Jennifer Thies and Gary Buxton, Monroe, are parents of a son, Ryder Austin-Bud Buxton, born Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 in the Monroe Clinic. Ryder has a sister, Destiny Buxton, 6. Grandparents are Ronda Garbe and Gene Thompson, Monroe; Dean Leuzinger, Monroe; and Randy and Debby Buxton, Albany. Great-grandparents are Cathy Leuzinger, Monroe; Larry and Ladonna Buxton, Albany; and Bill and Sharon Harder, Antioch, Ill.