Uh oh...

My toddler has me trained. I have become one of those parents. Don't want to sit still so Mommy can make dinner? Fine, cover the dogs in stickers. Don't want to eat the chicken, rice, and veggies I made you? Ok, have 3 cookies instead. Just please stop screaming.

Lately, I have HAD to get out of the house with her. She doesn't want to nap, doesn't want to play, doesn't want to sit in her high chair to eat. She DOES want to eat, just not in a high chair--instead wanting to roam around the house, dropping Cheerios everywhere, while the dogs happily slurp up what I don't smash with my shoes.

It has been pretty warm this winter and some frozen yogurt has been sounding good, so I decided we would go to the new Orange Leaf near our house. Mallory has only had frozen yogurt once. She was only about 7 months old at the time, it was one spoonful, and she immediately barfed it up onto my shirt.

As soon as we walked in, her eyes bugged out of her head. I mean, to a toddler this place has to look awesome. Bright orange vinyl everywhere. It was like crack for kids, except it probably won't make her teeth rot out if we brush them promptly afterward. And school had just let out, so mom after mom was coming in with a child in tow. She didn't know what to look at first.

In between bites of our pina colada yogurt (we mixed the pineapple and coconut together because that's how we roll), she "talked" to the other kids in the place, jumped on the couch, and fell out of at least three chairs. It was like Monkey Joe's--only it cost a hell of a lot less.

I think we're going to make this a weekly outing. Enjoy the pics!