Dear Owen... an annual birthday letter to my son on his 7th birthday #Birthday #BirthdayTraditions #BirthdayPortrait

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My dearest Owen,  Another year. Watching you today I couldn’t fathom that the past seven years have gone by as fast as they have. It seems like it was just days ago that you came into the world on a quiet Saturday afternoon. I still remember the sun streaming through the hospital window and you […]

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