Ice Cream? From a TRUCK?!

I surrendered to the power of the sweet little music notes and gave Andra her first ice cream truck experience this weekend! It was quite the internal debate in my head before I gave in...

I heard him coming from a long way off. Our ice cream truck is a little unique, because it's driven by a cute Indian man--headress and all--and his truck says "Babbu Ice Cream." It always makes me and Dave laugh. He's been driving through our neighborhood for weeks now, and Andra and I have just waved as he drives by playing his music. For all Andra knew, it was just a funny little truck that drives by playing music. I knew once she realized the musical truck ALSO delivers ice cream, there would be no turning back. She's old enough now to totally understand cause and effect.

Well, Sunday afternoon, I heard his music and knew he was on his way to our street. And so began the internal debate...it was an hour before dinner time, ice cream would surely spoil her dinner. There would be other perfectly sunny, warm days when he would drive by, right? And I'd be creating a monster...from her first ice cream truck purchase forward she would know... "that truck gives me ice cream!" So he drove by, and we waved like usual. But then...the little boy 2 houses down asked him to stop and wait while he went inside to get money. So I caved. It must be destiny! :) I decided to get Andra some ice cream, and ran in to get my money too!

We chose an orange sherbert push up pop, because I remembered loving them in my childhood. And maybe there's some tiny trace of fruit in there? We sat on the front lawn and ate her push up pop, with more of it landing in her lap than in her mouth. But it didn't matter...we had fun sharing one of the simple pleasures of childhood. She had the funniest expression on her face too...she kept looking at the truck, completely puzzled. It was as if she was thinking, "Why on earth did the man in that truck give me ice cream??" But she gobbled it up, grinning ear to ear...and I think my heart melted as fast as her Scooby Doo sherbert push-up pop.