first dq!

in the spirit of summer we decided to go out for ice cream last sunday afternoon. it was a beautiful day and i had a feeling declan would be able to enjoy an ice cream treat all by himself this year. last year as a baby he would lean in for a periodic taste of whatever ice cream i was eating but that was the extent.

we have several wonderful local ice cream shops- everything from custard to gelato to cold stone to oberweis and our staple handel's! but i thought dq would be the easiest for d to eat on his own. and lets just say the brownie batter blizzard wasn't exactly a deterrent! i got him a simple kiddie-sized vanilla in a cup, handed him a spoon and he went to town. the funniest thing is how serious he was... i think he was so determined to make sure he was getting ice cream on the spoon! i was expecting some smiles or babbles or excitement but it was all business. ice cream has evolved into some serious business in our family! i inherited it from tim when i was pregnant with declan and it hasn't quite gone away!





my baby is growing up so fast! i can't believe i can hand him a cup of ice cream and a spoon. tomorrow i'll be handing him his lunchbox and jersey.