new shoes!

All the kids were in need of new shoes, so tonight we decided to bite the bulletin and take them all at once to get shoes. It was going to be a fun family event - shoe shopping!! It's really funny to see the different criteria each kid has for the shoes they want. Bryce, of course, has to only have something 'cool' and it became very apparent that if I suggested it, it pretty much was NOT cool. So Todd sent me off to work with a different kid while he waited out Bryce inspecting every pair in his size. Seth on the other hand is much more practical. He wanted something that didn't tie; apparently he gets sick of waiting for someone to tie his shoes for him. I guess it's slowing him down to much to have to wait for help anytime he's ready to bolt out the door (which seems to be for the boys any time the weather is above 40 degrees). He also was concerned about how they felt - just like the battle we have daily about what shirt to wear, because tags in the back drive him nuts, and so out of a whole drawer of shirts, there seem to be about 4 he can actually wear (according to him). Kaitlyn was unsatisfied with anything at the two stores we checked because nothing was practical, yet 'girly' enough for her tastes. (To quote her "Mom, remember I'm a girly-girl..."). So, Kate is still in search of 'just the right pair'. (To be continued tomorrow...) Last but not least, Luke realized very quickly that everyone was getting shoes, and so he wanted to make sure he got a piece of the action too. He was much easier than the others. As long as he got to take off his old shoes, run up the aisle and back with a new pair on, he was happy as a clam.

Final decisions - Bryce lucked out cuz we found a pair of Sketchers on sale (a good sale too, or it would have been a trip to Wal-Mart for him tomorrow) and Seth went with the 'Cars' pair - complete with Lightning McQueen and the velcro top closure is the shape of the 'Piston Cup' (final selling point) - for those of you familiar with Pixar's latest. Lukey took the first pair that fit him, and were on sale. As for Kate...the search continues tomorrow. Maybe by Sunday we'll have a pic of them all modeling their latest footwear fashions.