In addition to becoming quite the little chatterbox lately, my oldest son has also developed a more open and friendly personality. Gone are the days when he used to duck his head and turn bashfully away from good-natured strangers who wanted to say hello. Nope, that little boy is gone.
Case in point, with such beautiful weather today, I could not help but load all the little guys up in the triple stroller and take them and our puppy for an early afternoon walk. Like us, many of our neighbors were outside enjoying their warm, sunny Sunday afternoon.
The first person we came upon was washing his car. Connor, ever observant, calls out "El-lo!", his drawn out version of "Hello!" that has developed recently. And he can't just say it once, he must say it five or six times, even after the amused neighbor returns his cheerful hello a couple of times before chuckling and returning to his activity. It's also usually followed with several friendly "Bye-Bye!" and "See you later!" attempts as we stroll on. These are usually given with his head bent around backwards watching the person who's several houses back.
And our new ritual is repeated often, for absolutely every person we chance to meet. Strangers almost all, but he says "El-lo!" and "Bye-Bye! See you later!" repeatedly, just as if they were someone we knew extremely well.
Oh well, at least we're leaving a lot of people with smiles and chuckles, even if they might think we're a bit odd. Perhaps friendly little Connor has brightened their day too.
