The sun shone bright, the heat turned up and Baby B was out and about, minding his own business in the backyard when Simone spotted... another little boy in the yard behind theirs.
"Baby B!" she called. "Look! Do you see who's over there?"
Baby B, being shorter than Simone for the time being on account of not being 6 years old yet, could not see what Simone could. From his point of view, he could see a fence. He therefore continued on his merry way, picking up the dog's stick and pitching it three feet in front of him for the dog to chase. And yes, the dog DID chase it, going past the stick then back again to pick it up.
"There's a little boy in that backyard," Simone insisted, pointing.
Baby B gave Simone a look that said, "Yeah, nice try, Mom." Then he pitched the stick at Simone. Fortunately she was 4 feet away so he missed.
The other little boy came up to the fence and peeked through.
"There he is," Simone cried excitedly, racing for her camera.
When she returned, Baby B and Eliot the dog had decided to investigate. The three "kids" then started a game of tickle tickle through the fence.
"Arden!" A voice called from the other house.
The little boy stopped playing and glanced back at his house.
"Arden! Lunchtime!" Sighing, the little boy popped his thumb out of his mouth.
"Bye Arden," said Simone.
Arden and Baby B stared at one another through the fence for a moment longer then Arden raced back toward his house.
"I think you've made a friend, Baby B," said Simone.
And without a single word being spoken between the two protagonists...
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