Growing So Fast and Winter Gear

A seems to be growing at an incredibly fast pace, and this is readily apparent in her shoe size. We tried on her winter boots/shoes and none of them even came close to fitting. This, of course, meant that we were going to have to go on a mission for shoes. Now I’m all for saving some money and buying used stuff, but somehow wearing someone else’s shoes is a tough call, unless they’re family. Plus, used shoes are usually dirty and beat up. We did see a nice pair of brand new snow boots at the consignment store. They were a good price, not a steal because they were literally un-worn, but still a deal. They were Kamik boots and what I assumed was her size, which is about two sizes above what her old boots were.

The woman at the store said she’d hold them for us, but when she tried them on, they were too small. Incredible, her feet had grown at least two sizes in the last year. That meant that we were going to have to delve into women’s shoes. No more kiddie stuff over here.

As luck would have it, we had a few LL Bean gift cards, which more than covered the cost of her boots. Now she has new boots that fit her perfectly but more importantly, are cool. You can’t stress that enough with kids. We were looking at shoes, as well, and once again, we’re going to have buy her women’s shoes. Crazy.

We also have to think about her ice skates, though on a bright note, A and Mom can probably swap shoes, or maybe ice skates.

On the N front, he’s all set for Winter gear, I think, though hockey stuff continues to evolve. He’ll get his game jersey soon, and we needed to get him new hockey socks. Of course, they have home and away uniforms, so I’m told that there are two pairs to get, and he also got his practice jersey. They put the team logo on his helmet and needless to say, he was thrilled about all of this. Can’t say I blame him.

Until the next time, thanks for reading, and thanks to Jasmaine Mathews for the pic.