Spring Smiles!

After a seemingly neverending stretch of chilly rain, today was the first sunny weekend day of the year near 70 and the neighborhood community came out in droves.  Plenty of smiles abound with early Spring blossoms.   Returning from an afternoon Stacatto Gelato-break,  Bunny and Lilly could hardly walk a block without a fond community reconnection from the long Winter.  We are very fortunate to witness our neighborhood emerge from a down-and-out slum into a hip-happenin' hotspot between recessions.  

This past week has also been a transition for Buddy Rio from fleeting daydream smiles to a smile-a-thon everyday.  It's like a daily present that he shares with whoever is willing to receive his gift.  First he gazes right into the eyes of his beholder.  Then, once his focused attention is acknowledged, he goes into a series of smiling contortions and giggles.  The whole process is reciprocally contagious until his next big urp or diaper change.