Proud Papa

Papa (Dad) was so proud of all of his family, but especially his grandchildren. Here he is in Lake Junaluska with Andrew and Matthew, Mark and Judy's boys. My best guess is that this is about 1983 1986.

Dad was always good-natured, but nothing made him light up like his grandchildren. Bouncing a child in his lap to Mr. Brown...

Mr. Brown went downtown
Riding a goat and leading a hound.
Hound dog barked. Goat gave a jump

And then raising the child high in the air... impossible to know whose face shows more glee...

Threw Mr. Brown right straddle of a stump.

Many a child and grandchild in our family grew up with Mr. Brown, and I have never found anyone who has heard it outside of our family.

If we do it with our Sam, he'll squeal and say, "Do it again." And Dad would do it over and over and over and over and over with great joy.

Or "Bumblebee, round the tree..."

It's a great sadness for me that Sam and Nathan will not know Dad.