little man

Since the beginning of his time in prison, Casey has always been very excited to see me when I rescue him at the end of the day.  He used whatever the quickest method possible to get to me--crawling, pushing other kids out of the way, walking, and most recently running.  Then I would grab his bag & carry him out to the car.  Earlier this week he was not in a rush to leave & kept playing with his friends.  Today, he came over to me, we said goodbye to the wardens and left the cell block.  As soon as we were in the hallway, he wanted to get down.  He grabbed my hand & we walked out to the car.  He walked like a little person, waving and saying bye to everyone we saw on the way out.  He WALKED to the car...like a little boy...he's not a BABY anymore.