Boppin' Schmoes

So Thursday night after dinner, we all get a craving for ice cream. Being the frugal family that we are, we remember that we have a coupon for Boppin' Bo's, a malt shop and burger joint out by the mall. The plan is set! We decide on our plan and tell Drew what is about to happen.

Mom and Dad :"Drew, we are going to go to Boppin' Bo's for some ice cream."

Drew: "Hot Schmoes"

After a few rounds of this, we figure out that Drew is thinking that Boppin' Bo's is Hot Schmoes, what Buzz Lightyear accidentally calls Hot S'mores in Toy Story 2. AS we pack into the car and head on our way, we were able to get Drew to at least call the restaurant Boppin Schmoes (hey, we got halfway there).

When we got to BB's, we are seated in a window booth as Drew is proudly proclaiming at the top of his lungs "BOPPIN' SCHMOES!" We get him settled down, Jill ordered a Banana Rama I ordered a Peppermint Patty, and Drew got a scoop of chocolate ice cream.

As we were waiting for our dessert to arrive, I noticed a lot of activity outside. There were at least 4 different police cars with their lights flashing tearing through the parking lot in a variety of different directions. From my seat I could tell that the cops were definitely confused, especially since I saw the same thing happen about 15 minutes later. Turns out this (click here) was going on. Holy cow, Drew almost witnessed his first police shooting! This whole thing happened about 1 block from where we were, and the police were looking for the suspect that was found a mile away.

Everything turned out OK for us, though the way we would normally go home was blocked by a fire truck, ambulances and about 15 police cars. It definitely made for an interesting trip to Boppin' Schmoes on a Thursday evening!