Strawberry or Vanilla?

There are few things better in life than eating ice cream on a hot day.
Today, I found myself at Ben and Jerry's with two very little people and we all had ice cream. We all had our favorites; Strawberry, coffee buzz buzz and vanilla for the smallest of our group. I had to assume it was her favorite as she cannot yet talk. She found no problem working the spoon to her mouth until it was gone, which made me realize that there really is nothing like ice cream. It can keep a 1 yr old happy for over 10 minutes!
Ben and Jerry's is one of my favorite parts of summer. For a few brief moments, it is just summer and we are just eating ice cream. That's it, nothing more.
When I was little one of my favorite things were A&W root beer floats with my family. We did it almost every Sunday in the summer and it is a simple, fond memory.
I just might have to make Ben and Jerry's a weekly ritual. Maybe when these little people grow up, they will look back at eating ice cream with family and have fond memories as well.
It's always been the simple things that stick with me and today was good.
jb