Friendly Samuel

Forgot to post this when it happened.

One day last week Samuel and I were returning from a shopping trip to the city centre.  Samuel is not as enthusiastic about riding in the stroller as he once was.  I try to accommodate him when we return home by stopping at the corner and allowing him to walk home the final 100 meters.  When we did this last week we walked around the corner and one of our neighbors, Nadya, was outside her house saying goodbye to a visitor.  Samuel, who had not sen her since Halloween(October 31st) enthusiastically ran to her with his arms wide open and practically jumped into her arms.  Nadya and I then had a conversation which was 2/3 French and 1/3 English.  I may actually be conversant before we leave.

We are both very happy that Samuel is so very friendly and not the least bit scared to approach strangers or people that he does not know well.  Neither of us have a clue how to teach him to be wary of strangers without reducing his infectious attitude toward meeting new people.  Still trying to find the book with all the answers about being a great parent.