we have an impetuous eight year old boy, even if impetuous and eight year old boy are redundant.

but as impetuous as he can be, he is equally thoughtful and kind.

last night at the conclusion of his heather mcgaughey children’s theater production of disney’s cinderella kids, the father of heather mcgaughey spoke. he said the smile of the children on stage not the intersection of 20th and butler was the living legacy of his daughter.

we brought flowers for the director and another child in the production, but when ethan didn’t see the other child right away he said, “i’d rather give the flowers to the girl’s dad”