Valentine's card from Dani
Leo doesn’t go to daycare on Friday’s but today was his Valentine’s Day party so he would get to spend the morning at school.
Yesterday, when Adam was dropping him off, a little girl called Dani ran up to Leo gently pushing Adam out of the way. Dani gave Leo a great big hug, her arms open wide and embraced him tightly. Leo stood there motionless like he was saying why is this girl all over me. He played it totally cool in front of his classmates. Dani didn’t care. ¬†Dani smiled happily. Dani’s mom explained to Adam that Dani was so excited to see Leo. She comes home from daycare on Tuesday’s talking about Leo. Leo is now in the three’s class but Dani is in the two and half class. They used to be in the same class until Leo got moved up in January. Dani came to Leo’s class to see him before going to her class.
The love connection, for Dani at least, started on a Tuesday. Tuesday is Tumble Bus day. The bus comes by and for those parents who sign their kids up for it, the kids get to play on the bus for half an hour or so. The Tumble Bus is a school bus that has been converted into a comfy, padded out gym. The two of them play games and generally have fun tumbling.
Dani goes home and tells her mom all about her fun time with Leo. Leo has mentioned the name Dani to me a few times. The only reason I have remembered is because all the other names of his friends are boys.  He must like her  a bit too.
Before we left the house he asked me if he would see Dani today.
The boy played it cool in front of the girl who adores him but privately he was really looking forward to seeing her again.
Happy Valentine’s everyone.
