... time for cake, megan is thirteen ...
... tom, perhaps planning out the swimming trials for the 2024 olympics ...
... for some the "rug rat" days end slowly ...
... for a moment, still ...
... a smile in which the entire world is a better place ...
... "i'm beginning to like that funny little toy you're always pointing at me" ...
... "sure, i'd like some supper" ...
... "argh—have YOU tasted this stuff" ...
... in this moment truth emerges: three amigos ...
... happy birthday, megan ... of all the photographs i take these are the kind i most enjoy capturing, so thank you for allowing me to snap away to my heart's content ...