Aaron Mullen

Keith and Holly Mullen of Monette, Ark., announce the birth of their son, Aaron Maddox Mullen, born Aug. 11, 2006, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark.

He weighed 8 pounds and 7 ounces and was 21 inches long.

He is the grandson of Kenny and Cindy Rickman and Lester and Barbara Mullen and the great-grandson of Dale and Joyce Rickman of Kennett and Paul Smith of Clarkton, Mo.