Jack's First Rainbow Cone!

Last week was the annual St. Catherine's Carnival. Jay, Jack, and I somehow seemed to make an appearance at the carnival every night! After all, who can resist elephant ears, hot dogs, Italian beef and sausage combo sandwiches, Taco Joe, pizza, popcorn, corn dogs, and draft beer....especially when all of this delicious carnival food is only a stone's throw away from our house!?! OK, the reality is that I am too lazy to cook dinner when some of my favorite junk foods (especially hot dogs!) are all available in one location for a cheap night out! Plus, Jack was literally enamored by some of the rides that had lots of lights and moved very quickly.

For those of you that do not know, I have a HUGE sweet tooth. In my opinion, dessert is the best part of any meal! One of my VERY favorite things in the summer is ice cream. I seriously eat it almost every day. "Rainbow Cone" has been a tradition on the south side of Chicago for many, many years. It is called a rainbow cone because it is one ice cream cone that consists of 6 flavors (vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, cherry palmer house, pistachio, and orange sherbet). So, the end result looks like there is a mini rainbow on top of the ice cream cone. It is a great concept and oh so delicious!! Every year, Rainbow Cone has a stand at St. Catherine's carnival. Jay and I decided to allow Jack to have his very first taste of ice cream. This was a very exciting day for Jack because up until last week, we have been very strict with what he eats (fruits and veggies only) in addition to milk, of course. So, ice cream was such a treat!! Predictably, he loved it! Uh oh, I think my little man may have inherited my love for sweets. I hope we didn't set the wrong precedence. I have had a very difficult time getting him to eat his beets the last few days and he usually loves them. He must still have the rainbow cone on his mind!

Here are some pictures of Jack tasting his first rainbow cone.

"Ummmm, I am not sure about this...it tastes kind of weird. What are you feeding me, Mommy?"


"Oh wait, on second thought, it is not so bad."

"Actually, I really think I love this stuff you call a rainbow cone!!"

"Oh, more please, Mommy! Ice cream is delicious!"


"My new favorite food is ice cream!!!! I love rainbow cones!!!!!"