Lam Do laughs with his children Grace and Luke at the Century Square building in downtown Seattle Friday, August 25, 2006. In 2002, Luke was battling leukemia when he received a life-saving bone marrow transplant made possible by Seattle Police Sgt. Randy Yamanaka. The Do's were in town to meet Yamanaka.

I thought this was a wonderfully joyous moment that really spoke to this family's situation and why they were in Seattle on this particular day. They had traveled to meet the SPD officer that gave a life-saving bone marrow transplant to young Luke. The colors in this frame really work- it's like Easter or spring, the season of rebirth and hope. The shot didn't make the cut largely because it doesn't show Luke's face or Officer Yamanaka, but it's often these side moments that end up being my favorite pictures.