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I didn’t get it on camera, but Scout -our very stoic and serious boy (see “The Thinker” picture taken by Tristen)- smiled his first real smile today!  Seth and Brett are in town, and we headed down to San Diego to see the Brockbanks.  While there, my mom had Scout on her lap and was talking to him.  Megan was over her shoulder and saw the whole thing as Scout focused in very intently on his Nonnie and finally gave in and cracked a smile at her. 

At first I was hesitant to really believe the whole story because my mom has been saying for weeks, “The first person to get a real smile is the winner!”  I thought she was just looking to be the winner, but Megan -my honest and ethical sister- vouched for the entire thing!