Daycare and neighbors

Amalea had her first two days at daycare this week. On Monday she goes for about 2 hours and on Wednesday she goes for only about an hour or less. It's not a lot, but we thought it would be great for her to be around other kids. Jim is working Monday and Wednesday afternoons and the program he works for offers free child care to it's teachers...thus, Ami's first two days. She did great. It was hard for her when Jim first left her and she cried (like she does when I leave for work in the morning), but it didn't take her long to be distracted. Both days when I came to pick her up she was happy to see me, but also wanted to keep playing. She seems to really like the place and have fun while she is there so we are thrilled for her to have this opportunity to interact with other kids. Right now there is only one other kid there because they just opened, but hopefully a few more will come soon.
Also, today we walked up to the street just above us and there were a few kids out playing so we joined them. Amalea was laughing so hard playing with the big kids (ages: 2, 2 1/2, 6) and the puppy. Both the moms who were out there were very nice also. When I told Amalea it was time to come home for dinner she screamed and cried because she wanted to play with her new friends. We were told to come back anytime as they are outside playing all the time. I am excited for Ami to have some kids to play with in the neighborhood!