Hello, Goodbye

Yesterday we went to the grocery store. As soon as Caden got out of the car, he said "hi" to someone in the parking lot. Caden always enjoys talking to people when we're out, so I decided to conduct a little exxperiment. I counted how many different people Caden greeted while we were at the grocery store. Drum roll please......37!! It is so sweet how he cheerfully says hello to complete strangers with such confidence. It's usually well received and so Caden often proceeds with further chatter. Once we got to the check out line, he began telling everyone from there on out "goodbye." And of course he said "thank you" to the checker. I just smile thinking about this because it encompasses Caden's friendly, happy, and loving personality.