I have many great shots from a recent family photoshoot with the Mackrill family, but little Rowan has a special place in my heart. This kid! He is feisty and hilarious and smart and all kinds of wonderful words in between. I could take pictures of him all day long and could fill books of the funny things he says and does. This kid is a treat. He reminds me, in many ways, of Livia and thus I know precisely what his mama does from day to day. Rowan’s mommy is a special woman. [big smile]

Now that I have two little boys in my household I value Rowan’s four grubby fingers all the more. Every night I empty a tubful of water and marvel at how exponentially dirtier it is than any bath water Livia ever played in. And this is a mud-loving little girl we’re talking about. Snips and snails and puppy dog tails. Little boys. There’s nothing like ’em!