Water N' Ice and Square Ice cream cones!

When we moved to the Valley o' the Sun, we realized what "water snobs" we had become in Bagdad. You see, in Bagdad, the land of milk and honey, all the water, even your toilet water is reverse osmosis water. So, we were used to drinking water from the tab (not the toilet), that tasted wonderful. When we moved down here, the kids weren't too impressed with the water situation. In fact, Will took a drink at the YMCA water fountain and immidiately spit it out and said, "Yuck, that water tastes like the pool!!" Too true, too true!! So, because we didn't want the kids to shrivel up and die of dehydration, we had to get creative. We went to Sam's Club and bought a beautiful water cooler, and that solved our problem really quick. In fact, it solved two problems at once. Will has been addicted to sippy cups full of milk FOREVER, but I decided to not pack any and the water dispenser is his favorite thing ever. he just gets himself a drink and he is so proud that he can do it himself, that he is not even realizing how much water he is drinking these days. Whoooooopiiiiieeeee!!
Yesterday Morgan was reminising about the "good ole' days when he used to go with his dad to Water N' Ice and fill up their water bottles." Well, as luck would have it, there is a Water N' Ice within walking distance from our apartment. So, yesterday we bribed the kids to eat their dinner really well, and then we walked over for some ice cream. And wouldn't you know it, they still have Thrifty Ice Cream, and better yet, they still have the square, (cylindrical really), ice cream scooper. And better better better yet, they still have my favorite flavor--- Chocolate Malt Crunch!!! My dad used to take us to the Thrify Ice Cream on Main streat and I got that flavor way, way back then. Good memories are always tied to ice cream!! (I think that should be written in vinyl on my wall!)
All right, all right, on to the pictures...
Sarah chose bubblegum flavor and loved the dissoving bubblegum balls in the ice cream. (why is it that they dissolve in the ice cream???)

My handsome hubby opted for Butter Pecan and Chocolate Malt Crunch.

Will opted to not eat his dinner, so he got a ten cent sixlets pack. You think he would learn his lesson, but no, he just played with rocks while we ate our cones.

My darling daughter opted for two scoops of delicous bubble gum as well, but next time she claims she is trying the Hawaiin Shaved Ice.

My cone was delish with bubblegum and chocolate malt crunch!! Yummm

Another bubblegum selection!

It was a wonderful night and we had some funny things happen on the walk over. I guess I didn't realize that my kids weren't raised in a city, so the crosswalk was an interesting experience for them. We went when the blue man indicated that we should walk, but a few seconds into our jog across the street, the orange hand started flashing. Well, Cassidy froze right there in the middle of the street in the crosswalk. We yelled at her to come on, but she yelled back, "I can't, the hand is telling me to stop!!!" he he he...

Then on the way back with our ice cream cones in hand, a car pulled up next to us as we waited for the light to turn. A lady yelled at me, "Hey, you are wonderful!! Look at me! (she had very short adorable hair and a hat on) I am four months out of chemo! Your hair WILL grow back!!! You are beautiful! Enjoy your ice cream!" and then she gave me five through her window!!! I am pretty sure I teared up a bit and the kids asked me why the lady was yelling at me... It was simply a beautiful moment of humanity at it's best!!!