September 15, 2001 - Saturday
There's an annual block party of sorts up the street from us. We don't really live in the actual neighborhood development, but the Realtor who sold us our house does and invited us both last year and today. Last year, Harry was barely on his feet, cruising but not walking, and was much easier to control. This time, he was running freely about the yard. There were a number of other children there, though most were a few years older and watching them all run around together, effectively letting their parents enjoy themselves, begged the question why we opted against a little cul-de-sac neighborhood for Harry. But, it's not really our style. There were a few younger children there, including this 2.5 year old girl from the neighborhood. At her age, having clearly made the transition from playing beside to playing with, she was quite happy to have a new friend. Harry must be on the cusp of that, because he spent quite a while running up and down this little ramp and looking at the stones with her.


Comments, opinions?