1. August 2, 1996 Kristi and Shane meet… And fall in love

2. May 24 th , 1998 Kristi and Shane are married Eager to start their lives together

3. Fast forward 6 years… Here is their story…

4. We were so blessed to have Tiffani and Kyla in our lives…

5. And we couldn’t wait to add to our family….

6. In October of 2004, after 6 years of marriage, we decided to start trying for a baby…

7. After a year and half with no luck, we sought medical advice…

8. And found out we were infertile… It was such a shock…

9. After some time and prayer, We decided to try in-vitro with the same doctor who had helped Karin and Wayne conceive Jack and Hannah

10. August 15th, 2006 Fertility treatment begins

11. September 6, 2006 Egg Retrieval day!

12. 3 days later… Success! We have Shane & Kristi Embryos!

13. 5 days after that 2 embryos “put back in” Kristi on bedrest for 3 days (aka: torture)

14. 10 days of waiting… Finally, on September 20 th , we got the news…

15. It worked! WE ARE PREGNANT!!!!!! Praise God!!

18. And more amazing news…

19. December 21, 2006

22. At 30 weeks

24. Then, on Sunday morning, June 10 th , at 3:00am… The contractions started…

26. But Max did not want to come out

27. So we decided to do a c-section

28. June 10 th , 2007 at 5:15pm Maxson Kale Roberts entered the world

34. 9 pounds, 12 ounces!

51. 4 generations!

55. Going home!

64. Newborn Max

65. 4 days old

67. Max and his doting sisters

68. From day one, Max was a happy baby

70. 10 days old

71. With Auntie Kim

72. 2 weeks old

73. 1 month old

77. With the Matossian girls

80. 2 months old

87. With Auntie Tawny & Uncle Zach

88. 2 ½ months old

89. Meeting Grandpa Charlie and Grandma Kathy

90. 3 months old

93. With Auntie Karin and Cousin Hannah!

94. I love bath time!

95. 4 months old

97. With Cousin Jack

98. With Cousin Dre

99. 5 months old

102. Halloween with the Buhler cousins!

104. Eating puffs!

105. Max crawling at 5 ½ months

106. 6 months old

107. Christmas Day 2007

108. Christmas Day 2007

112. 7 months old

116. Hanging with Grandpa Greg

117. Reading with Grandpa Rich

122. 8 months old

124. Trying to love on Cousin Addie

125. I love balls!

126. I love me some black beans!

129. 8 months

130. 9 months old

134. With Auntie Heather

135. Max started walking at 9 ½ months old

136. First steps

137. 10 months old

139. First time at beach

140. 11 months old

146. On our 10 year anniversary

147. Max dancing

151. On his 1 st Birthday

153. Max, you have been a miracle in our lives, to say the least. Every day we are in awe of you. We can’t wait to see what Year #2 looks like! WE LOVE YOU!