Year 5, Day 250

TFW you just got your COVID booster and, while you have ice cream now, you aren't sure it's enough to offset the discomfort of getting a shot in the arm.

Year 5, Day 177

This morning, when Jaclyn informed Miles of the plans for the day, he had questions. "What's a parade?" was chief among them, as Miles has never really seen one before. "Well...it's hard to explain," I fumbled. "There's a bunch of people there..." "Is there dragons there?" was somehow his next question. "Well, there'll probably be … Continue reading Year 5, Day 177 →

Year 5, Day 168

Miles's Bathtime Ice Cream Stand, where flavors include orange, mango, and seaweed salad and no scoops are used because "I can just use my hand."

Year 5, Day 101

Brain freeze! (Also, the sticker chart continues working like a charm.)

Year 5, Day 79

An update on Miles's sticker chart: it's been working well so far! In fact, this was the first week since he started that Miles was able to earn all of his stickers, which meant that he finally earned the ultimate reward of eternal life ice cream. It's also the first time he's reached the second … Continue reading Year 5, Day 79 →

Year 5, Day 36

I took Miles out for lunch after German school this morning. He requested "tater tots and a hot dog," so we went to JJ's Red Hots. By the time we were there, Miles agreed only to "tater tots." And once he realized they had ice cream bars and popsicles there, his interest in even tots … Continue reading Year 5, Day 36 →

Year 4, Day 324

Miles went all-in on ice cream this year for Christmas. While he asked Santa for "an ice cream truck," he received not only a small toy truck, but a play ice cream shop counter, an actual ice cream maker, and a play ice cream cart, which I've admittedly been putting off building for a few … Continue reading Year 4, Day 324 →

Year 4, Day 199

The opportunities the past two years have afforded us to see some of our closest family members have been greatly diminished, which has been difficult for a number of reasons, not the least of which is robbing Miles's aunts, uncles, and grandparents of the chance to see him at various developmental stages. This weekend, however, … Continue reading Year 4, Day 199 →

Year 4, Day 185

There's virtually no way to keep a kid clean when he's eating ice cream, but why oh why do we let him have it in a cone? Because it's fun, that's why.