Births | Carty, Horstman families welcome baby Emma Joyce
February 14, 2012 · 1:35 PM
Grandparents Merrilee and Jeff Carty of North Bend would like to introduce Emma Joyce Horstman to the Snoqualmie Valley, born at 1:48 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at Ballard Swedish Hospital.
At birth, Emma weighed seven pounds, 13 ounces.
Proud parents Allison and Edward Horstman are home in Ballard with Emma, getting to know each other. Eddie Horstman spent all of his youth in the Snoqualmie Valley and graduated from Mount Si High School.
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