New Shoes

On Saturday, we headed for Fort Myers to explore the Miramar outlets. We had never been to the outlet mall and now that Hannah is walking, she needs some fall/winter shoes. It was so nice to head to the coast without time restraints or an agenda. We usually have an appointment with the doctor or the portrait studio, etc.

The outlet mall was beautiful (set up like a town . . .with covered walkways, fountains, etc.), and we enjoyed leisurely strolling in and out of stores. We had Hannah's foot sized in Stride Rite, and to my surprise, they said she was a size 4 1/2 and should wear a 5. This blew my mind, as she has been wearing a pair of size 3 sandals and canvas shoes from Wal-mart, both of which are big on her. We ended up purchasing a pair of size 4 1/2 black patton shoes for church. I can't imagine her wearing a size 5 . . . the 4 1/2 looks silly to me. But, we followed all of the instructions, and there is a thumbs width between her big toe and the end of the shoe.

When we were finished at the outlet mall, we headed to the brand new Babies 'R Us, wear Hannah (well, Daddy) purchased a pair of brown shoes and then walked through Target. We ended our day at Applebee's. It was a perfect day. . . beautiful weather, family time, shopping, and dinner out (no dishes for mommy!!!). But, my favorite part of the day was when we got home and let Hannah practice walking in her new church shoes. She pranced around the kitchen for 15 minutes . . . looking at her feet and making her shoes click on the tile. It was the cutest thing!!!


Practicing walking in her new shoes.