Einstein

Just the other day, Mac started sticking out his tongue whenever he saw someone else's tongue. Right around that time, I noticed that he kept running to Ellis' office and standing in the doorway. I wondered what was attracting him to the room, so I followed him over there to see what he was looking at. It turns out that he was looking at Ellis' huge poster of Einstein, who just so happens to be sticking out his tongue!

For several days, Mac would slowly approach the poster, getting a little closer each time before turning and running away (half laughing and half scared). There were about 20 times where he stuck out his arm to touch Einstein's tongue, but he would get about an inch away and then turn and run. Yesterday he finally mustered the courage to touch the poster...with a bottle of hand-sanitizer that he found (he won't touch Einstein with his bare hands yet). Now he runs and says hi to Einstein every chance he gets.

I tried to document Mac's relationship with Einstein. The pictures aren't great, (I only had my phone), but it's something at least.

Approaching Einstein...

Furiously waving his hand inches away from Einstein's face (being very careful not to touch it)

The escape (see blur in bottom right-hand corner)