Captivating: Part II

On Saturday E and I took a quick trip to Costco to pick up a few things. As we were cruising down one of the freezer sections a cute old man in a motorized cart stopped to admire little E. This isn't unusual for us so we stopped to say hi. He went on for a while telling me how I should have submitted her to be the next Gerber baby and how I could make millions off of her. After a while of chit chat he asked me if E likes ice cream. I said yes, not thinking of what would happen next. He then reached into his pocket and pulled out $6 and asked, "How much is ice cream these days? Like $5 or $6?" I tried to refuse the money saying we had a couple birthday parties we were going to and we didn't need anything. He insisted saying, "I just HAVE to buy her one. I retired 4 years ago as a millionaire and I still am...I don't need the money." We chatted a little more about his life until his wife (also in a motorized cart) yelled from across the room for him to leave us alone because he can't take E home.

What an adorable man! I feel bad because I didn't buy her an ice cream but we'll put that $6 in her piggy bank so when she's 3 and wants ice cream we can relive that moment. Just another captivated member of E's society.