to life as a family of four!!!
April 26, 2011 at 1:59 PM
ChrisandMissy said…
Congratulations to you all! Beautiful baby girl! I love her name, too. Glad everything went well. Enjoy another sweet daughter!
April 26, 2011 at 5:06 PM
Heather Miller said…
Alison, you look way too beautiful to have just given birth!! :) Congratulations you guys. She is a beauty, and I love the name. Rest well. Praise the Lord!
April 26, 2011 at 11:56 PM
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