- Buster loved going to our community outdoor pool just about every week this summer. Even though the pool is now closed for the season, if you ask Buster where he is going or where he would like to go, he will just about always say "pool".
- Buster has developed a deep "tough guy" voice that he uses when he is being particularly silly.
- He is possibly even more attached to Beloved Roy than before. Now, if he gets hurt, its a toss up if he'll want a kiss from Momma or a kiss from Roy. When he decides Roy will handle the situation best, he gets him and pretends that Roy is kissing whatever the injury of the moment is.
- One of his favorite activities is fishing with Dad. He imitates a pretty good 10-2 fly rod casting motion. He's most interested in the reel, though.
- Buster still loves trucks, tractors, buses, etc. He now wants to ride them all. Yesterday, as we were walking home from the Post Office, he spotted a tractor and said "Momma, I ride big big tractor".
- He sings songs that he makes up. Usually, if you ask him what he is singing about, he'll say "cats".
- If it were his choice, he probably would only sit down to eat, and even then he would prefer to be moving or, at least, standing. He is all about running, climbing, "tunneling", jumping, spinning, rolling, tackling, wrestling....moving.
- He laughs at and imitates noises that his (or anyone else's) body makes. He's a boy. You can probably guess to what I'm referring.
- Buster has a best friend, Mattias. They either hug or give each other "high fives" at the end of their playdates.
- He has another friend, Tommy. Buster thinks his name is "Tummy" and shows us his belly when he is referring to Tommy.
- He has a grin that lights up his whole face. But, sometimes, when he is the most contentedly, genuinely happy, he simply smiles with his eyes.
And, of all the things that I don't want to forget about this time in Buster's life, the most humbling, sobering, challenging, and wonderful thing is that we've been entrusted with him. Amazing.
