He grasped the new stuffed bear he just received and with a gleam in his eye said, yea. Out the door they went, Grandma on the left, mom on the right, each walking a different pace, Grandma s a bit slower. He half walked, half skipped in between them taking two steps, maybe three, for each of theirs. He saw the cracks in sidewalk and the bug on the bricks of the store next to Grandma s work. Past the Chamber office, past the office supply store, a peek in the flower pots.
Little toes fit neatly into the hole in the sidewalk.
Whoa, the older folk were grabbing him. Watch for cars. When you re two, that s a chore. Double time for tiny legs across the street and then, a big step up again. He saw the feet on the moose decorations at the coffee shop.