On the hottest summer days, my mom would sometimes serve ice cream for dinner. I took her ice cream idea and changed it to banana splits, because, you know, at least there was fruit involved.
This tradition began in 2009. Surprises are always fun, right? So, I would put all the ingredients in a box, and as the children pulled each one out, they guessed what we were having for dinner. I have the cutest pictures - Ida looking all excited, and John crying because he didn't want crushed pineapples and whipped cream on his ice cream.
The first time, I made banana split place mats for the children to color while Tom and I scooped ice cream. That part of the tradition didn't last, but the cheap glass banana split boats I found online are still pulled out once a year.
Some years, we invited family or friends to join us - the ones who didn't mind ice cream as a main dish. Over the years, the ingredients in the boats have changed. Only one of us eats bananas, and we eventually switched from the traditional toppings to ones that we all like.
It may have morphed from splits to sundaes, but the name remains the same--Banana-Splits-For-Dinner-Night.
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