I pride myself on being very accessible to people of all ages, particularly children. I love kids, and I’d like to believe that they sense that. But my mojo can sometimes go missing, as it did in this moment with my most precious little niece Anna. She just plain did not want to be bothered with Uncle Shutterbug. Her less-than-welcoming mood may have had something to do with the little bracelet that you can see in this photograph from a few weeks ago: she had just “welcomed” home her brand new baby brother Benjamin a few days before.

If her cousin Sarah is any indicator, you’ve got at least 6 years of this to look forward to.