Steve and Nikki Schlaak, along with big brother, Memphis and big sister Vivienne, proudly announce the birth of their son Axel Alan Schlaak on Oct. 8, 2014. Axel weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 20 inches.

Grandparents are Darrell and Sherry Kroneman, of Austin, Minnesota, and Eleanor Schlaak and the late Kenneth Schlaak, of New Richland, Minnesota.