I have talked in length in the past about shoes. My love of shoes, Ada's love of shoes, and of course the large number of pairs of shoes Ada owns as a 1 year old. Well, Ada has recently moved up a size in her shoes and now is missing one or two of the essential shoe types (girly sneakers, and girly sandals). So last night we took a family trip to Target to pick up a few things including some new shoes for Ada. This is the first time that Ada has been really actively mobile while we did shoe shopping and when we turned our cart down the little girl shoe aisle you could see her mind jumping all over itself because, the shoes.. oh the shoes, there are soo many shoes, so many pretty shoes. In Ada's version of heaven, there is an endless supply of shoes in all sizes and colors for her to try on all day long if she wants.
As Elliot and I searched for practical choices to fill out Ada's size 6 shoe collection, Ada pulled glittery shoe after glittery shoe out of the boxes. She had her current shoes off faster than I have ever seen her remove any article of clothing and spent the next 20 minutes trying on shoe after shoe. It was amazing to watch her study the shoes, position them so she can get them on her little feet, and then gently place first her left, then her right foot into the shoes. Over time she figured out it was easier to put the shoes on if they were a few sizes to big which just added to the cuteness. Most of her choices were impractical - think pink jelly shoes, silver ballerina slippers, and glittery flats - but to Ada these are really the only kind of shoes you need.
I suspect that Ada's Auntie Julie had been holding little fashionista workshops while she babysits. How else can you explain a one year old with better fashion sense than her Mom?
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