The ice cream man is quite savvy. He drove up to the playground at the Park and he just parked their for 15 minutes. The music played its alluring tune even during temporary lags in business, giving kids a chance to beg their parents for money, I guess. Eliza was happily playing when she noticed kids run for the truck. She insisted on getting ice cream too. We tried to stall her for awhile because we don't carry cash very often and the ice cream man doesn't take debit cards. Finally David came up with a dollar and Eliza took off toward the ice cream truck. She excitedly picked an ice cream treat from the menu posted on the side of the truck. How did she know just what to do when she had never before seen an ice cream truck? She gave the man her dollar and she and Sadie shared an ice cream sandwich.
We all remember the joy of getting a treat from the ice cream truck when we were kids. Its fun to have little ones to remind me of the little pleasures of life. I love to see their smiling faces when they are having fun and experiencing new things. Toddlers are the best!
5 comments:
Terry
Thanks for the photos! And yes, those ice cream truck drivers know all the tricks. Have a fine East Coast evening.
cfs
How fun! My mom never let us get ice cream from the "cool trucks".. oh well! (btw, M is VERY upset that you are not going to be her teacher anymore!)
Simple pleasures! Aren't they fun to partake of and witness?
Cute cute girlies!
Stuff like that is what makes being a parent great.
The other day I took the kids "halloween clearance sale" shopping. Didn't find anything good, but Target had the christmas decorations out and Wyatt and Elliot spent hours watching those obnoxious singing Reindeer/singing Santa/singing Elmo-dressed-in-Santa-clothes type toy displays.
Five years ago, I'd pass toys like that without even thinking about them...but now I sit there and watch the same songs over and over again. And I couldn't be happier.
Also, I love how just spending a dollar on an ice cream sandwich brings so much happiness. The best treats cost a dollar or less.
The Good Humer Man was always a treat when I was a kid. Probably because we so rarely were able to afford it.
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