The afternoon sun shines down on 3-year-old Torsten’s red hair, setting it aglow. His mother, Simone Collins, smiles with pride. “I love how his flamy hair sticks up at the back.” She gestures toward her older children playing on a wooden play set. “So far we’ve had all different colors,” she says. “Maybe with the next baby, to get the full range, we’ll have to start dyeing hair.”
Simone and her husband Malcolm have four children today. But they hope for a lot more.
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