BIRTH Payten Benzel

Ryan and Stacy Benzel of Bothell are the parents of a daughter, Payten Jane, born Aug. 7, 2011.

At birth Payten weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces and measured 21 inches in length. She joins a brother, Carsen, age 2.

Grandparents are Bruce and Vicki Benzel of Ritzville, and Ken and Peggy Hamernik of Redmond.

Great-grandparents are Norma Kramer and Alma Benzel of Ritzville and Jane Peterson of Oak Harbor.