Emma and Mama's big day out

All this snow has given us cabin fever and this is Doug's loooonnggg weekend to work, so we took a special trip to the mall for lunch, a Yagoot and a mall walk.  Since Kenwood Towne Center is in Doug's police area, he met us in the food court and was able to introduce Emma to one of his co-workers.  After lunch, we strollered to the Vera Bradley store and on our way back to the other end of the mall, Emma walked and held my hand the whole time, with no hesitation.  She is such a good girl!  I keep waiting for a public tantrum, but so far, so good.  She has become very flirty in public and tried to make smiles at anyone who looks her way.  It is truly amazing how many people she smiles at who do not smile back.  People are odd. 
 
Midway through our walk back, we stopped at Yagoot for a strawberry yogurt, topped with fresh strawberries, then sat in the middle of the mall to eat it.  Emma quietly ate and pointed to everything, wanted me to tell her what it was she was pointing to...chair, man, table, 2nd floor...over and over again.  Afterwards we finished our long walk back to the car, then stopped at the grocery on the way home.  After all the walking, I'm hoping for a very good afternoon nap!  This was a lot of walking for a wee one...this excursion usually wears her Daddy out, so her legs have to be "barking".
 
If you have never had Yagoot, give it a try!  The first time I did not like the tart aftertaste, but now I've warmed up to it and they have nice fresh fruit toppings and of course some not so good ones too.  Their mainstay flavors are vanilla and strawberry, but then they usually have a special, limited time only flavor as well.  This month's is pomegranate...interesting.