Christopher and Gabrielle Darrow of Lees Summit, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of a son, Casen William Darrow, born at 9:45 p.m. Sept. 16, 2008 at Overland Park Medical Center, Overland Park.

He weighed 8 pounds and 13 ounces and was 21 inches long.

Grandparents are David and Sandy Longhofer, Lees Summit, Mo., Chris and Janet Killough, Marion, and Bill and Debbi Darrow, also of Marion.

Great-grandparents are Dorothy Varenhorst, Ellen Darrow, and Jean Case, all of Marion.