Daniel and Melissa Griffin, Freeport, are parents of a son, Carter Daniel Griffin, born Friday, Jan. 30, 2009 in the Monroe Clinic. Carter has a sister, Taylor Madison, 3. Grandparents are Carson and Sue Gerloff, Winslow, Carol Griffin and Harlan Kluckhohn, Stockton, and Dan and Sheila Griffin, Joliet, Ill. Great-grandparents are Letha Leverton, Lena, and Harriet Gerloff, Lena.