Young Love

Happy Valentine's Day!

(Have you ever seen Cupid depicted with an ear horn before?)

There is a little girl at Sam's school who has a mega-crush on my son. I think it's adorable. From what I have heard, she always wants to get Sam to play "prince and princess" with her at school, and often asks Sam if he will marry her. One of the teachers at school told me that this girl asked the other day, "Sam, did you know that you are handsome?" And Sam said, "Yeah. [Pause.] I know."

This little girl's mom says that Sam is quite the topic of conversation in their home. And when I come to pick up Sam from school, this cute girl tries to ask me questions about Sam. "What does Sam's house look like?" "What is Sam's dad's name?" "Does Sam live by a hill?" I guess she wants to visualize more of Sam's life when he isn't around at school.

My son, on the other hand, is totally oblivious to her affection. He didn't even report that he "marries" this little girl when he is at school. Obviously, marriage doesn't phase him that much (or it's not exciting enough to report to your mom).

Anyhow, yesterday this little girl gave Sam a really darling valentine with her photo. The picture was taken in a studio with a backdrop and props set up for a Valentine's Day theme. She's wearing sparkly shoes and hugging a little heart pillow. It's darling. I know that she gave photos of herself to the other kids in the class, too, but I guess that her Valentine had added significance for my handsome little man.

J saw this photo and was reminded of when Alicia M. gave him a valentine in third grade that had her photo (in soft focus, he remembers). That reminded me of when I got a love note in second grade from David S., who wrote "Whenever I see you, my heart goes crazy." (That's pretty romantic thing for a boy in second-grade to write, don't you think?)

It will be interesting to see when Cupid will pay a visit to our little man. (At this rate, I don't think it will be for a long time, which is fine with me!) This morning I tried to get him to make a nice Valentine's Day video clip for family members, but he wasn't completely cooperative. If any family members see this (who are not mentioned by name in the clip), please know that you are still loved by my son. He's just rather fickle with his emotions at three years old. I promise that he loves you more than, oh, his shirt.