Ashleigh King and Eric Gilpin of Rock Port, Missouri, are pleased to announce the birth of their baby boy, Colton Ruben James Gilpin. Colton was born at 9:12 p.m. Sunday, March 8, 2026, at Community Hospital-Fairfax in Fairfax, Missouri. He weighed 8 pounds and 10 ounces. Besides his parents, Colton is welcomed by sibling, Cayla, age 17 months.

Maternal grandparents are Todd King of Rock Port and LeeAnn King of Lincoln, Nebraska. Paternal grandparents are Melissa and Jerry Crawford of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Maternal great-grandparents are Diane Davis of Union, Nebraska, and Richard and Dee Dee Phillips of Katy, Texas.