So needless to say Britt who is delighted to explore the great outdoors loves this large grassy lawn on campus. However, this past week he did more than just examine sticks. He sat right by the sidewalk so that each and every girl that walked by he could stop and smile at. In the course of the hour that we were there LOTS of girls walked by. Three of the girls had red hair and Britt not only gave them a smile, but said "Heeeeeey" or "Hi-deeeeey" and of course all three had to stop and talk to him. Another day a girl came by and dropped a book, and Britt ran to get it and give it to her. He then thought he needed to walk along side of her, until she passed the point that he doesn't get to cross. He stood there and waved, and said, "bye-bye gurl, bye-bye."

Meanwhile, Ruth and I get a good kick out of sitting on our blanket and watching Britt roam. We almost always sit in the same place which has a sidewalk on all 4 sides which Britt knows not to cross. Out of habit I always have a book in the diaper bag, but I never get to read. I'm always worried that Britt is going to take off after someone. Since Gary's class is between 11:40 and 12:40 there are always tons of kids coming through with lunch, and of course Britt has tried to beg for "fwish fwies" (french fries) on more than one occasion. You would think we never feed the boy the way he begs for those things. It's always a really nice day though, to get out of the house, watch Britt play, and then walk around campus with Gary, and to think it's all free - well, if you don't count the tuition.