The Shoe Quest

Hello!

A couple of days ago my oldest lost a shoe.  Where he lost it is a bit of a mystery.  My husband swears that all lost things find their way to Yakima, Washington. Perhaps people who live there has super powers? ;-) Anyway, we decided to get him a new pair as school is about to start.  Since we had an errand to run in The City (aka San Francisco), we decided to shoe shop on our way out. Easy peasy, we thought.  Little did we know that shopping for a little kid would become a shoe quest of epic proportions!  

Who knew a 7 year old could have so many requirements for what constitutes a "cool" shoe? We went to Macy's and no luck. Nordstrom?  Ditto. The Adidas and Shoe Locker stores were a bust as well. We took a detour to Macy's and checked out some suits for the Hubs and the kids had a good time--running down the aisles, under the clothes racks, and jumping.  Unfortunately, this is typical for my kids.  :-/  

And yet, it's important to document these wild public moments.  I know that they won't always want to run in the stores and that someday soon, they won't want to go shopping with us even if it's for them.  It's worth it despite the occasional embarrassing moments where they accidentally run into other patrons and the, ahem,  loud parent whispers for them to behave.  

The boys love taking BART to San Francisco.

I mentioned the kids love to run and jump right?

I forgot to mention they also like to play hide and seek. Especially my youngest. 

My oldest was bummed out these shoes didn't come in his size. 

This little guy decided that he needed a break from all the running, jumping and hiding. 

Only to liven up when he spotted shoes in his size. I love how little kids don't really seem to care about gender specific items. If they like the size or style of the item in question, they will try it until they find the one thing that really appeals to them. 

And the shoe quest for my oldest?  Yeah, we hit gold finding shoes he approved of at the local Sports Authority less than 2 miles from our house. Go figure! ;-)

I hope you had a wildly successful and fun-filled weekend. 

Until next time!

--Carolina