Ding Dong Bells
Most days during the summer we have our routine visit from the Ice Cream man, (When they are not digging the roads up that is!) although last year Leo had no idea that this interesting van served any purpose other than to drive around playing a nice tune and I was in no rush to inform him differently. For a start he usually comes between 6pm and 7pm, just as Leo was in the bath or about to go to bed, I didn't want to have to start him asking for one every day, and he didn't even really like ice cream last year! However, he did love to hear the music and each day would go charging outside asking to be picked up shouting 'its ding dong bells Mummy, up!' I got into the habit each day of picking him up to show him and his little wave would be returned by the 'Ding dong bell man' who uses the dead end bit of road outside to turn around. Towards the end of the summer it was getting a bit annoying as we HAD to stop whatever we were doing to go and see h...