Evening constitutional

Yesteray we made it around the block in less than a half hour. This is quite an accomplishment. You see, Jack is a big fan of walking (and running) around our block, but he usually tires out and starts to meander before we get halfway round. Don't get me wrong --- I'm all for exploring and "stopping to smell the roses", but some nights he'll have us staring and poking at the same crack in the sidewalk forever, and he requires some encouragement to continue on.

But yesterday he was all business. Down the driveway we went, Jack running and Chris and I following close behind. He turned onto the sidewalk and away he went. He didn't even stop to inspect the neighbor's plumeria or cattails as he normally does. He turned the corner and kept on going, stopping only to close the gate at the house on the corner. (The house on the corner has a low wrought iron fence and they often leave the gate open --- Jack closes it every time he walks by.) Then it was around the next corner. On this side of the block he decided to run up the walkway of EVERY house before turning around, stopping, sprinting down the walkway, and then making a hard right to continue to the next house.

And so it went and we made it home in record time!