Eating a frozen treat has to be one of the best parts of warm summer evenings. But there is an art to it. You can't just rush into it or else the experience will be ruined.
First you have to work up an appetite. This is done best if water is involved. Your sister may get the power gun, but life is good as long as you hold the hose. Dump trucks are a bonus.
Most of the time, things go very well during this prep phase.
Sometimes they do not.
It always takes time to cleanse the palate to really be able to savor the full flavor of a popsicle, so you start by eating something neutral. Like the sour cherries from your Grandma's tree. Just make sure you check them for worms first.
And the wait is worth it. That first creamy chocolaty bite is a little piece of heaven. Even if you don't get the first bite because your aunt steals it right out of your hand. And the second. And maybe the third one too.
Grandparents are equal opportunity spoilers. So your sister will have her own stick of frozen goodness.
With a face like this, your mom won't even put up a fight when you steal her chair in the shade.
Because it is serious business. Eating this frozen chocolate goodness.
Ok, maybe not so serious that you can't stop to smile for the camera. Well not exactly smile. But you do say "cheese." Because that is what your aunt asked you to do.
The hardest part is knowing that while you are eating, there is still stuff going on all around you. All the time. And you might be missing it!
"Deyw is an aiwpwane! Yookit!"
At this point the local wildlife joins the scene. Grandma finds a snail! And a slug. And another slug.
Even though your mom teaches you that bugs are icky, you still kind of want to touch it. Because it's slimy. And crawling on Grandma's hand.
It is sort of funny when your mom freaks out about that.
It looks like a big booger, but it moves so weird and carries its house on its back. This is where you have to stay focused, though, and remember the bigger picture. There is a chocolate popsicle in your hand!
When Grandma starts teasing and threatens to put the snail on your toes, it is best to take preventative measures and move out of arms length. Because she really just might put it on your toes.
Luckily your uncle is around to show you how HE takes care of snails.
You have to walk to an open space, because this could get a little messy. You take a lick of ice cream, then hold the snail in your hand...
...throw it REALLY high in the air...
...and listen to it SPLAT when it comes down!
It makes an awesome sound, and an even cooler pile of goo where it lands. Seriously, is anyone cooler than an uncle?
But wait! There is a slug!
It doesn't take much to persuade your uncle to come along. Because squishing slugs is almost as much fun as tossing snails.
So you head off in search of slugs.
And that is how you eat a popsicle.
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