Brian Ripp and Nickie Bastien, Hope Mills, N.C., are parents of a son, Austin James Ripp, born Friday, July 11, 2008. Austin has a brother, Elijah Bastien, 3. Grandparents are Cheryl Ripp, Monroe; James Ripp, Monroe; Shelia Baca, Hope Mills, and Tom Baca, Hope Mills. Great-grandparents are Evelyn and Ralph Kahly, Dakota, Ill.