Baby Larkin with Daddy and Papaw

This story would not be complete without Papaw. Papaw was so excited when he found out we were having a baby. He always said "children keep you young." He said he would give anything to have had more grandchildren, and more he had. JM said he thought he would hang around and see what we were having...when we told him it was a boy, he was so excited. Then we told him that we were going to name him Larkin. He said, "oh, that was MY Daddy's name." He thought the sun rose and set in Larkin. When Larkin was born, Papaw said, "I think I'll hang around a couple more years." AND, hang around he did, until Larkin was 20 months old.
Our 1st stop when we left the hospital was to see Papaw. Larkin had "Casteel" written all over him, and as such, I began calling him "Little Hoot" as his Papaw was known as "Hoot." Larkin still talks about his Papaw......and misses him too.