The neighborhood kids were playing out front. Jed, who lives two doors down, rang the bell asking if Elliot would come out to play. But he’s with Karolina. But I’m so happy for him!

Why is this important? Because it has not happened to Max, now age 13. We have not lived in a neighborhood, besides this one, that has neighborhood children. That’s part of it.

And yesterday, I got a text message from Erin, who is McKinley’s mother, if Elliot would come and play with her at the pool. She said that McKinley asked for him.

Jed ringing the doorbell for Elliot on August 27, 2021
Elliot and McKinley in the Indigo Hills Pool on August 28, 2021