Penny's new kicks

Can I tell you how excited I am for the day that Penny and I wear the same size shoes.  Based on those Great-Dane puppy paws of hers it will probably be by third or fourth grade, a scary and exciting prospect all in the same.  You see Penny isn't interested in black Mary Jane's or shiny white sandals, no sir.  When presented with the choice of white sandals or white slip-ons for the summer, she promptly grabbed the lavender slip-ons and the metallic lavender gladiator sandals.  This is all part of Penny's quirkiness.  Penny has flair - that is the only way to say it.  Earlier this summer I splurged on a pair of red cowboy boots - to which she wears on an every other day basis -I keep hiding them, she keeps finding them. I want them to make it at least through fall or hell at this point to fall.  It is a common sight to see Penny in her t-shirt, diaper and red boots at about 7 am in the morning in our back yard.  So far no one has thought to call CPS on me, so far.  So earlier this week I took the kids to the Crocs outlet in Edinburgh - I don't personally like Crocs, their weird and make your feet look similar to clowns feet and well most of you know where I stand with clowns. That being said they are a dream for kids, they are easy to wash, can be put on by the kids themselves and if you buy the ones without holes they can double as dress shoes.  The boys needed new ones for school, so off we went.  After a successful shopping adventure for the boys, Penny came home, much to her chagrin with no shoes.  So when we went downtown yesterday and walked through Nordstroms, I realized it was fate.  We weren't meant to find Crocs for Penny at all.  She and I both passed the display and our eyes caught a glimpse of shimmer and well, if I could have had a camera ready to snap Penny's expression.  Mouth open, eyes wide, and "Wow" came out of her mouth crystal clear.  There, in the window, were a pair of metallic, hot pink puma gym shoes in her size.  Of course I tell Ryan we need to check them out - he say's it's Nordstroms, their going to be fifty dollars.  I say, if they are I won't get them. I decide to do reconnaissance without Penny and found out that the shoes are in fact on sale and only 22$.  Now some of you may think I'm nuts for spending 22$ on a pair of gym shoes for a two year old.  Perhaps I am, however, I have been the fortunate recipient of hand-me-down's galore for Penny, so I don't have to buy her many clothes.  I came downstairs to find Ryan. He states - does she need gym shoes - well of course she does, not only that she wants them and so do I, so that is the tri-fecta of purchases my friend.  I scooped Penny up and off we went to try on her new gym shoes.  Can you buy happiness, maybe not a lifetime of happiness, but you can surely buy an hour or two.  Penny put her new shiny, hot pink pumas on and there was no turning back.  She wore them out of the store, around downtown, around the house, into bed, hell she'd have worn them in the tub if I would have let her (one did make it into the kiddy pool today so it is drying nicely in the sun now).  They are so Penny and all I can say is, keep up the style sis, momma can't wait until your an 8 1/2!

Sweet shoes

Yes, she's a lady

Yeah - scored some new kicks!

Thanks!