Ice Cream vs. Rita's...

Ava had her first ice cream cone a few weeks ago. It didn't go so well:

She took one lick and pushed it away saying "no!" So we thought a cup might be better, that lasted all of two bites.

Who doesn't like ice cream? It's a summer favorite... or if you're us, an all year favorite.

So yesterday while we were out, I thought I'd try something else. Around here, Rita's is a big deal. People stand in long lines on the first day of spring to get a free cup, and we're all sad when October rolls around and the shop closes.

We had talked about getting Rita's sometime soon, but I figured it would be easier for me to grab some and bring it home rather than pack us in the car after dinner sometime. I had no idea if Ava would like it, but I assumed she would... then again, I also assumed she'd like ice cream.

We went to the window and the girl asked if she could get us a sample. Raspberry is what I wanted so we had a sample of that to see what Ava thought. Ava took one small sip, then a whole bite. Seconds later she was holding the small cup up to the girl and asking for "Mor, Mor!"

We got a quart of Raspberry to bring home, and Ava and I enjoyed some outside where we could rinse off in the pool after we were done. So glad we found a summer treat that we all enjoy.

Yumm!

And one shot of our water baby... we had the whole pool to ourselves today, and had a blast.