he's related to us

on monday we went to a restaurant with some free soft-serve ice cream (like jason's deli!). it was almost dane's bedtime and he was really getting tired and fussy, and did NOT want to be there. i was holding him while trying to eat my ice cream cone, and he was trying so hard to grab it. we've never given him ice cream or really any sugar at all, but i thought i'd reward his earnest efforts because he was trying so hard--and i had a suspicion it was going to be awesome.

it was.

he got one lick and then attached his mouth to the ice cream, sucking like a madman. then he grabbed it with both hands, digging his fingers into the soft serve, not even minding that it was freezing. he destroyed that ice cream cone--literally, it crumbled into pieces in his vicelike grasp--so we tried to wrench it out of his fingertips. and he completely melted down (pun intended)--total sadness and despair after we took away his treat. . . . so we decided that was the time to leave.

it was all really cute. even the crying.